PASCAGOULA, Miss. – Huntington Ingalls Industries� Ingalls Shipbuilding division hosted a graduation ceremony Aug. 18 for 110 students from the company�s apprentice program. The Ingalls� Apprentice School has produced more than 5,000 graduates since 1952. The program offers a comprehensive two- to four-year curriculum in partnership with the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. More than 60 faculty and staff deliver 15 programs and more than 120 course offerings to provide and educational foundation for a shipbuilding career. More than 1,700 apprentice alumni fill some 50 different types of jobs at Ingalls and 850 have gone on to management and professional roles throughout the shipyard. (Source: HII, 08/20/18)
