PHOTO RELEASE — The Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding Approved as an Institution of Higher Education
July 20 2020 - 12:15PM
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced today that The
Apprentice School at its Newport News Shipbuilding division has
been approved by the State Council of Higher Education for
Virginia to operate as a postsecondary institution. The
certification gives the school the authority to grant academic
degrees, further enhancing its national reputation as the model
apprenticeship program.
The school plans to grant associates of applied science degrees
in maritime technology in 26 disciplines, including maintenance
electrician, marine designer, nuclear test technician and modeling
and simulation program analyst. Final approval of the degree
programs by the Council of Occupational Education is expected to be
made later this year.
“This is an historic milestone for The Apprentice School,” said
Xavier Beale, Newport News Shipbuilding’s vice president of trades.
“Our ability to offer academic degrees deepens our commitment to
workforce development and will open new opportunities for our
company to help to meet the ever-growing demand for skilled workers
in our region.”
A photo accompanying this release is available at:
https://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/file/nns-apprentice-school.
The Apprentice School affords apprentices the opportunity to
earn academic degrees through its existing partnerships with
institutions of higher education. The new certification now gives
the school the ability to grant and confer degrees on its own.
The approval to operate as a degree-granting institution comes
after an extensive yearlong process that took into consideration
the program’s impact on state and regional economies, as well as
students’ success. It also comes after The Apprentice School
established its first certificate program in 2019, awarding
maritime studies certificates to apprentices who successfully
complete the World Class Shipbuilding Curriculum.
The Apprentice School offers four- to eight-year, tuition-free
apprenticeships in 19 trades and nine optional advanced programs.
Apprentices work a 40-hour week and are paid for all work,
including time spent in academic classes. Through partnerships with
Thomas Nelson Community College, Tidewater Community College and
Old Dominion University, The Apprentice School’s academic program
provides the opportunity to earn associate degrees in business
administration, engineering and engineering technology and
bachelor’s degrees in mechanical or electrical engineering.
Huntington Ingalls Industries is America’s largest military
shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services to
partners in government and industry. For more than a century, HII’s
Newport News and Ingalls shipbuilding divisions in Virginia and
Mississippi have built more ships in more ship classes than any
other U.S. naval shipbuilder. HII’s Technical Solutions division
supports national security missions around the globe with unmanned
systems, defense and federal solutions, and nuclear and
environmental services. Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia,
HII employs more than 42,000 people operating both domestically and
internationally. For more information, visit:
- HII on the web: www.huntingtoningalls.com
- HII on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/HuntingtonIngallsIndustries
- HII on Twitter: www.twitter.com/hiindustries
- HII on YouTube: www.youtube.com/huntingtoningalls
- HII on Instagram: www.instagram.com/huntingtoningalls
Contact:
Duane BourneDuane.A.Bourne@hii-co.com(757) 380-3581
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