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IYRS School of Technology & Trades
What do IYRS, Harvard, RISD, MIT, and Yale have in common? Each was named one of the Best Maker Schools in the world by Newsweek for 2021.
IYRS Blog
![Paul Armstrong '14: From IYRS to Inventor]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1622043940/iyrsedu/xerklevihdpilxeotxty/PIcture1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1622043940/iyrsedu/xerklevihdpilxeotxty/PIcture1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1622043940/iyrsedu/xerklevihdpilxeotxty/PIcture1.jpg","width":800}])
Jen Iacovelli
Paul Armstrong '14 credits his education in the Composites Technology program with his ability to design and fabricate his new product, LOKT Charge.
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Nora Meah, Director of Admissions
This is Part 3 of a 4-part blog series on financing your education.
In the first two parts of this blog series on financial aid, we addressed two big questions prospective students grapple with as they plan their postsecondary education (Should I apply and how do I apply for financial aid?). Here, we are going to dive into the most frequently asked questions we hear at IYRS School of Technology & Trades.
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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...