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Graduate Connections – Allison Machicek

Allison, 25, from Yoakum, Texas, graduated the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in July 2021. We spoke with Allison four days after she graduated, just two days into her new welding job! Thanks for your time, Allison. Tell us a little about your background. I was fifteen the […]

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Graduate Connections – Meet Joseph LeBlanc

Joseph, 30, from Houston, Texas, graduated the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston on April 30, 2021. Joseph graduated with a 4.0 GPA, and also featured on the President’s List. His 4.0 gave him the opportunity to participate in a school welding competition that he went on to win; […]

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Graduate Connections – Meet April Long

April, 27, from Willis, Texas, graduated the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in July 2021. Thanks for your time, April. What brought you to welding? I actually first enrolled in Tulsa Welding School in 2015, but I had to drop out about four months into the program because […]

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Graduate Connections – Meet Robert Carlson II

Robert, 45, from Jacksonville, Florida, graduated the Refrigeration Technologies program in June 2021 at Tulsa Welding School in Jacksonville. Thanks for sharing your story, Robert. What brought you to TWS in your 40s? I took this seven-month course to become a refrigeration tech because I was looking at a complete career change. I got my […]

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Graduate Connections – Meet Corey Webber

Corey, 20, from Columbia, South Carolina, graduated the Professional Welder with Pipefitting program at Tulsa Welding School in Jacksonville. Corey completed the welding program on March 25 and the pipefitting program on June 25, 2021. Thanks for your time, Corey. Did you come to Tulsa Welding School right out of high school? I did. I […]

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Graduate Connections – Earl Barton

Earl, 32, from Brooklyn, NY, graduated the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School in June 2021. Thanks for your time, Earl. What did you do after high school before welding school? When I got out of high school in 2008, I joined the U.S. Army. After basic training I moved to California and fell […]

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Faculty Connections – Meet Jeremy Coulon

Jeremy, 30, from Victoria, Texas, is a lead welding instructor at the Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston. A United States Marine Corps veteran, Jeremy has been at the school for about two and a half years. He has 10+ years’ experience in the welding industry. Thanks for your time, Jeremy. Tell us […]

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