Williamson County Higher Education Center

Culinary Arts

At the intersection of art and science, our Culinary Arts program is here to empower you to turn up the heat. You can enrich your life. Get cooking.

Panoramic view of a large, modern multipurpose room with round tables and chairs arranged across a carpeted floor, a presentation area with tables and a backdrop at the front, and a wall of tall windows letting in natural light with flags displayed nearby.
Culinary students in white chef uniforms and hats prepare food in a commercial kitchen, with one student chopping carrots on a cutting board while others work behind them.
Culinary students in white chef uniforms and blue gloves prepare ingredients at stainless steel workstations, with one student slicing vegetables in the foreground while others chop and assemble food in a commercial kitchen.
Culinary student in a white chef coat and hat, wearing blue gloves, slices a carrot on a cutting board at a stainless steel workstation in a commercial kitchen, with other chefs working in the background.
Culinary student in a white chef uniform and hat, wearing blue gloves, reaches across a stainless steel workstation to weigh chopped herbs, with fresh vegetables and other students preparing ingredients in a commercial kitchen.
Wide view of a commercial kitchen classroom where multiple culinary students in white chef uniforms and blue gloves work at stainless steel stations, chopping vegetables while stacks of pots and containers sit in the foreground.
Culinary students in white chef uniforms and blue gloves work side by side at stainless steel stations, chopping vegetables and preparing ingredients in a commercial training kitchen.

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Main Kitchen

TSTC is the right place for you to immerse yourself in all things culinary.

In TSTC’s Culinary Arts program you’ll master all aspects of a kitchen, from basic culinary skills to more advanced techniques. Learn about the specifics of foods, from meats and fish to bread and pastry. Whatever your culinary passion, get the experience you need to put culinary skills to work in restaurants, hotels and resorts, catering and other places.

Panoramic view of a commercial kitchen training lab with stainless steel prep tables, industrial ovens and refrigerators, rolling racks, sinks, and multiple computer stations arranged along the counters under bright overhead lighting.

Bakery

Panoramic view of a culinary training kitchen with wooden prep tables, computer stations, hanging power outlets, stainless steel cooking equipment, storage racks with ingredients, and commercial mixers arranged throughout a clean, well-lit workspace.

Heating, Ventilation, and Cooling

You’ll notice the units in this lab are the latest models in the market, so you can trust you’ll be ready to tackle any installation or repair. Get ready to step into a cool new career.

Panoramic view of an industrial training lab with multiple HVAC units arranged in rows, exposed ceiling ductwork, electrical panels, and workstations with tools and components for hands-on technical instruction.

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Industrial Systems Technology

Do you love to take things apart to see how they work? You can do just that to identify and repair a variety of system malfunctions. From introductory programming to mechanical diagnostics, you learn it all in Industrial Systems.

Panoramic view of a technical training lab with blue workstations equipped with mechanical and electrical training panels, tools, and computers, surrounded by glass-walled classrooms and adjacent hallways.
Three students in a lab gather around a blue hydraulic training system with gauges, valves, and hoses, as one kneels and explains components while the others observe.
Two students wearing safety glasses work at a hydraulic training panel; one holds a hose fitting while the other points to valves and gauges, explaining the system.
A student wearing safety glasses connects a hose to a hydraulic training panel, adjusting fittings and controls among gauges, valves, and labeled components in a lab setting.
Two students wearing safety glasses stand at a workbench as one points to a pneumatic cylinder setup with hoses and a regulator, explaining its operation while the other observes.
A student wearing safety glasses adjusts a pneumatic cylinder setup on a workbench, connecting hoses and fine-tuning a regulator in a hands-on lab environment.

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Precision Machining Technology

In our Precision Machining Program, we’ll train you to create the parts used in everything from automobile production to surgical devices and aircraft. Watch as everything falls precisely into place when you graduate from TSTC.

Panoramic view of an advanced manufacturing lab at Texas State Technical College, featuring rows of industrial machines, CNC equipment, and control units beneath exposed ductwork, with clearly marked walkways and utility stations along the walls.
A student wearing glasses and a red shirt sets up a metal workpiece in a vise inside a CNC milling machine, carefully positioning it beneath the cutting spindle in a workshop.
A man in a red shirt and cap operates a milling machine, lowering a drill bit into a metal block secured in a vise inside a workshop.
A student wearing safety glasses stands at a Bridgeport milling machine, adjusting the controls while a metal piece is secured in a vise on the worktable in a machine shop.
A student wearing safety glasses carefully lowers a drill bit from a milling machine toward a rectangular metal block clamped in a vise, focusing on precise positioning in a workshop.
Two students stand beside a CNC machine, reviewing a sheet of paper together while discussing machining details in a workshop.
A student wearing yellow safety glasses stands at an open CNC machine, holding and inspecting a metal tool or part in a manufacturing lab.
A student in a cap reaches for cutting tools organized in a holder, selecting a tool in a CNC machining lab with multiple machines in the background.

This video provides an overview of Precision Machining Technology.

Welding Technology

This program is the backbone of manufacturing, including: petrochemical, fabrication, aerospace and aviation. You can learn a high demand trade that ignites your passion.

Panoramic view of a welding training lab with multiple blue welding stations lined along red safety curtains, ventilation ducts overhead, gas cylinders, and metal worktables arranged across an open industrial workspace.
A student wearing a welding helmet and gloves performs a weld inside a red welding booth, producing bright sparks and blue arc light while holding a torch against a metal piece.
A student wearing a welding helmet and protective gear bends over a metal workpiece inside a red welding booth, creating bright sparks as they weld, with ventilation pipes and equipment visible overhead.
A student wearing a welding helmet and protective jacket welds a metal piece inside a red booth, producing an intense bright arc and sparks, with ventilation equipment and tools nearby.
A student wearing a welding helmet works inside a red welding booth, creating a bright arc and a shower of sparks that scatter across the floor, with ventilation ducts and equipment surrounding the workspace.

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Campus Store

The best way to show your TSTC pride is to stop by and grab your TSTC merchandise at our Campus Store. Here you’ll find a variety of T-shirts, sweatshirts, caps and the tools you’ll need to start your hands-on learning.

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Career Services

At TSTC, we are driven to ensure you don’t just get a job after college, but that you get a great-paying job that recognizes your value. Our career services team is here to help you with every step of the way.

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Enrollment Services

In Enrollment Services, a personal coach is assigned to you to help with every aspect of college life. We know getting started in your course can be daunting but you don’t have to do it alone.

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Library

If you need some quiet time to study or need additional study materials, our Learning Resource Center can give you just that. Our friendly staff can help you with additional online resources available to you for free.

Panoramic view of a library area with a front service desk, bookshelves filled with books, computer workstations along the wall, and study tables near large windows at the far end.
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