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Nora Meah, Director of Admissions
This is Part 2 of a 4-part blog series on financing your education.
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Porter Hoagland, Boatbuilding & Restoration Student Ambassador
We have been taught that lumber is organic, at one time full of life, and occasionally it appears to come back to life even as it’s worked, apparently eager to take on the character of a boat’s soul.
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Nora Meah, Director of Admissions
You are not alone if you aren’t sure whether to apply for financial aid like scholarships, grants, or loans. But the problem is, if you don’t answer that question early you may never move forward with your plans to go to school. Why? It’s simple, finances drive every aspect of the decision-making process.
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Bob Lacovara, Lead Instructor Composites Technology
The composites plant lights go out as the last finger scan goes in the time clock and the worker crosses the portal, headed for home...
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Melissa Conlon, Boatbuilding & Restoration Student Ambassador
My decision to attend IYRS came to me like a period at the end of a sentence...
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Greg Slimko, Digital Modeling & Fabrication Student Ambassador
Who knew Maude Weisser is a tic-tac-toe shark? Or that Brandon McCarraher is victorious at 3D printing game board pieces? You see, in the Digital Modeling & Fabrication shop we are about having fun, in addition to jam-packed days of learning!
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Jen Iacovelli
Andrea Williams came to IYRS in 2017 with two goals: One was practical and one more more of a dream...
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IYRS School of Technology & Trades
Interested in carbon fiber composites and composite technology? Learn more about how we got here, the current uses of carbon fiber, and how to get involved in the future of carbon fiber composite technology.