Wayne J. Griffin Electric, Inc. celebrates graduates from Wentworth Institute of Technology associate program

Holliston, MA A leading electrical subcontractor throughout New England and the Southeast for nearly five decades, Wayne J. Griffin Electric, Inc. (Griffin Electric) recognized the latest group of its employees who completed requirements to earn their associate of applied science in engineering technology degree from Wentworth Institute of Technology (Wentworth) in Boston this past December. Griffin Electric honored the Class of 2024 at a graduation breakfast celebration earlier this spring, the third cohort of employees from the company to have completed the program.

Graduates were presented with their Wentworth diplomas while family and friends cheered them on via a live video stream of the ceremony. The graduating class also includes several employees from the company’s Southeast regional office locations, and each was able to join the celebration remotely and share the moment with their classmates. Griffin Electric recognizes the dedication put in by each employee throughout the program and was pleased to give each student a Wentworth Alumni jacket and gift bag to further recognize them for their hard work.

Representatives from both Wentworth and the company, including Griffin Electric president Wayne Griffin, addressed the graduates at the ceremony. Speakers congratulated the students on successfully balancing their schoolwork on top of their full-time work responsibilities, and reflected on the time and sacrifices it may have taken for them to reach this point. The Class of 2024 thrived in the classroom, with many students graduating with Latin honors by earning a 3.5 cumulative GPA or higher.

With the importance of continual learning emphasized as one of its core philosophies, Griffin Electric was proud to partner with Wentworth in 2018 to begin offering this associate degree program for licensed graduates of its in-house Apprenticeship Training Program. If accepted to the Wentworth program, Griffin Electric employees can truly get the best of both worlds: an electrical or telecom license and an associate degree with limited financial burden, as the company covers up to 70% of tuition costs. Students enter the program having already earned almost half of the required credits needed to complete their degree, which is a testament to the level of comprehensive education that Griffin Electric’s apprenticeship program provides.

The company has always been committed to doing whatever it can to provide its employees with opportunities to further their personal and career development. This associate degree program is just one of the many ways Griffin Electric aims to help its team members to achieve their goals and reach their full potential. The company continues to be proud to “Work with the Best. Be the Best.”