Bollinger Shipyards Opens Advanced Workforce Training Center In Gulfport, MS To Expand America’s Maritime Industrial Base

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The 7,200-square-foot facility was developed in partnership with the Submarine Industrial Base (SIB) Program Office and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, and will begin offering bootcamp-style programs in marine electrical, electronics, and sheet metal mechanics in Fall 2026. Bollinger’s overall bootcamp initiative, launched in 2024, has drawn over 4,000 applicants from 22 states in less than 19 months, with the most recent cohort attracting roughly 1,200 applicants and achieving an 80% graduation rate.