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Why Some Students Choose to Train in Phoenix Instead of Smaller Cities

Around 8.4% of Phoenix’s workforce is employed in construction, tying for one of the highest shares of any major metro in the country. The city also saw a 6.9% year-over-year increase in construction employment, the highest among major metro areas in a 2025 […]

How to Compare HVAC Training Programs Without Getting Misled

Most trade school brochures look the same. The photos show students in hard hats, the copy promises hands-on training, and the websites list career outcomes […]

Choosing Between Specializing Early or Building Multiple Trade Skills

Most people entering the trades aren’t asking whether to get trained. They’re asking how, and which path makes sense for where they are right now. […]

Welding in Manufacturing vs. Construction: Key Differences

Arizona’s welding workforce is projected to grow over 15% over the next decade, faster than the national average, and that growth is spread across two […]

Why Waiting for the "Perfect" Career Choice Can Hold You Back

Figure out what you want to do, go to school for it, graduate, get a job in that field, work your way up, and build […]

Graduate Connections - Meet Simeon Tobby

Simeon, 45, was born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa. He moved to the United States with his family at the age of 12. […]

Graduate Connections - Meet Chris Watt

Chris, 55, from Florence, Kentucky, completed the nine-month Electro-Mechanical Technologies (EMT) program at RSI in May 2013, and the Associate of Occupational Studies in Mechanical […]

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