Dave graduated from the Professional Welder program at the Tulsa Welding School, Jacksonville campus, in February 2018. Dave, aged 61, lived in Wisconsin for 30 years but now lives in Florida. Thanks for sharing your story, Dave. What made you start a second career at age 60? I spent just shy of 40 years in […]
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Graduate Connections – Meet Chris Gilmartin
Chris, age 19 from Colorado, graduated from the seven-month Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School in March 2018. Thanks for your time, Chris. Did you go straight into welding school from high school? I graduated high school and had two months before I started at Tulsa. I worked at a gas station and used […]
Read MoreGraduate Connections – Meet Ralph Nuncio-Calo
Ralph, 23, from Houston, Texas, graduated from the Welding Specialist program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in May 2017. Thanks for your time, Ralph. Tell us what you did before you came to Tulsa Welding School. I did 2½ years at a local community college, but it wasn’t for me. I […]
Read MoreGraduate Connections – Meet Terry Green
Terry, from Walterboro, SC, graduated from the Professional Welder program at the Tulsa Welding School, Jacksonville campus, in February 2018. Thanks for your time, Terry. What did you do before enrolling at Tulsa? I went into the Army for a couple of years straight out of high school. I served as an information technology specialist. […]
Read MoreGraduate Connections – Meet Jose Moreno
Jose, 19, from Houston, Texas, graduated from the Welding Specialist program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in February 2018. Jose came to TWSTC straight out of high school. Thanks for sharing your story, Jose. Had you any welding experience before you came to Tulsa? I did four years of welding in […]
Read MoreGraduate Connections – Meet Sergio Benton
Sergio, age 19, from Manning, South Carolina, graduated from the Professional Welder program at the Tulsa Welding School, Jacksonville campus, in 2017. Thanks for your time, Sergio. What made you choose welding? I went to a vocational high school that had a welding program. Ever since I first tried welding, I just loved everything about […]
Read MoreGraduate Connections – Meet Tysen Benally
Tysen, from Crownpoint, New Mexico, is 21 years old. He graduated from the seven-month Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School in April 2017, and he now helps build submarines and aircraft carriers for the U.S. Navy. What did you do before enrolling at Tulsa Welding School? I graduated high school in May 2014 and […]
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