Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa
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- The mission of Tulsa Welding School is to assist learners in the development of the skills and knowledge necessary for employment and professional growth.
School Highlights
Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa serves 742 students (100% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is higher than the state community college average of 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 58% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is more than the state average of 47%.
Top Rankings
Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Oklahoma for:
- Category Attribute
- Diversity Diversity in US community colleges
- Diversity Average community college minority breakdown
- Student Earnings Highest graduate earnings (10 years post graduation)
- Debt For Students Least debt for graduating students
School Overview
The teacher population of 54 teachers has grown by 8% over five years.
| Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa | (OK) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions | Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Private for-profit | Public |
| Total Faculty | 54 staff | 154 staff |
| Number of Programs Offered | 2 | 8 |
| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid | 94% | 89% |
| Median Debt for Graduates | $9,500 | $12,000 |
| Median Debt for Dropouts | $4,750 | $5,539 |
Source: 2020 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
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Tulsa Welding School was founded in 1949 by two welders who recognized a strong demand forskilled tradesman in their industry. Over 60 years later, TWS has evolved into an educational institution that prepares students for various skilled trade careers with a multitude of specialties and applications. We train our graduates for the skills, knowledge, and the workplace attitudes that are essential when entering the professional world. Graduates who put forth the dedication, commitment to excel, and workplace experience in their welding, pipefitting,shipfitting , HVAC/R or electrical welding education, have the potential toobtain a lasting and rewarding welding career. TWS in Tulsa started its Associate degree program in welding technology effective February 1998. The Master Welder program prepares a graduate forentry level positions in structural, pipe, thin alloy, and pipeline welding. Key welding processes include SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, FCAW, and high frequency GTAW. The program contains ten training phases of three weeks each. Structural Welder contains five of the Master Welder phases. This program prepares a graduate to weld on structures (plate surfaces) using the welding processes of SMAW, GMAW and FCAW. Associate of Occupational Studies in Welding Technology degreeconsists of the Master Welder program for the first-seven months. The new TWS branch campus in Jacksonville, Florida opened November 2001 to provide welder training. Programs in welding match those in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The collegeis accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology. For more information about the school please visit: www. weldingschool .com
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The nearest community college to Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa is Clary Sage College (3.5 miles away).
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