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$ 500.00 from Martinsburg Mutual Insurance to Avery Carline, Martinsburg, MO
$1,000.00 from MFA Foundation to Avery Carline, Martinsburg, MO S
$ 500.00 from New Bremen Education Foundation to Kelli Maurer, New Bremen, OH
$ 500.00 from MFA Foundation to Shawn O’Daniel, Saint Clair, MO C
$1,000.00 from American Welding Society to Kyle Rosenbaum, Muncie, IN
$ 300.00 from Drive Right Academy to Trenton Sibery, Auburn, IN H
$ 500.00 from Kokomo Area Career Center to Elizabeth Solis, Kokomo, IN
$1,000.00 from AWS to Gerard Tolson (Cape May, NJ / Cape May Technical HS) O
$1,730.01 from Rush County Community Foundation to Brett VanNatta, Falmouth, IN
$ 300.00 from Drive Right Academy to Trenton Sibery, Auburn, IN L

Interested in applying for scholarships but don’t know where to start? Scholarships can be awarded from anywhere
that is offering a scholarship. Check with your high school counselor, your school’s financial aid office, employer of A
student and/or parent, local chamber of commerce, organizations related to your field of interest, and multiple of
other locations. For more information on scholarship search tips visit www.studentaid.gov. Be cautious, never pay R
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often come with the negative connotation that they are lower- considering. Most post-secondary schools offer some degree of
paying, the truth is that technical school graduates are often paid career counseling; others are more pro-active, sponsoring career
just as much, if not more, than college graduates without the added fairs and other opportunities in which students can connect directly
expense of a four-year education. with prospective employers about both apprenticeships and
While a traditional college may require you take classes in a variety jobs. Hobart Institute of Welding Technology offers employment
of subjects, trade schools focus on providing hands-on experience assistance to graduates of its programs, and has a Student
in a specific skilled career. The purpose of welding skill training at Resource Center for students to utilize. The Center has computers
the Hobart Institute of Welding Technology is to teach the welding with Internet access for job searches and a fax/print/phone for
techniques and manipulative skills required for each major welding sending resumes and calling potential employers. Due to on-the-
process. Welding technique is stressed above welding theory – job performance of past students, Hobart Institute continually
as the students must be able to meet the welding performance receives requests for trained welders. The Institute also maintains
demands of industry. Consequently, a minimum amount of course close contact with potential employers. These job leads are posted
time (10% to 20%) is spent on book and classroom study. The at the school and on the Hobart Institute website. Although we do
remaining time is used for supervised welding practice. not guarantee employment, we do assist students in finding work
by passing along job leads and hosting several job fairs throughout
There are thousands of career and vocational schools throughout the year.
the country — as well as numerous online offerings — but the first
place to start is with researching trade careers that interest you. Finally, while vocational schools are a cost-effective alternative to
Once you have narrowed your choice of a trade career, your last four-year colleges, you’ll still have tuition, fees, and books. Many
step is finding an accredited career or vocational school that offers schools offer financial aid assistance and you should not be shy
the diploma, certification, or degree you need. Hobart Institute about asking each school about what you can expect in terms of
of Welding Technology is fully accredited through the Accrediting grants, scholarships, and loans. The Hobart Institute of Welding
Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC No. 000403). Technology participates in Federal Financial Aid administered by
The ACCSC is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a the Department of Education for those who qualify. In addition, the
nationally recognized accrediting agency. Institute awards several scholarships through The Troy Foundation.
For more information go to www.welding.org – Students – Find
Before applying to a school, you should thoroughly research Information – Financial Aid/Scholarships.
the placement record of its graduates for the program you are

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