February 26, 2015
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Feb. 26, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
What:
Huntington Ingalls Industries will host commencement exercises for The Apprentice School's graduating class of 2014, including the school's 10,000th graduate. Retired Adm. John C. Harvey Jr., Virginia's secretary of veterans and defense affairs, will provide the keynote address.
When:
2 p.m. Saturday
Media asked to arrive no later than 1:30 p.m.
Where:
1021 Big Bethel Road
Hampton, VA 23666
RSVP:
Christie Miller, Huntington Ingalls Industries, (757) 380-3581
Christine.Miller@hii-co.com
Please RSVP by 4 p.m. Friday.
The Apprentice School accepts about 225 apprentices per year. The school offers four- to eight-year, tuition-free apprenticeships in 19 trades and eight 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.
HII is America’s largest shipbuilder, delivering the world’s most powerful ships and all-domain mission technologies, including unmanned systems, to U.S. and allied defense customers. HII is the largest producer of unmanned underwater vehicles for the U.S. Navy and the world.
With a more than 140-year history of advancing U.S. national security, HII builds and integrates defense capabilities extending from the core fleet to C6ISR, AI/ML, EW and synthetic training. Headquartered in Virginia, HII’s workforce is 44,000 strong.
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