Texas State Technical College Offers Path to In-Demand Jobs Texas is home to many companies that employ industrial engineering technologists and technicians, giving students in Texas State Technical College’s precision machining program several options for where to live and work. May 20, 2021 • (TNS) — From smartphones to the hubcaps on vehicles, precision machining is a critical component of our lives. "(Many human-made things would) not exist without a machine and its components," said Nathan Cleveland, acting statewide lead in Texas State Technical College's Precision Machining Technology program and associate provost at TSTC in Marshall. Cleveland said high school students need to be more exposed to what precision machining is, along with its career stability and income potential. He said most students who enter TSTC's Precision Machining Technology program usually know someone already in the industry. The program's classes at the North Texas campus are taught at night.