Good point, I'll have to think about it. The one near me is almost like a private school, students have to test to get in. My youngest brother graduated from there in 2012. He said he doesn't know any of the current metal fab/welding students so as long as I sanitized my vehicle I doubt they'd be able to figure out where I live/work as I'm about 45 minutes away. But it is something to keep in mind that I didn't consider.
Plus I usually adhere to the mantra of "buy once, cry once" and one probably shouldn't skimp when it comes to this.