Graduate Connections

Graduate Connections – Meet Brady Fore

Brady, 32, was raised in North Carolina. He graduated from the Professional Welder with Pipefitting program at Tulsa Welding School in Jacksonville in November 2021.   Thanks for sharing your story, Brady. What did you do before you came to Tulsa Welding School? After high school I joined the United States Marine Corps. I spent […]

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Graduate Connections – Meet Courtney Jones

Courtney, 18, is from Anniston, Alabama. He graduated from the seven-month Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School in Jacksonville in January 2022.   Thanks for your time, Courtney. Did you come to Tulsa Welding School from high school? Yes, I went down there straight out of high school. I was still 17.   So, […]

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Graduate Connections – Meet Celia Reyes

Celia, 34, is originally from California. She lived in Colorado for a couple of years before moving to Tulsa, OK, in 2010 to go to Tulsa Welding School. She graduated the Professional Welder program at TWS in July 2011. Celia then came back to TWS to complete her welding degree – Associate of Occupational Studies […]

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Graduate Connections – Meet Samantha Dispenett

Samantha, 24, is from Lake City, Florida. Samantha graduated from the seven-month Electrical Applications program at Tulsa Welding School in Jacksonville in October 2021.   Thanks for your time, Samantha. What did you do before you came to TWS? I was a stay-at-home mom for a few years; I have two kids, a five-year-old daughter, […]

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Graduate Connections – Meet David McLean

David, 20, is from Eastover, South Carolina. David graduated from the seven-month Professional Welder with Pipefitting program at Tulsa Welding School in Jacksonville in November 2021.   Thanks for your time, David. What did you do before you came to TWS? I actually started at Tulsa Welding School six months after graduating high school. When […]

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Graduate Connections – Meet Jakob Miller

Jakob, 25, from Austin, Texas, graduated the Welding Specialist with Pipefitting program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in December 2021. Thanks for your time, Jakob. What did you do before Tulsa Welding School? In school I was a big sport’s guy. I played football from second grade, and I started to […]

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Graduate Connections – Meet Monika Wachowiak

Monika, 41, is originally from Brooklyn, New York, but lived in Spokane, Washington, for the past five years before moving to Jacksonville in 2020. Monika graduated from the seven-month Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School in Jacksonville in November 2021.   Thanks for your time, Monika. What did you do before you came to […]

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