MMA’s Engineering Department Evolves to Meet the Future

For over eighty years, Maine Maritime Academy has been supplying the nation with skilled workers to meet our country’s engineering, management, science, and transportation needs. In an increasingly interconnected world, MMA students and alumni touch nearly every aspect of our modern global economy.

Over the decades, the Harold Alfond School of Engineering has gained a reputation for producing engineers of the highest caliber. Whether working at sea or ashore, MMA alumni are recognized as leaders, experts, and pioneers in their fields.

In 2018, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated a shortfall of at least six million engineers between 2016 and 2026. In the years since, geopolitical shifts, dynamic economic forces, and the Covid pandemic have converged to exacerbate workforce needs. Demand for skilled professionals has only increased.