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Arthur, 25, originally from San Antonio, Texas, graduated the Welding Specialist with Pipefitting program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in July 2022. Thanks for your time, Arthur; what did you do before coming to welding school? I come from a working-class background. I left Texas for Florida when I was 11 […]

Tyler, 29, from Monticello near Decatur, Illinois, graduated the nine-month Electro-Mechanical Technologies program at Tulsa Welding School in Jacksonville in May 2022. Thanks for your time, Tyler. What did you do before coming to Tulsa Welding School? After I graduated high school, like most kids I didn’t know what I wanted to do. My counselors […]

Dominic, 22, born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, graduated the Associate of Occupational Studies in Welding Technology degree program at Tulsa Welding School in April 2022. Dominic completed all three welding-related programs at the Tulsa campus. He started with the Professional Welder program, then the three month pipefitting program*, before completing the associate degree program. […]

Kilie, 23, from Glenpool, Oklahoma, graduated the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School in March 2022. Thanks for your time, Kilie; what did you do before deciding to enroll at TWS? I’d saved up some money, so after high school I took a two-month trip to Canada to celebrate graduating. When I got back, […]

Kevin, 25, from Houston, Texas, graduated the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in May 2022. Thanks for your time, Kevin; what did you do before coming to welding school? We had a family business; we did floor care work – stripping wax, carpet cleaning, epoxy, polishing – regular […]

Derrick, 21, from Detroit, Michigan, graduated the seven-month Refrigeration Technologies program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in January 2022. Thanks for your time, Derrick. What did you do before coming to welding school? When I was in high school, I moved to Spring, Texas, with my parents at 15, going on […]

Na’Shon, 47, from Augusta, Georgia, graduated from the seven-month Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School in Jacksonville in January 2022. Thanks for your time, Na’Shon. Tell us about your journey to Tulsa Welding School in your 40s. I had a completely different career. I was a specialty contractor installing sheetrock, carpet, hardwood floors, painting, […]