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Graduate Connections – Meet Vallerie Cobarrubias

Vallerie, 20, from Houston, TX, graduated from the Welding Specialist program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in May 2020. Thanks for your time, Vallerie. What did you do after high school before welding school? I never really believed in going to a four-year college because I feel like you’re cheating your […]

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Graduate Connections – Meet Evan Fines

Evan, 23, from Cocoa Beach, Florida, graduated from the Professional Welder with Pipefitting program at Tulsa Welding School in Jacksonville in February 2020. Thanks for sharing your story, Evan. What did you do before coming to Tulsa Welding School? After I graduated high school, I went into the United States Marine Corps. I did four […]

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Graduate Connections – Meet Gary Nelson

Gary, 54, graduated from the Professional Welder with Pipefitting program at Tulsa Welding School in Jacksonville in January 2020. Thanks for your time, Gary. Tell us about your career before coming to Tulsa Welding School. After graduating high school in ‘84, I went right to the U.S. Navy. I got off active duty in 1994 […]

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Graduate Connections – Meet Zoe Chevalier

Zoe, age 22, from Houston, TX, graduated from the Welding Specialist program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in May 2020. Thanks for sharing your story, Zoe. What did you do after high school? I went to community college. I had my mind set on being a lawyer. It was all fine […]

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Faculty Connections – Meet Megan Webster

Megan, originally from New York State, is a pipefitting instructor at the Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston. Megan has been with the school for three and half years. She has been in the pipefitting industry for over 10 years, including her time teaching the Welding Specialist with Pipefitting program. Thanks for your […]

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Faculty Connections – Meet Joe Rush

Joe, 50, was born in Houston, Texas, but has spent most of his life in Florida, including the past three years as a welding instructor at Tulsa Welding School in Jacksonville. Joe currently teaches Phase 6 (Pipe Welding 1) of the Professional Welder program, which is an introduction to TIG. Thanks for your time today, […]

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Faculty Connections – Meet Collin Jones

Collin, 30, is a pipe welding and pipefitting instructor at our Jacksonville campus. Born in Gainesville, Florida, but raised in Ohio, Collin has been with Tulsa Welding School a little over a year. He started welding at the age of 15. Thanks for your time today, Collin. As a kid, what did you want to […]

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