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What Should You Do after High School? 4 Career Planning Considerations

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” You’ve probably been asked this question hundreds of times since you were a kid, right? Now you’re in high school and almost all grown up. Whether you already know what you want to […]

Graduate Connections - Meet Ramona Green

Ramona, 21, from Oakdale, Louisiana, graduated from the Welding Specialist program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in March 2019. Thanks for […]

Where Are the Welding Jobs in North Florida?

There are welding jobs throughout North Florida’s metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, reports the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Below is a list of the areas […]

Graduate Connections - Meet Elijah Nichols

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. […]

The State of Skilled Trades in Florida: 2019-2020 Update

Construction firms across the U.S. report struggling to find skilled tradespeople, and the situation is especially dire in Florida.[1][2] The problem even has a name, […]

Graduate Connections - Meet John Black

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 […]

What Is Technical Training? Career Prep Alternatives to College

The skilled labor shortage, the middle-skill gap and new-collar jobs—what do all these have in common?[1] They deviate from the notion that college is the […]

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