Universal Technical Institute SourcesAvailableforVeterans News and Feature Stories
Staff and graduates are availableto sharemilitary and career education experiences.
Who: Universal Technical Institute Division (UTI) staff and graduates who are also U.S. military veterans are available as sources for news and feature stories in advance of and on Veterans Day, and throughout November (National Veterans & Military Families Month).
Sources include, but are not limited to:
- Titus Hubbard, MIAT Houston campus director. He is a former U.S. Army staff sergeant who worked as a UH-60 Sikorsky S-70 Black Hawk helicopter repairman; FAA-certified Airframe and Powerplant Technician; graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University with an AS in Aeronautics / Aviation / Aerospace Science and Technology and a BS in Aeronautics / Aviation / Aerospace Science and Technology.
- Jimenez Bailey,UTI/MIAT Houston education manager. He is a former UH 60 Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter crew chief based in the U.S. and Korea; FAA-certified Airframe and Powerplant technician.
- Jonathan Lemus, former U.S. Army infantry soldier who drove and maintained the eight-wheeled Stryker armored infantry carrier vehicle. He is a 2023 graduate of the UTI Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., campus, and now works as a Volvo service technician in Santa Monica, Calif.
UTI operates 16 campuses in 9 states and offers a wide range of transportation, skilled trades and energy training programs under brands such as UTI, MIAT College of Technology, Motorcycle Mechanics Institute, Marine Mechanics Institute, and NASCAR Technical Institute. UTI offers Auto, Diesel, Collision Repair, HVACR (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration), Wind Energy, Welding, Robotics and Automation, Non-Destructive Testing, Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Machinist Training, Industrial Maintenance Technician, and Airframe and Powerplant programs.
What: UTI supports U.S. military veterans in these and many other ways:
- Veteran Staffing: Hiring faculty and staff with military experience.
- Military Scholarships: UTI offers the Salute to Service Grant, which provides a 10% tuition reduction for military veterans, reducing the cost of their education.
- Veteran Support Staff: UTI Military Admissions Representatives, many of whom are U.S. veterans themselves, are available to assist those who have served.
- Veterans’ lounges: many UTI campuses have private areas where veterans can study, relax between classes, or socialize with other veteran students.
- Career Services: UTI staff assist with resume writing, interview skills development, and introductions to prospective employers.
What: Veterans Day was formerly known as Armistice Day. Veterans Day was originally set as a U.S. legal holiday to recognize the end of World War I, which officially took place on Nov. 11, 1918. In 1938, through an act of Congress, Nov. 11 was designated as a legal holiday. In 1954, at the urging of the veterans’ service organizations, the 83rd U.S. Congress amended the Act of 1938 by striking out the word “Armistice” and inserting the word “Veterans.” On June 1, 1954, Nov. 11 became a day to honor American veterans of all wars. (Source)
Veterans & Military Families Month was established in 1996 by the Armed Services YMCA, with the U.S. Government recognizing the occasion every year since. Each November, the President signs a proclamation declaring November National Veterans & Military Families Month, and with hundreds of thousands of service members deployed overseas, recognizing the daily sacrifices made by active duty, Guard, and Reserve military families has never been more important. (Source)
How: Please see media contacts above to arrange an interview in person, by phone, or video.
To learn more about Universal Technical Institute and its Military and Veteran Services please visit, https://www.uti.edu/support-services/military-veteran-services.
AboutUniversal Technical Institute, Inc.
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE: UTI) (the “Company”) was founded in 1965 and is a leading workforce solutions provider of transportation, skilled trades and healthcare education programs, whose mission is to serve students, partners, and communities by providing quality education and support services for in-demand careers across a number of highly skilled fields. The Company is comprised of two divisions: Universal Technical Institute (“UTI”) and Concorde Career Colleges (“Concorde”). UTI operates 16 campuses located in 9 states and offers a wide range of transportation and skilled trades technical training programs under brands such as UTI, MIAT College of Technology, Motorcycle Mechanics Institute, Marine Mechanics Institute and NASCAR Technical Institute. Concorde operates across 17 campuses in 8 states, offering programs in the Allied Health, Dental, Nursing, Patient Care and Diagnostic fields. For more information, visit or www.concorde.edu, or visit us on LinkedIn at @UniversalTechnicalInstitute and @Concorde Career Colleges or on X @news_UTI or @ConcordeCareer.
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