Marine Engineering Technology
Texas A&M Offers In-State Tuition for Civilian USCG Degrees
Texas A&M University is offering in-state tuition for all incoming U.S. undergraduate students who select a U.S. Coast Guard license program offered at its Galveston Campus beginning the 2025 fall semester. The move aims to offset the national shortage of ... Read More
Galveston Campus Hosts Third Annual Blue Economy Leadership Institute
On February 7 and 8, Texas A&M University at Galveston Department of Counseling, Career & Ability Services hosted the Blue Economy Leadership Institute. The two-day team-based event let juniors, seniors and graduate students tackle real-life issues for the blue economy, ... Read More
Year In Review: Defining Stories of 2024
2024 was a groundbreaking year for Texas A&M University at Galveston. From the launch of the new College of Marine Sciences and Maritime Studies, to a rescue at sea, these 12 stories are just a glimpse of some of our exciting achievements and milestones over the last year. Read More
Former Student Hybrid Design Recognized in 2024 “10 Significant Boats”
When Ryan Rendall '12 started a new job as a naval architect and marine engineer with The Shearer Group in 2017, he was excited to join the team designing a new ferry for the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDoT). The ... Read More
Professor Vanicha McQueen Talks Career, Next Generation Of Engineers
Vanicha McQueen brings a broad practical knowledge of marine engineering, with experience in everything from design to manufacturing to operations, to the Department of Marine Engineering Technology. McQueen, an associate professor of the practice and assistant department head, is committed ... Read More
Chronicling Cadet’s Sea Chronicles
During Summer Sea Term 2024, Texas A&M University at Galveston sophomore Lance Johnson '27, looking for a way to document his experience, decided to post his day-to-day life on social media. The marine engineering technology student initially intended his aptly ... Read More
Commercial Sea Term Q&A With Cadet Tyler Heffernan
Bldg. 311 sat down with Tyler Heffernan '25, a marine engineering technology student that recently returned to Galveston from her commercial sea term. She spent her summer at sea with Flex LNG on a liquid natural gas (LNG) tanker in ... Read More
Texas A&M Launches College Of Marine Sciences And Maritime Studies
Texas A&M University has launched a new College of Marine Sciences and Maritime Studies to lead in innovation, education and discovery for the nation’s “blue economy,” the sustainable use of ocean and coastal resources for economic growth. The college offers ... Read More
Powell Marine Engineering Complex Dedicated
On Friday, April 30, 2010, family, friends, colleagues, and classmates of Thomas W. Powell '62 gathered to watch as he christened the Powell Marine Engineering Complex of the Mitchell Campus of Texas A&M University at Galveston. Read More