Graduate Connections

Piper, 19, from Harrah, Oklahoma, graduated from the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School in July 2019. Thanks for your time, Piper. Did you come to welding school straight after high school?   No, I was a CNA [Certified Nursing Assistant]. I was going to go on and get my nursing degree. I’d been […]

Amber, 35, from Houston, Texas, graduated from the Welding Specialist program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in January 2020. A mom of three, Amber had never touched a welding machine before coming to school. Thanks for your time, Amber. Tell us what you did after high school.   I became a […]

Mark, 26, from Houston, Texas, and a Marine Corps veteran, graduated from the Welding Specialist with Pipefitting program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in April 2018. Thanks for sharing your story, Mark. Tell us what you did after high school.   I joined the Marine Corps. I did a four-year enlistment, […]

Sioux, 31, was a “military brat” born at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas. A single mom to five kids, Sioux completed the Welding Specialist program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in July 2019, despite working full-time and spending up to four hours a day driving to and from school! Sioux […]

Shawn, 30, from Window Rock, Arizona, graduated from the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School in July 2019. Thanks for your time, Shawn. Tell us what you did before welding school. I wasn’t doing that much of anything, really. I wasn’t working at the time, to be honest, just lounging around at home. What […]

Robby, 33, from Charleston, West Virginia, is a graduate of the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School, Jacksonville. He graduated in July 2015, and now lives in Fort Pierce, Florida. Thanks for your time, Robby. Tell us about your background before TWS. I joined the Army in 2004 and was in for six years. […]

Raneisha, 26, from Thibodaux, Louisiana, graduated from the Welding Specialist with Pipefitting program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in August 2019. Thanks for sharing your story, Raneisha. Tell us what you did after high school.  I moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where I attempted to go to community college for Nursing. […]