Cal Poly San Luis Obispo will absorb Cal Maritime, a struggling public university in Vallejo. The Cal State Board of Trustees voted Thursday to merge the two schools, saying it was the only way to save the Bay Area school from closure.
Top administrators at both schools backed the move. It will take a little while, but by the Fall of 2026, all students from Cal Maritime will be identified as Cal Poly students.
The Maritime Academy teaches students about marine engineering technology, transportation and mechanical engineering. That makes it a good fit, according to Jeffrey Armstrong, President of Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. He presented the integration proposal to the Board this week…