Growing plumber shortage drives college students to take night classes
Texas State Technical College (TSTC) is expanding its plumbing and pipefitting program in Abilene with the addition of evening classes.
Summary by Abilene News Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: ABC 12, as published by KTXS (ABC 12) Abilene News · · 1 min read
Texas State Technical College (TSTC) is expanding its plumbing and pipefitting program in Abilene with the addition of evening classes.

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