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Tools used in College of the Mainland's welding program.
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Welder Archie Andrews has high-level skills that companies along the Gulf Coast need. This College of the Mainland (COM) graduate says instructors Doc Miller and Victor Woods made all the difference between success and failure.

“I didn’t see myself (two years ago) making $5,000 a week like I am now. It all started at College of the Mainland,” said Andrews, who gained the skills he needed to succeed in roughly a year in COM's welding certificate program.

Learn more about his journey as a welder.

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