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COLLEGE PROFILE:

San Jacinto College Maritime

Surrounded by monuments of history, industries and maritime en-

Technology and Training Center terprises of today, and the space age of tomorrow, San Jacinto College has been serving the citizens of East

Harris County, Texas, since 1961.

The San Jacinto College Maritime

Program, just outside of Houston,

Texas offers over 80 United States

Coast Guard (USCG) and National

Maritime Center (NMC)-approved and internationally-recognized Stan- dards for Training, Certi? cation and

Watchkeeping (STCW) maritime training and deck-level coursework for all professional mariners from the entry-level deckhand on an in- land towboat to Unlimited Tonnage

Masters on the world’s largest ships region, providing them with USCG- riod of time, the college has achieved and everything in between. Engi- neering courses are available from approved courses. It also houses Texas’ an enviable reputation for providing ? rst associate degree program in mari- meaningful and valuable marine train- engine room fundamentals to Quali- ? ed Member of the Engineering time transportation. In a very short pe- ing across many disciplines.

Department (QMED), Designated

Duty engineer (DDE), to Chief En- gineer. The College’s assets include a 3,748 square-foot suite for three full-mission ship bridge simulators and much more. A dock was recently built at the Center for industry crew changes and student training, thanks to a partnership with G & H Towing.

Curriculum is guided by collabora- tion between maritime industry lead- ers and College leadership to ensure the training provided prepares a new generation of the workforce as well as upskilling the current workforce.

THE CASE:

In 2017, the College celebrated the ? rst anniversary of the San Jacinto Col- lege Maritime Technology and Training

Center on the Maritime Campus in La

Porte, Texas. This Center was built by

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