������Ƶ

James French was working as a welder when he realized it wasn’t the career path he wanted to be on.

“I realized I’m not going to make nearly as much money as I thought,” he said. “I’m never going to have the lifestyle I want as a welder.”

At ������Ƶ, James was able to earn an associate degree in Mechanical Engineering that put him on the path to a bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma State University.

“The main thing that pushed me to ������Ƶ was working with OSU to get the classes I needed to transfer,” he said. “Since everything coordinates, you don’t have any lost hours.”

And it was an internship arranged through ������Ƶ that resulted in his current job at ABB Totalflow in Bartlesville.

“I definitely have a career where I enjoy my work,” he said. “Usually I have to drag myself out of here, and it has definitely provided a much better lifestyle.

“My education has helped me accomplish more and gotten me to a place in an organization where I’m a driving force in technology,” James said.