Welcome to Webb, Class of 2029! ⚓️. What a great week on campus! We officially welcomed our first-year students, and the energy and excitement they bring are already making waves. While saying goodbye brought a few heartfelt tears this week, the joy of welcoming our newest

We’re proud to be featured in a recent @CNBC article highlighting the nine tuition-free colleges in the United States!. As the cost of higher education continues to rise nationwide, Webb remains committed to its mission, founded by William H. Webb, of providing a top-tier,.

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The recent visit from Rocking the Boat was a huge success! We were so excited to welcome this incredible organization back to Webb. Rocking the Boat's mission aligns perfectly with our values, as they empower young people to build pride, purpose, and possibility through hands-on

Webb Women Making Waves! 🌊 We’re proud to share that two of our exceptional alumnae, Melissa Hertel ’86, and Mara DuVernois ’20 have been named 2025 Top Women in Maritimeby Marine Log!. These Women of Webb are being recognized as part of an elite group of 20 leaders shaping the.

🚤 SEA You Later, Summer! ☀️.Last Friday marked the final Boat Race of the summer with our SEA program, and what a sendoff it was! 💥. 4 out of 5 boats stayed afloat (yes, really!) and every single team brought their A-game. From sturdy designs to clever engineering, these

From Maui to the boat shop, this team came ready to build.🚤 Meet one of our standout groups this SEA term: a crew of boatbuilders with big ideas, steady hands, and serious team spirit. One student sketched the entire catamaran, another flew in from Maui to be part of the action,

These SEA Term 2 students are doing it all - from crafting support frames to drilling plywood panels. For many of them, it’s their first time building anything like this, and their excitement is contagious. One student even shared their dream of getting into Webb, and after

At Webb Institute’s Summer Engineering Academy (SEA), students aren’t just learning about engineering; they’re living it. This group of rising high-school sophomores is building boats and designing water wheels from scratch, applying real-world problem-solving in a hands-on,

Week 2 of SEA Session 2 is in full swing!. Our student engineers are trading blueprints for building blocks as they bring their designs to life. Yes, boat-building week is officially here! From drafting tables to sawdust and fiberglass, this final stretch is where teamwork,

In the two-part documentary of “Billy Joel: And So It Goes,” on @HBO the legendary musician is seen wearing a Webb Institute jacket - a nod that didn’t go unnoticed by our community. Billy Joel has visited Webb multiple times, sharing stories with our students about his love for

We’re excited to welcome our newest group of future engineers to campus for two weeks of hands-on learning, creative problem-solving, and boat-building fun. This will be the second session of the Summer Engineering Academy (SEA) at Webb this summer. Stay tuned for highlights as

Last week’s SEA boat race was full of adventure, creativity, and a few unexpected splashes! Our student teams launched a fleet of innovative, hand-built boats into the water—each one a testament to their imagination and engineering skills. Some boats sailed strong, some

🛠️ Simple. Sturdy. Built to Race. 🚣‍♀️💪. This particular team from our SEA Program is going classic with their boat design - a wide, deep base for stability, a triangle bow, two benches for seating, and handmade oars for paddling power. With space for four and plenty of heart

All week long, this particular team from our SEA program has been building a trimaran - a boat with three hulls. The center hull is the main body, with two smaller outrigger hulls on either side to help with balance and speed. It’s been incredible to watch these young minds

Here’s your sneak peek at one of the most creative builds coming out of our SEA Program: a water wheel-style propeller!. Students designed it to attach to the side of their boat and power it with a hand crank from inside. Their mission? Turn engineering curiosity into real motion

Our SEA Program students are deep in the build phase - crafting their boats with teamwork, curiosity, and just a touch of competitive spirit 😏. Here’s a sneak peek of the Catamaran build underway! Stay tuned for more designs and the SEA Boat Race tomorrow! . #SEAProgram

Before setting sail into their big boat-building session, our SEA Academy students took on a unique challenge: designing and constructing wind-powered structures using simple materials like balsa wood, cardboard, and duct tape. Each day included a lesson and hands-on build,  and

What a great first week at Webb Institute's SEA Academy (Summer Engineering Academy)! 🤩 . Our future engineers and innovators have already dived deep into hands-on learning. This week, our talented participants designed, built, and tested their own small sailboats right here in

We’re thrilled to welcome this year’s first group of future engineers to our campus; with participants joining us from as far as Pittsburgh, Texas, and even Canada!. Over the next two weeks, these bright young minds will dive into hands-on projects, learn the fundamentals of

Power from the Waves | Webb Seniors Take Innovation to the Next Level ⚙️💡. Webb seniors Michael Coppi Jr. and Andrew Mullan dove deep into sustainable marine energy for their senior thesis - exploring Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converters. Building on the pioneering