The Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NAME) major provides a strong education in engineering, mathematics and the sciences, focused on the design and analysis of ships and boats. Sharing much in common with mechanical engineering, the NA&ME program instead has a heavy focus on ship design and ship systems during the 2/c and 1/c (junior and senior) years.
The NAME major is a highly experiential program that makes use of an impressive array of professional resources such as: a 50,000-gallon tow tank with sinusoidal wave maker, 10,000-gallon circulating water channel, wind tunnel, Ultimaker 2+ 3D printers, ShopBot 3-Axis CNC router, a fully-equipped materials science lab and more.
The mission of the Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NA&ME) Program is to provide the U.S. Coast Guard with officers and technical leaders who have earned ABET-accredited degrees in NA&ME. We will foster a supportive environment in which cadets can develop critical thinking, decision making, and teamwork skills centered around the engineering expertise associated with design, construction, operation and repair of Coast Guard and commercial vessels. We are proud to offer this level of commitment through academic excellence, dedicated mentoring, and responsive, quality advising to our students. We will cultivate a close, cooperative community, a desire for continual learning and seek professional development opportunities for our students. We will work together to provide the best education possible for all cadets and fulfill the Mission of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
Students have access to sophisticated equipment, including state-of-the-art MakerBot 2, Ultimaker and other 3D printers; computer numerical control (CNC) machine; and laser cutter. Standard mechanical shop tools include: lathes, drill presses, belt sanders, grinders and more.
