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Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.April 28, 2021 GMT
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., April 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) announced today that The Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding was certified by the Council for Occupational Education to provide academic degrees in 26 educational programs.
Starting in 2023, the school will grant associate degrees of applied science in maritime technology to apprentices who complete the required coursework and skills training, including maintenance electrician, marine designer, nuclear test technician, welding and modeling and simulation program analyst.
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