Duston, 24, was born in Mississippi, but has lived his whole life just a few miles over the border in a small town called Sulligent, Alabama. Duston completed the ten-month Welding Specialist with Pipefitting program at Tulsa Welding School in Jacksonville in February 2023. Thanks for your time, Duston. What did you do before coming […]
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Tulsa Campus President Shalisa Powell and TWS Graduate Interviewed about Women in the Skilled Trades
March is Women’s History Month. As more women continue to enter skilled trades industries and find amazing opportunities employment, it’s important to continue to empower women to find career opportunities in the welding, HVAC/R, and electrical industries. TWS graduate Celia Reyes is passionate about growing the number of women and Black skilled trades professionals. Read […]
Read MoreGraduate Connections – Meet Sam Cohen
Sam, 18, from Stuart, Florida, graduated from the seven-month Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School in Jacksonville in January 2023. Thanks for sharing your story, Sam. Did you come to Tulsa Welding School straight out of high school? Yes, I enrolled not even a month after I graduated high school. So, where did the […]
Read MoreTWS Jacksonville President Michael Cole Talks About Leadership on I Want a Buzz
What are the qualities of a great leader? What does success mean to you? How do you accomplish your goals? These are some of the questions that Michael Cole, President of Tulsa Welding School Jacksonville, answered during his appearance on “From the Horse’s Mouth” with Tom McManus on I Want a Buzz. Money? Prestige? Michael […]
Read MoreGraduate Connections – Meet Britton Townsend
Britton, 27, is from a town called South Coffeeville, Oklahoma, about a mile south of Coffeeville, Kansas, so right on the border. Britton graduated the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School in 2018. Thanks for your time, Britton. What did you do before enrolling at welding school? I started out playing college baseball for […]
Read MoreGraduate Connections – Meet Jose Lorenzo
Jose, 20, was born in Mexico but settled in Georgia as a child with his family. Jose graduated from the seven-month Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School in Jacksonville in January 2023. Thanks for your time, Jose. What did you do before Tulsa Welding School? I came to Tulsa a month after high school. […]
Read MoreGraduate Connections – Meet James Roney
James, 58, born in Gallatin, Missouri and raised in Fresno, Texas, graduated from the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in 2016. Thanks for your time, James. Tell us about your life & career before welding school. Well, I didn’t have a career previously. I actually went to prison […]
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