Garamendi Releases Statement on Proposed Integration of Cal Maritime with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

WASHINGTON, DC— Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08) released the following statement on the California State University (CSU) Chancellor’s proposal to integrate the California State University Maritime Academy (Cal Maritime) in Vallejo, California with California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo:

“The proposed integration of Cal Maritime with Cal Poly promises significant reinvestment by the California State University System into the Academy, its Vallejo campus, and its students. If approved by the CSU Board of Trustees later this fall, this integration should provide current and future students the best that both Cal Poly and Cal Maritime have to offer and greater financial aid for those most in need. This integration should allow CSU students at both the Vallejo and San Luis Obispo campuses to benefit from a strengthened academic curriculum and graduate with a nationally recognized degree that prepares them for the maritime jobs of the future in nautical engineering and the burgeoning offshore renewable energy industry. As Vallejo’s Congressman, I work each year to secure millions in federal funding for Cal Maritime, including building the replacement vessel for the Academy’s aging training ship, Golden Bear. I will hold the CSU Chancellor to her commitment to keep Cal Maritime’s Vallejo campus open for years to come.”

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