Native TSTC pupil shines after swap to Know-how program
Revealed 5:00 pm Sunday, August 10, 2025
After Bryan Bagley earned his bachelor’s diploma in animal science from a four-year college, however then discovered it exhausting to discover a job in that area, he needed to decide.
“I had at all times heard that Texas State Technical Faculty was actually good about serving to individuals discover a job as soon as they graduated,” he stated.
So Bagley, of Carthage, enrolled within the Electrical Lineworker and Administration Know-how program at TSTC’s Marshall campus.
“It was at all times the backup plan,” he stated. “Now that I’m right here, I like it greater than something I’ve ever achieved.”
Bagley stated he embraces the aggressive ambiance amongst his classmates, seeing it as an added problem that fuels his private objectives. He has set new file occasions for a number of lineworker follow workout routines on the Marshall campus, reminiscent of crossarm set up.
“Probably the most rewarding half is placing in the entire exhausting work, staying the additional hours, coming in after class, and seeing all of these certificates on the board,” Bagley stated. “It’s an excellent feeling.”
Mark Bayliss, an Electrical Lineworker and Administration Know-how teacher at TSTC’s Marshall campus, was complimentary of Bagley.
“Bryan is at all times first, by no means final, in every part that we do,” Bayliss stated. “He has management qualities and an excellent work ethic. He’s very coachable and extremely smart.”
Bagley plans to obtain his certificates of completion in December. For now, he’s having fun with his time at TSTC.
“I’ve at all times stated that I wished to work my manner up as quick as attainable,” he stated. “But when the precise work in actual life is something like what we do right here, I wish to get pleasure from it, take my time, and hopefully, within the subsequent 10 to 12 years, I can work my manner as much as some form of engineer.”
In keeping with onetonline.org, electrical powerline installers and repairers earn a median wage of $77,560 in Texas, the place the variety of these jobs was projected to develop 14% between 2022 and 2032.
Electrical Lineworker and Administration is out there at TSTC’s Abilene, Fort Bend County, Harlingen, Marshall, and Waco campuses. This system provides an Affiliate of Utilized Science diploma and a certificates of completion.
Registration for TSTC’s fall semester is underway. For extra data, go to tstc.edu.
