Vocational institution that offers training and instruction in the traditional and contemporary craft of wooden boatbuilding and marine systems.
Date founded
1980
Degrees offered
Certificate or diploma, Associate
School accreditation
Accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges and licensed by the Washington State Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board.
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act eligible training provider
Yes
School setting
Setting
Small town-rural area (not within commuting distance of a large city)
The programs combine classroom instruction with hands-on projects. The twelve-month boatbuilding programs start every October. Upon completion, the student receives an associate degree and is prepared to enter the field of wooden boatbuilding or other woodworking trades. The six-month marine systems program has two starts per year, in October and April. Upon completion of the six-month program the student is awarded a diploma and is prepared to start working in the marine systems trades.
Student Body
Enrollment
Total enrollment
40
Enrollment is limited to approximately 55 full-time boatbuilding students per year and 12 full-time marine systems students per session.
Applicants must have the physical capacity to undertake daily work on bench and shop projects. Students must also be able to understand instructions given in English.
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