Texas State Technical College’s Fort Bend County campus has opened a new state-of-the-art facility, representing a more than $35 million investment from the state in technical education and workforce development for the region.

The over 100,000-square-foot Transportation Technology Center in Rosenberg will house the automotive, automotive collision and management, and expanded diesel equipment programs.

“The vision of what we do is manifested in this new building,” CEO and Chancellor Mike Reeser said in a Nov. 21 news release. “We focus on the big, heavy-duty jobs that are at the core of Texas power.”

How we got here

The building was funded through the Capital Construction Assistance Projects under Senate Bill 52 during the 87th Texas legislative session in 2021, per the release. Following a ground breaking in November 2023, the building is now open to the public.


“Many of us were here for the groundbreaking when it was nothing more than a dream,” said Bryan Bowling, provost of TSTC’s Fort Bend County campus. “Now we stand among that dream. Isn’t she beautiful?”

Digging in

According to release, the new center will serve as an instructional hub for the academic programs, including:
  • Automotive technology, which offers two associate degrees and a certificate program focused on internal vehicle maintenance for compact cars and heavy-duty trucks
  • Automotive collision and management, which offers two associate degrees—one centered on outer-body repairs and the other on refinishing—and a certificate of completion
  • Diesel equipment technology, offering heavy truck specialization associate degree and certificate and a new off-highway degree option to prepare students for roles involving agricultural, construction and other off-road machinery.
These three fields are in high demand across Texas’s transportation and industrial sectors, per the release. In March 2024, Bowling told Community Impact that the demand in the automobile industry is caused by an aging workforce retiring and a larger need for electric vehicle technicians.

The bigger picture


Since the Rosenberg campus opened in 2016, enrollment has grown to roughly 700 students as of spring 2024, Community Impact previously reported. The three program modifications are expected to enable TSTC to admit an additional 400 to 500 students, representing a 71% increase in enrollment.

Because the college’s state funding is tied to graduates’ job placement outcomes, securing employment in the workforce is especially important for its students, officials previously said.

Moving forward

Registration for the spring semester is currently open, per the release.