Graduate Connections

Charles, 34, from San Diego, California, completed the seven-month Welding Specialist program at RSI in March 2023 and just walked the stage for graduation in April. Thanks for your time, Charles; how was your graduation ceremony? It was a tremendous experience seeing everybody again after almost a month. You see all those faces that you’re […]

Shanna, 31, is originally from Southern California but she has considered Arizona home since she was 16 years old. Shanna graduated from the seven-month Welding Specialist program at RSI in January 2023. Thanks for sharing your story, Shanna. What did you do before you came to RSI? I have a degree in Christian Leadership, and […]

Zac, 33, is from a town called Weedsport, 30 minutes west of Syracuse, in upstate New York. Zac graduated from the nine-month Electro-Mechanical Technologies program in the spring of 2022. A month later he started the Welding Specialist program. He graduated from the RSI welding program in January 2023. Thanks for sharing your story, Zac. […]

Mike, 30, is a member of the San Carlos Apache tribe. He lived on the San Carlos Reservation in south-east Arizona until he moved up to Phoenix in 2021. Mike graduated from the nine-month RSI Electro-Mechanical Technologies program in October 2022. Thanks for sharing your story, Mike. What did you do before you came to […]

Carlos, 41, from Phoenix, Arizona, graduated the seven-month Welding Specialist training program at RSI in October 2022. Thanks for sharing your story, Carlos. What did you do before you came to RSI? I did stucco since 2001, but to be honest, I’m kind of embarrassed to tell you that I just got out of prison […]

Adrian, 35, from Phoenix, Arizona, graduated the nine-month Electro-Mechanical Technologies program (EMT) at RSI in June 2022. Thanks for sharing your story, Adrian; what did you do after high school before you came to RSI? After high school, I went to college. Back in the day, like 17-18 years ago, the teachers pushed you to […]

John, 31, originally from El Paso, Texas, graduated the six-month Refrigeration Technologies program at RSI in July 2022. John moved to Arizona with his family about 15 years ago. Thanks for sharing your story, John. What did you do after high school before you came to RSI? For the past five years I was a […]