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The Student Experience & Outcomes

Build Your Success at IYRS, Where Passion Meets Expertise

If you enjoy working with your hands, learning in teams, and watching your effort and commitment come to life through your work, IYRS School of Technology & Trades may be a good fit for your educational journey. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to build and restore wooden boats, learn advanced design and fabrication skills, or train to become an in-demand marine technician. We provide a collaborative learning environment where you’ll work on industry-relevant projects with mentorship from world-class faculty and have opportunities to make important connections in your field. At IYRS, we’ll help you build the future that’s right for you.

  • Learn Boatbuilding & Woodworking

    In our Boatbuilding & Restoration program, you’ll work alongside expert woodworkers and boatbuilders to learn the trade from the very beginning. In this two-year program, you’ll work collaboratively on hands-on projects to develop your practical skills and experience the pride of restoring two boats from start to finish. At the end of each year, you’ll get to launch and sail your restored boat in Newport Harbor.

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  • Experience the Design and Fabrication Process

    Our Digital Modeling & Fabrication program gives you a foundation of knowledge to design, create models, test your theories, and build a final prototype to bring your vision to life. You’ll learn how to use industry-standard design software and build your proficiency through a variety of advanced fabrication techniques. At the end of the program, you’ll complete a capstone project where you’ll use your knowledge and experience to design and build a project of your choosing. We encourage you to design something meaningful to you, and we’re excited to see what you can create!

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  • Become a Certified Composites Technician

    Become a Certified Composites Technician. This accredited program will teach you to design and build with advanced materials and prepare you to take the highest level composites certification. You’ll work with expert faculty who have decades of experience in the field and learn not only to build but how to design and create your own concepts through digital drawings. We promote hands-on learning with a capstone project to design your own work and explore your passion.

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  • Transform Your Passion for Boating Into a Career

    Our Marine Systems program prepares you to seamlessly enter the marine industry as a systems technician in just six months. You’ll build working simulation panels from start to finish and learn to install, repair, and troubleshoot all aspects of both stand-alone and fully integrated boat systems and the inner workings of power and sailboats. Through this program, you will also take the following certification exams:

    • ABYC Marine Electrical Certification
    • ABYC Marine Systems Certification
    • ABYC Marine Engines and Fuel Systems Certification
    • NMEA Basic Marine Electronics Installer
    • Basic NMEA 2000 Installer
    • Yamaha Introduction to Outboard Systems

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Experience a Premier Trade Education

IYRS was named one of the Best Maker Schools in the world (Newsweek, 2021). Through our rigorous programs, we promote ingenuity and excellence. Our students learn by doing and graduate with in-demand and valuable skills they can use to make their future goals a reality. We have a well-developed learning space with state-of-the-art technology and world-class faculty who guide our community of learning.

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Apply to IYRS School of Technology & Trades Today!

Build the career and life you want at IYRS. Apply today and benefit from:

  • No application fee
  • 48-hour admissions decision after the admissions process is complete

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We’re here to help you take the first step toward your future. Whether you have questions about our programs, need information on admissions, or want to learn more about our hands-on learning approach, our team is ready to assist you.