Tag: Welding
The Growing Need For Skilled Trade Workers As Retirement Rates Increase
August 28, 2019
With the growing retirement rates of trade skill workers, Oklahoma and other states now have an abundance of unfilled positions in these areas. This includes automotive, diesel, HVAC/R, and …
Welding Art: The True Story of Lightning, Metal and Sweat
June 27, 2018
At Oklahoma Technical College we have the pleasure of ensuring our students come away with a marketable set of skills and to give them the tools they need to succeed …
OTC Welding Students’ Amazing Creation
May 30, 2018
Our welding students always make us proud, but this really hit it out of the park! A few of our welding students recently created an amazing charcoal grill that was …
Test Drive OTC
March 15, 2018
Each year Oklahoma Technical College opens its doors to prospective students to let them test drive a few of the programs OTC offers. This year featured a virtual welding machine from …
The Benefits You Get from Our Welding Technology Program
April 18, 2017
Those unfamiliar with the trade of the journeyman welder may think of it as simple and unremarkable, but the field of technical welding is anything but plain or uninteresting. Welders …
The Demand Is Real – Skilled Technicians Have a Solid Career Path in Today’s Economy
October 5, 2016
With an on-again, off-again sluggish U.S. economy and the state of Oklahoma hit hard by layoffs and slowdowns in the oil, gas, and agricultural sectors, it is more important than …
What to Keep in Your Car
February 3, 2016
You have all this space in your trunk. What do you put in there - besides groceries? Our Automotive Technology Instructor, Brett, has a few suggestions on what to keep …
Where A Career in Welding Can Take You
April 6, 2015
Does anyone know of someone who has seen the Seven Wonders of the World and then some? Been in the most desolate lands on the planet, whether hot or cold? …
Women in Welding | Welding Careers for Women
March 9, 2015
Welding just isn’t for the boys anymore. The number of women entering this male dominated field is rapidly increasing, with due reason. Good welders are always in high demand and …
Reviving Blue Collar Work: 4 Myths About the Skilled Trades
December 9, 2014
What do you think about when you think about skilled trades or blue-collar work? A thriving career that allows you to get your hands dirty and do what you love …
