Texas Southmost College has a new workforce training course geared toward law enforcement agencies and professionals – Forensics Macro Photography, a course only available at TSC.

The course, led and taught by Thomas Kimbriel, a retired military, U.S. Border Patrol agent and FBI task force officer, focuses on using cutting-edge technology to identify human remains.

TSC’s newest workforce training program Forensics Macro Photography, a course only available at TSC, is teaching law enforcement professionals how to use this technique to identify human remains quicker.

It was 1983 when Texas Southmost College gave alumna Luz Maria Silva an opportunity she thought was too far-fetched for a young girl from Durango, Mexico.

Now she is the recipient of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Mentor of the Year Award, where she works as a Clinical Associate Professor for the School of Nursing. Silva said it was her education at TSC that opened up the many doors of opportunities it took for her to get to this point in her career.

Luz Maria Silva earned a certificate in vocational nursing from Texas Southmost College in 1983.

Enid Cardenas, a Texas Southmost College Accounting Technology student, is celebrating becoming a recipient of the Jose Roberto Hinojosa Scholarship for Accounting Excellence.

The 29-year-old, who earned a certificate in Accounting Technology from TSC in May, said never in her wildest dreams did she imagine receiving a scholarship of this caliber.

Texas Southmost College Accounting Technology student Enid Cardenas earned a certificate in Accounting Technology and was awarded the Jose Roberto Hinojosa Scholarship.

As the fastest growing community college in the state, Texas Southmost College offers an affordable, quality education for students across Texas with in-person and online classes.

To distinguish its online courses from others, TSC is taking them to the next level with Quality Matters (QM) certifications – a globally recognized symbol of quality.

Los Fresnos native Fernando Gonzalez graduated with an associate degree in Medical Laboratory Technology in May 2020 from Texas Southmost College.

COVID-19 has brought a lot of uncertainty, and for Texas Southmost College alumnus Fernando Gonzalez it threw a wrench into his graduation and career plans, but with patience and hope he is now where he is supposed to be.

The Los Fresnos native graduated with an associate degree in Medical Laboratory Technology in May, which Gonzalez said only happened because of his instructors.

Los Fresnos native Fernando Gonzalez graduated with an associate degree in Medical Laboratory Technology in May 2020 from Texas Southmost College.