[3] In 1921 The Navy Supply Corps School of Application in Washington, D.C. had 25 students deeming its first official class.

[3][4] The Naval Supply Operational Training Center was established in 1944 in Bayonne, New Jersey but later became a part of the NSCS and renamed as such.

In January 2011, NSCS opened opposite the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.

The Basic Qualification Course (BQC) is a 20-week in-person program that teaches management techniques essential for understanding Navy procedures through exams and practical assessments.

This course is taught through scenario driven activities through use of interactive videos, role-playing and group-based discussions.

Practical learning is heavily used for greater comprehension through the use of mock-up HAZMAT offices and storage rooms.

Experienced fleet personnel take part in a two-week long course designed to increase resourcing and procedural awareness across the entire Naval Aviation Enterprise.

RESMART teaches through lecture and practical format, and requires students to research, create and present demonstrations on supply management.

The aim of RESMART is to develop confidence and presentation skills in students so they can train other reserve units in supply information.

This involves studying the joint planning process, the naval logistics chain of command and deployment concerns in a militant environment.

This senior role means students must assemble reports such as monthly and annual financial management plans.

The aim of AMP is to develop managerial abilities and skills such as communication and overcoming workplace problems to become more effective managers.

ILEAD includes a two-week AMP course in order to grant full comprehension of the syllabus.

It familiarizes students with the organizational structure of the U.S. government, U.S. Navy, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP), Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), and their relationship to Foreign Military Sales (FMS) processes.

It discusses logistics supply chain, defined as identifying, locating, ordering and tracking assets.

The course also assists international customers in developing a working knowledge of Department of Defense web-based logistics systems and FMS requisitioning procedures and all aspects of the Security Cooperation Information Portal (SCIP).