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Guam students will be able to earn a four-year degree in mechanical engineering without leaving island starting next year, thanks to a new satellite campus at the University of Guam being established by the Colorado School of Mines. The Colorado university is ranked 52nd in the nation for best engineering schools, according to U.S. News & World Report rankings for 2025.
The partnership between the two institutions was announced earlier this week by the nonprofit organization managing the establishment of a 3D printing facility that will build parts for Navy ships.
Officials from the University of Guam, Guam Economic Development Authority, Applied Science & Technology Research Organization of America and Colorado School of Mines gather on the University of Guam campus earlier this fall to discuss plans for the satellite campus.
(photo from Colorado School of Mines)
“This partnership marks an important step for our island and the University of Guam. With the addition of mechanical engineering through Colorado School of Mines and our established civil engineering program, students can now earn two key engineering degrees without leaving the island,” UOG President Anita Borja Enriquez said in a Dec. 2 press release by Applied Science & Technology Research Organization of America (ASTRO America).
“These programs expand local access to quality education and are closely tied to workforce development — preparing our students for careers in advanced manufacturing and additive technology, industries that are growing quickly and will shape the region’s future,” Enriquez said in the release.
Classes for the first cohort of students is expected to begin in Fanuchånan (Fall) 2026, according to a Colorado School of Mines press release. University of Guam faculty will teach the first two years of the program, and Mines will provide the final two years of education on island, according to the release. Mines also will be offering technical elective courses in 3D printing though its Additive Manufacturing Interdisciplinary Graduate Program.
The first classes for the new Mechanical Engineering program are expected to start in Fanuchånan (Fall) 2026 at the University of Guam.
“The students receive the opportunity to earn a Mines degree in Guam, and the University of Guam and Colorado School of Mines benefit from the investment in state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing facilities and closer ties to the U.S. military and supporting industries in the Pacific – both of which will benefit from the graduates, innovation and capabilities that grow out of this strategic partnership,” Mines President Paul C. Johnson said in the school’s press release.
The program aims to create a local workforce for the Guam Additive Materials & Manufacturing Accelerator (GAMMA), a high-tech manufacturing and education center that had its groundbreaking in Dededo in early November. In addition to supporting the Navy’s maritime industrial base, the center is expected to diversify and boost Guam's economy with high-tech jobs.
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