Graduate Connections

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 […]

Melanie, age 29, from Arkansas, graduated from the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School in July 2019.  Thanks for sharing your story, Melanie. Tell us about life before attending welding school. I had my daughter at 19—she is now 9—and then I worked on a military installation for six years before I went to […]

Ramona, 21, from Oakdale, Louisiana, graduated from the Welding Specialist program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in March 2019.  Thanks for your time, Ramona. What did you do after high school?   I graduated in 2015. I did every sport you can think of. I had a scholarship to go play at […]

Elijah, 37, was born in Arkansas but raised “all over the place,” as his dad was in the military. Elijah, now retired from the U.S. Army himself, graduated from the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School in early May 2019. Thank you for your time today, Elijah. Tell us about life after high school. […]

John, 49, graduated from the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School in September 2008. John is now a CWI and does 3rd party inspections for a materials testing lab and special inspections agency in Long Island City, New York. Thanks for your time, John. You went to welding school at 38. What took you […]

Kristine, 36 from Hammond, Indiana, completed the Welding Specialist with Pipefitting program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in February 2019.   Thanks for your time, Kristine. What brought you to Tulsa Welding School? I’ve been a server in the restaurant industry since I was 17, so almost 20 years. This was […]