IYRS from harbor

Tours and Campus Visit Grant

Upcoming Open Houses:
Saturday, October 25, 2025

Plan your visit to IYRS

IYRS offers several ways for you to experience our Newport, RI campus, whether you attend one of our open houses or request a personalized tour for your family or group. You'll smell the scent of cedar in Restoration Hall and explore the advanced technologies used in the Brooks Building. You'll see our shops, classrooms, and labs, view student projects, learn about our ACCSC-accredited programs, get an insider's perspective on student life, and much more. We look forward to sharing the IYRS experience with you. Can't make it here in person? We also offer a virtual tour of the campus. Enjoy exploring IYRS! 

About the $1,000 Campus Visit Grant

Because we feel so strongly that an in-person visit is the best way to feel what it's like to be a student here, we've created a campus visit grant. When you attend an open house within one year prior to attending IYRS, you are eligible to receive up to $1,000 as a grant, to be applied to your IYRS tuition bill. If you take an official campus tour with our admissions team in the year prior to attending IYRS, you will receive a $500 grant to be applied to your IYRS tuition (not “stackable” with open house visit grant). This is a one-time grant.

For any questions about tours and open houses, please reach out to admissions@iyrs.edu. For any questions about the campus visit grant program, please email our financial aid office.

Register for an Open House

Female marine systems student

There is no better way to learn about IYRS than by attending an Open House! You'll meet faculty and staff, and learn about the IYRS student experience and our exceptional student outcomes. Come see for yourself what our ACCSC-accredited, hands-on education can offer you. Bring your curiosity and questions!

Request a personalized tour of IYRS

Boatbuilding and restoration

Take a Virtual Tour of IYRS