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 […]
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Graduate Connections – Meet Robby Pennington
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. […]
Read MoreGraduate Connections – Meet Raneisha Mitchell
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. […]
Read MoreGraduate Connections – Meet Ryan Benn
Ryan, age 29 from Davidson, Oklahoma, graduated from the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School in July 2019. Thanks for your time, Ryan. Tell us what you did before welding school. I was in the military for six years. I joined the Air Force at 18. I was a joint task force radio guy. […]
Read MoreGraduate Connections – Meet Manuel Capetillo Jr.
Manuel, 46, from Houston, Texas, graduated from the Welding Specialist program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston. Manuel finished class in mid-August 2019. He won Top Welder and had perfect attendance. He was also the valedictorian at his graduation ceremony in October. Thanks for your time, Manuel. Tell us what you did […]
Read MoreGraduate Connections – Meet Alton Baker
Alton, 59, from Georgia, graduated from two programs at Tulsa Welding School, Jacksonville in the same year: 2014. Alton, a 23-year veteran of the United States Army, first graduated the Professional Welder program before coming straight back to study Refrigeration Technologies. Thank you for your service, sir. What made you do both programs at Tulsa […]
Read MoreGraduate Connections – Meet Roderick Conner
Roderick, 24, from Houston, Texas, graduated from the Welding Specialist program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in August 2019. Thanks for your time, Roderick. Tell us what you did before welding school? I finished high school, but I didn’t graduate so I went to Gary Job Corps Center in San Marcos, […]
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