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Nik, 19, was born in Texas, but as a self-described military brat, he grew up all over including a few years on a base near Stuttgart, Germany. Nik graduated the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School in late March 2021. Thanks for your time, Nik. Did you come to welding school straight out of […]

Tim, 37, from Mena, Arkansas, is a senior welding instructor at Tulsa Welding School, and he also teaches pipefitting. Tim has been with Tulsa Welding School for eleven years. He is also a graduate of TWS, having attended right out of high school in 2001. Tim has taught every phase in his time at the […]

Hunter, 23, from Muskogee, OK, graduated the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School in March 2021. Thanks for your time, Hunter. What did you do after high school before welding school? I worked retail. I started working at a grocery store when I got out of high school. I saved up some money and […]

Brian, 19, from Greenville, Missouri, graduated the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School in January 2021. Thanks for your time, Brian. At age 19, I guess you came to Tulsa right out of high school? Yes, I moved to Tulsa a little less than a month after I graduated high school. What made you […]

Paul, 31, from McLain, Mississippi, graduated the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in January 2021. Thanks for sharing your story, Paul. Tell us what you did before enrolling in welding school? I had a scholarship to be play baseball after high school, and I did that for a […]

Jose, 59, from Brooklyn, NY, graduated from the Electro-Mechanical Technologies (EMT) program in June 2020 and the Professional Welder program in January 2021, both at Tulsa Welding School in Jacksonville. Thanks for sharing your story, Jose. Tell us about your career before coming to TWS. I joined the U.S. Army at 18. I spent 26 […]

Daniel, 34, was born in Houston, but raised in Marshall, Texas, close to the Louisiana state line. Daniel graduated the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School in January 2021. Thanks for your time, Daniel. What brought you to welding in your 30’s? I’ve always had an interest in welding, and I saw the TWS […]