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Ashton, 18, from Giles County, Virginia, graduated the seven-month Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School in Jacksonville in February 2022. Thanks for your time, Ashton. You’re only 18. Did you go to welding school right out of high school? Yep, I sure did. I graduated high school when I was 17, and I was […]

May was Faculty Appreciation Month at Tulsa Welding School. During Faculty Appreciation Month, we take some time to celebrate our hardworking instructors, talking about the incredible work they do to make our students’ dreams come true, as well as their personal lives. This year features some new faculty and some longtime faculty who haven’t been […]

Mark, 44, from Kingsville, Texas, is a Senior Welding Instructor and a Pipefitting Instructor at the Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston. Mark has been teaching at TWSTC for about three and a half years and has 27 years’ experience in the welding and pipefitting field. Thanks for your time, Mark. Tell us […]

Carlos, 65, from Weslaco, Texas, is an HVAC Instructor at the Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston. A United States Navy veteran, Carlos has been at TWSTC for about two and a half years. Thanks for your time, Carlos. Tell us a little about your long and varied career. I dropped out of […]

Kevin, 19, from Jacksonville, Florida, graduated from the seven-month Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School in Jacksonville in April 2022. Kevin graduated three weeks early and got straight to work welding. Thanks for your time, Kevin. What did you do after high school before welding school? I graduated high school in 2020 and went […]

James, 51, from Houston, Texas, is a Senior Welding Instructor and a Pipefitting Instructor at the Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston. James has been at TWSTC for about a year and a half. He joined before Covid started, then took a brief leave of absence before coming back. Thanks for your time, […]

Michael, 28, from Inola, Oklahoma, is a Senior Welding Instructor at Tulsa Welding School. He usually teaches 115, which is the Pipe Welding phase of the Professional Welder program, in the evening shift. Thanks for your time, Michael. How long have you been teaching at TWS? This is my fourth month teaching at Tulsa Welding […]