Rodney, aged 42, graduated from the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School – Jacksonville campus in May 2012. Rodney went straight into the Navy out of high school. He served aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt from 1993 to 1997. Thanks for your time, and your service Rodney. Did you have any welding […]
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Grad Connection – Meet Samantha Lira
Samantha, aged 19, graduated from the Welding Specialist with Pipefitting program at the Tulsa Welding School and Technology Center campus on March 25th 2016. Thanks for speaking to us Samantha. How did you get in to welding? My father welded a little around the house, so he first introduced me to it. He encouraged […]
Read MoreGrad Connection – Meet Tolu Atakenu
Tolu Atakenu, aged 29, moved to Montana from Nigeria in 2011. After three years working in health care as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Tolu decided he wanted to change direction and enrolled at Tulsa Welding School. He graduated from the Professional Welder program in March 2015. Thank you for sharing your story Tolu; health […]
Read MoreGrad Connection – Meet Matt Bagby
Matt Bagby, age 20, was born and raised near St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated from the Professional Welder program in May 2015, having started at TWS just six months out of high school. Thank you for your time Matt; what brought you to a welding career? I first tried welding when I was 12; my […]
Read MoreGrad Connection – Meet Jose Dominguez
Jose Dominguez, age 19, is from Moultrie, GA. Just a few weeks after graduating high school, he moved down to Florida to attend Tulsa Welding School – Jacksonville campus. He’s a brand new graduate! Thanks for your time, Jose. You took the seven month Professional Welder program didn’t you? Yes that’s true, but I only […]
Read MoreGrad Connection – Meet Blake Comeaux
Blake Comeaux, age 23, is from Youngsville, Louisiana. He enrolled in the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School in July 2010, just six weeks after graduating high school. About midway through the program, Blake decided he wanted to be able to take his welding career to the next level. That’s why, after successfully completing […]
Read MoreGraduate Connections: Johnny Pipes
Meet Johnny Pipes Johnny Pipes hopes to make a name for himself as a welder. Who wouldn’t want to be a welder with a name like that?! Johnny, aged 24 from Columbia, Missouri, graduated from the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School in April 2015. Thanks for your time Johnny; why did you decide […]
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