Graduate Connections

Brett, 23, was born in Ohio but calls St Louis, Missouri, home as that’s where he was raised. He graduated the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School in July 2022, and now lives in Texas. Thanks for your time, Brett. What did you do before enrolling at welding school? I had a scholarship to […]

Mark, 34, from Houston, Texas, graduated the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in February 2022. Thanks for your time, Mark. What did you do after high school? After high school I had no plans for the future at all. I didn’t know what I wanted to do, so […]

Arthur, 25, originally from San Antonio, Texas, graduated the Welding Specialist with Pipefitting program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in July 2022. Thanks for your time, Arthur; what did you do before coming to welding school? I come from a working-class background. I left Texas for Florida when I was 11 […]

Tyler, 29, from Monticello near Decatur, Illinois, graduated the nine-month Electro-Mechanical Technologies program at Tulsa Welding School in Jacksonville in May 2022. Thanks for your time, Tyler. What did you do before coming to Tulsa Welding School? After I graduated high school, like most kids I didn’t know what I wanted to do. My counselors […]

Kilie, 23, from Glenpool, Oklahoma, graduated the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School in March 2022. Thanks for your time, Kilie; what did you do before deciding to enroll at TWS? I’d saved up some money, so after high school I took a two-month trip to Canada to celebrate graduating. When I got back, […]

Kevin, 25, from Houston, Texas, graduated the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in May 2022. Thanks for your time, Kevin; what did you do before coming to welding school? We had a family business; we did floor care work – stripping wax, carpet cleaning, epoxy, polishing – regular […]

Derrick, 21, from Detroit, Michigan, graduated the seven-month Refrigeration Technologies program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in January 2022. Thanks for your time, Derrick. What did you do before coming to welding school? When I was in high school, I moved to Spring, Texas, with my parents at 15, going on […]