Reese Wynn bevels a pipe during class on Aug. 4 at Texas State Technical College's New Braunfels campus. (Amira Van Leeuwen/Community Impact)
Texas State Technical College is building a new campus in Seguin to accommodate more manufacturing students in the region, following an increase in industry demand.
The overview
A 2024 report from The Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte finds that up to 3.8 million additional employees could be needed in manufacturing between 2024 and 2033, said Mike Anderson, provost of Texas State Technical College’s New Braunfels campus.
In August 2025, the Seguin Economic Development Corp., or SEDC, and TSTC acquired a 133-acre tract of land at the intersection of Hwy. 46 and Cordova Road for the construction of the college’s future main campus, which Anderson said will allow them to make up some of that manufacturing gap.
The new main campus will offer instruction focused on:
Industrial
Advanced manufacturing
Construction
Transportation
Healthcare
Digital information, cybersecurity
Some context
TSTC’s New Braunfels campus began operating through the Texas Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education, or FAME, program.
Texas House Bill 4997, which passed in 2023, during the 88th Legislature, allowed TSTC to provide programming without establishing a district community college first. The bill also gave college officials permission to operate between Comal and Guadalupe counties.
“Without the collaborative work done to ensure the bill was passed, TSTC would not have been eligible to operate as they currently have been doing near the New Braunfels airport or to build a future campus in Seguin,” Seguin’s Director of Economic Development Alora Wachholz said.
The big picture
Michele Boggs, senior vice president of economic development for the Greater New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce, said the new campus will expand access to technical training that benefits manufacturers throughout the region, including New Braunfels.
“Major expansions by global manufacturers like Aumovio send a strong signal to the market that New Braunfels is a place where advanced manufacturing is succeeding,” Boggs said. “When companies make significant investments, it validates the strength of our workforce, business climate, infrastructure and location along the I-35 corridor.”
Aumovio, previously known as Continental Autonomous Mobility U.S., is expanding its New Braunfels manufacturing facility by 65,000 square feet.
The expansion comes after the approval of two Chapter 380 Economic Incentive Agreements from the city and its economic development corp.
Looking ahead
Wachholz said the SEDC acquired the property for $7.4 million. The SEDC will convey the property to TSTC around the same time construction begins, Wachholz said.
“When exactly that will be depends on funding availability. It should be in the next couple of years,” she said.
The multi-building campus will “look like the job,” and consist of flexible manufacturing space, Anderson said.Rendering courtesy Seguin EDC
