Hands-on programs in industrial electrical and instrumentation, trained on our industrial job site simulator in 10 weeks. Approved and regulated by the Texas Workforce Commission, Career Schools and Colleges, Austin, Texas.
Tuesday & Thursday on Zoom
In person at our Harlingen campus
Train with evening classes online and hands-on Saturdays in our job site simulator.
Ask us about funding for your training
Contact us to reserve your seat
As a workforce-approved training provider, eligible students may qualify to have tuition covered through local workforce programs.
Not using workforce funding? Pay over time with in-house installment payments. Financial aid available, if qualified.
Most of your hours are spent hands-on — at live electrical panels, calibration benches and inside our industrial job site simulator.
South Texas Trades Academy is a trade school in Harlingen focused on one thing: preparing students for careers in industrial electrical and instrumentation. Approved and regulated by the Texas Workforce Commission, Career Schools and Colleges, Austin, Texas. Our programs pair evening classes online with hands-on Saturdays in our industrial job site simulator, so you build real skills on real equipment without giving up your day job.
Install, troubleshoot and maintain motors, motor controls and power distribution in industrial plants.
Calibrate and troubleshoot pressure, flow, level and temperature instruments and the control loops behind them.
South Texas Trades Academy is approved and regulated by the Texas Workforce Commission, Career Schools and Colleges, Austin, Texas.
South Texas Trades Academy is approved and regulated by the Texas Workforce Commission, Career Schools and Colleges, Austin, Texas.
Students dissatisfied with the school's response to a complaint may file a complaint with TWC. Information is available at the TWC Career Schools and Colleges website.
Tell us about yourself. An admissions advisor will answer your questions and send you the school catalog.
Come see our classroom and industrial job site simulator in Harlingen before you decide.
Review and sign your enrollment agreement online before any payment is made.
After signing, pay the registration fee to hold your seat in the next class.
Finish your enrollment paperwork with our admissions team.
Attend an in-person tour and orientation on or before your first class, then start training.
What sets us apart is our industrial job site simulator. Instead of learning only from a textbook, you train in a setting built to look and work like a real plant — so your first day on the job feels familiar.
Practice on equipment laid out like a real industrial job site: wiring, troubleshooting, calibrating and working safely the way you will in the field.
We keep classes small, so every student gets hands-on time and one-on-one feedback from the instructor.
In-house payment plans available. Financial aid available, if qualified. Ask our admissions team for details.
Enroll Now10 Weeks · Tue & Thu evenings on Zoom + Saturdays in person
10 Weeks · Tue & Thu evenings on Zoom + Saturdays in person
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Build your foundation with Level 1: Industrial Electrician, with hands-on industrial electrical skills, evenings and weekends.
Install, troubleshoot and maintain motors, motor controls and power distribution in industrial plants.
With 2+ years in the field and electrical or instrumentation experience, you're ready for Level 2: Instrumentation Technician.
Calibrate and troubleshoot pressure, flow, level and temperature instruments and the control loops behind them.
Tell us a little about yourself and an admissions advisor will call you within one business day.
From calibrating transmitters to troubleshooting control loops — a day in the life of an instrument technician.
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