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USCG Training Center Yorktown

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Yorktown, VA Coast Guard

About USCG Training Center Yorktown

The Hampton Roads Region which includes Williamsburg, Newport News, Hampton, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, and Virginia Beach is home to perhaps the largest military concentration in the world.

It is one of the nation's largest Metropolitan Areas; rich in history, overflowing with natural resources and full of economic, cultural and recreational opportunity, Hampton Roads is a diverse, friendly and easy to know neighborhood.

Situated in southeastern Virginia where the Chesapeake Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean, Hampton Roads is divided between the "Southside'': Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Smithfield, Suffolk and Virginia Beach; and the "Peninsula": Gloucester, Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, Williamsburg, James City County and York County.

The US Coast Guard Training Center in Yorktown, VA is only one of three Coast Guard training facilities in the nation. Originally the Navy's Mine Warfare Training School, the 400,000 acres became home to the Reserve Training Center in 1957. The Coast Guard offers 7 'A' School courses at Yorktown which include: Port Operations, Gunner's Mate, Electrician's Mate, Boatswain's Mate, Marine Science Technician, Machinery Technician, and Damage Controlman.

US Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown
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Local Area Information


HOME BUYING AND RENTAL INFORMATION

You will find many wonderful housing options available near US Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown.  If you are searching for a home near US Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown, areas you may want to consider include Williamsburg, Newport News, Hampton, York County and Poquoson. If you would like to learn more about each of these cities, simply click on the links provided.

SCHOOLS
Understanding that information on area schools may be an important component of your home search, we have provided the following links so that you can explore what each school division has to offer:

CIVILIAN EMPLOYERS
With an unemployment rate of 6.1%, Hampton Roads offers a wide variety of employment opportunities. Many employers will post career opportunities on Careerbuilder.com, Monster.com, and the Virginia Employment Commission website.

Major employers and the cities in which they are located are listed below:
Alcoa-Howmet (Hampton)
Amerigroup Corporation (Virginia Beach)
Anheuser-Bush/Inbev (Williamsburg)
BAE Systems (Norfolk)
Bank of America (Norfolk)
Bon Secours Health System (Norfolk)
Canon Virginia (Newport News)
Chesapeake Regional Medical Center (Chesapeake)
Colonial Williamsburg (Williamsburg)
College of William & Mary (Williamsburg)
Dollar Tree Stores (Chesapeake)
Dominion Enterprises (Chesapeake)
Eastern Virginia Medical School (Norfolk)
FHC Health Systems (Norfolk)
GEICO Direct (Virginia Beach)
Measurement Specialties Incorporated (Hampton)
NASA Langley Research Center (Hampton)
Newport News Shipbuilding (Newport News)
Old Dominion University (Norfolk)
Portfolio Recovery Associates (Norfolk)
QVC (Chesapeake & Suffolk)
Riverside Health System (Williamsburg/Newport News)
Smithfield Foods (Smithfield)
STIHL Inc. (Virginia Beach)
Tenneco Corporation (Chesapeake)

For a more complete listing of Hampton Roads Employers, click here.


TRANSPORTATION
You will find many options available if you are traveling through the Hampton Roads Region. From a robust interstate system, to passenger trains and light rail, we have it all. For additional information on travel options throughout the region:


POINTS OF INTEREST
There are many exciting things to see and do near the US Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown. Points of interest include:

  •  Busch Gardens
  •  Water Country USA
  •  Colonial Williamsburg
  •  Williamsburg Winery
  •  Ferguson Center for the Performing Arts
  •  Virginia Air and Space Museum
  •  Virginia Living Museum
  •  Yorktown Victory Center

Click here for a listing of current events.


Whether it is employment in the area, school information, housing options, or great things to see and do - let us help you explore what the Hampton Roads area has to offer.

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