The Norfolk Naval Shipyard's (NNSY) Lean Six Sigma College (L6SC), established in 1999, has spread across the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), the rest of the Navy, and now influencing commands throughout the entire Department of Defense (DOD). The shipyard’s knowledge and training of Lean Six Sigma originally began for instructing employees from across the Naval shipyards on the benefits of streamlining work processes and eliminating unnecessary waste. L6SC, in less than 10 years, has already grown from a modest program for instructing shipyarders to now educating military and civilian personnel on all things Lean and in all areas throughout the DOD.