TWS Community

Carrie, 33, from Orlando, Florida, is a graduate of the Professional Welder with Pipefitting program at Tulsa Welding School, Jacksonville. Carrie graduated in March 2013, and she now lives in Arizona with her husband and two little girls. Having stopped welding for a few years to focus on being a mom, Carrie restarted her welding […]

To give you insight into companies that recruit TWS graduates, we spoke with Melinda Anderson, Human Resources (HR) Manager with Sabre Industries. Melinda is currently based at their plant in Alvarado, Texas. Thanks for your time, Melinda. Please give us a brief overview of Sabre Industries. Sabre manufactures for both the Telecom and Utility industry. […]

Anthony, 31, from Splendora, Texas, graduated from the Welding Specialist program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in July 2019. Thanks for your time, Anthony. Tell us what you did before welding school?  In 2006 I joined the U.S. Army when I was 17. I went to Iraq and then Afghanistan a […]

To give you some insight into the kinds of companies that recruit TWS graduates, we spoke with Olivia Grosdidier, Senior Recruiter with Watco Companies in Pittsburg, Kansas.  Thanks for your time, Olivia. Please tell us a little about your own background. I have been with Watco for about two and a half years, and this […]

Ashley, 27, from Colorado, graduated from the Welding Specialist program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in May 2019. Ashley moved to Houston in May 2017 when she decided she needed to change her career path.  Thanks for your time, Ashley. What made you choose a career in welding?   After high school, […]

Latisha, a 24-year-old single mom from Eufaula, Oklahoma, graduated from the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School in July 2019.  Thanks for sharing your story, Latisha. Tell us what you did before coming to welding school. I was just working customer service. I got tired of it. The pay wasn’t good, so I decided […]

Travis, 31, born and raised in Houston, Texas, graduated from the Welding Specialist program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in July 2018.  Thanks for sharing your story, Travis. Tell us what you did before welding school.   I went to college and got my associate degree. Even then I realized I needed […]