Graduate Connections

Graduate Connections – Caleb Prentzler

Caleb, 28, from Concordia, Missouri, graduated the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School in June 2020. We spoke to Caleb while he was on the road to his first pipeline job in mid-July. Thanks for your time, Caleb. Tell us what you did after high school before welding school. I dropped out of high […]

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Graduate Connections – Jackson Greemon

Jackson, 19, from Shreveport, Louisiana, graduated from the Welding Specialist with Pipefitting program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in June 2020. Thanks for your time, Jackson. Did you go to welding school straight out of high school? Yeah, pretty much. I took three months after high school to work and make […]

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Graduate Connections – Meet Greydon Brady

Greydon, 20, from Humble, Texas, graduated from the Welding Specialist with Pipefitting program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in May 2020. Greydon actually sang our national anthem at our last graduation ceremony! Thanks for sharing your story Greydon; did you go to welding school straight out of high school? I came […]

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Graduate Connections – Meet Banks Tompa

Banks, 19, is from a small town just outside Charlotte, North Carolina. Banks graduated from the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School in Jacksonville in February 2020. Thanks for your time, Banks. Did you go to welding school straight out of high school? Yes, maybe two or three weeks after graduation. I welded in […]

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Graduate Connections – Meet Zeke Rebold

Zeke, 19, from Wellington, Kansas, graduated the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School in February 2020. Thanks for your time, Zeke. Did you start the program right out of high school? Yes, I went to welding school straight out of high school, although I did have to wait a few weeks for the next […]

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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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