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Opinion: Strengthen national defense without military service

A successful, high-paying career can now be attained in just four months rather than the four years it takes for a college degree. (subscription may be required to view)

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Danville's Institute for Advanced Learning in Research called 'overnight success, 20-plus years in the making'

Southside teachers are getting lessons on instructing students through a program designed to create the next generation of science and technology workers (subscription may be required to view)

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ATDM graduates 57 students

ATDM hosts completion ceremony at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research.

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Navy’s silent service makes waves in Danville (subscription required to view)

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Navy Cuts the Ribbon on its New Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence; Announces New Regional Training Center in Danville, Va.

The U.S. Navy celebrated the formal opening of its Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM CoE) within the State of Virginia’s Center for Manufacturing Advancement (CMA) on the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) campus in Danville, Virginia.

U.S. Navy Opens Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence at The Institute

The U.S. Navy is launching its Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM CoE) within the State of Virginia’s Center for Manufacturing Advancement (CMA) on the Danville Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) campus.

U.S. Navy to open training center in Danville

The Navy on Wednesday launched an additive manufacturing “center of excellence” to train students in defense manufacturing at Danville’s Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, as well as announcing a larger training facility to be built nearby.

Danville training program celebrates third cohort in shipbuilding skilled trades

As a manufacturing hub, Danville offers a training model that more recently includes a federal pilot project attracting participants on a national scale to defense industrial base trades.

Third cohort graduates from Accelerated Training in Defense Manufacturing

As a high-performance manufacturing hub, Danville offers an innovative training model that more recently includes a federal pilot project attracting participants on a national scale to defense industrial base trades.

Obtain a great-paying job without a college degree

A college degree is not required to enter the workforce through a new training program developed for veterans, transitioning military, industry and other individuals seeking great-paying jobs in the defense industry, specifically within the naval shipbuilding and sustainment sectors.