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TSTC Sweetwater to Receive Grant for Welding Program

By: Joey Hollingsworth
Updated: May 15, 2012
Texas State Technical College in Sweetwater are set to receive a grant from Texas Comptroller Susan Combs.

The Comptroller announced a round of grants for 11 community colleges and technical institutes in Texas totaling $3 million to be used for new equipment for career training.

TSTC in Sweetwater has been granted $278,712 of that money, to be used in the welding technician training program.

The grant are distributed through the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) program.

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