CCTC student wins 1st in state welding competition

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Central Carolina Technical College welding instructor Lucas Bishop, right, stands with CCTC advanced pipe welding student, Sam DuBose, who placed first in the 2019 South Carolina SkillsUSA Welding Competition held recently in Pendleton. Sam started his welding career at Sumter County Career and Technology Center as a junior in high school and has continued his welding at CCTC. Sam will represent South Carolina in the individual welding category at the National SkillsUSA Welding Competition in Louisville, Kentucky, in June. Sam said "The South Carolina SkillsUSA Welding Competition was a great test of my welding skills and knowledge. I look forward to competing at the national level."

"The welding competition prepares students to work under pressure, complete tasks in a strict time frame and apply the skills they learned in the welding program. We are extremely proud of the performance of Sam Dubose during this year's South Carolina SkillsUSA Welding Competition and we look forward to competing in June at nationals," Bishop said.