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Joshua, 21, from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, graduated from the seven-month Professional Welder program at the Tulsa Welding School, Jacksonville campus on 29 June 2018. Thanks for your time, Josh. Tell us what you did before attending Tulsa Welding School. After high school, I bounced from job to job looking for something I liked. I got a […]

Peter was born in Beaumont, Texas. He graduated from the Welding Specialist with Pipefitting program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston on June 8, 2018. Peter graduated high school and went straight to welding school in August 2017 at the age of 16. Thanks for sharing your story, Peter. When did you […]

Louis, Director of Career Services at the Jacksonville campus, joined Tulsa Welding School in August 2018. Louis’ family is from Puerto Rico, but he was born and raised in New York City, a Yankees fan in the Bronx. With his heritage, he considers himself a “New Yorican” who has lived in Florida since 1998. Louis […]

Natalio, 37, is a welding instructor at the Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston. After a career in the military, Natalio joined Tulsa Welding School in March 2018. Thanks for your time, Natalio. Is this your first teaching job? I’ve instructed before, but this is my first job teaching welding. I spent a […]

Chris, 33 from Cleveland, Oklahoma, is the director of training at Tulsa Welding School. Chris has been with TWS since February 2013 and has been welding since 2006. Thanks for your time, Chris. Tell us a little about your background. My dad actually graduated from Tulsa Welding School in 1995 when I was about 10 […]

Mikal, 29, has lived in Las Vegas for 18 years. He graduated from the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School in August 2018. Thanks for your time, Mikal. You came to TWS in your late 20s. Was this a career change? A major career change. I’d worked in the insurance industry as a medical […]

Mason, 21, from Lafayette, Louisiana, graduated from the Welding Specialist with Pipefitting program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in September 2018. Thanks for sharing your story, Mason. What did you do before welding school? I went to college in Arkansas for two years doing Engineering. I was making decent grades, but […]