Maryland employees are top-ranking in terms of educational attainment, personal income per capita, and the State boasts more scientists and engineers than most others. A survey conducted by the GWIB Aerospace Industry Steering Committee in 2006 indicated that, on average, 65.4% of Aerospace employees have a Bachelor’s degree or above.

In today’s world, Maryland’s strong network of universities and colleges offering science and engineering programs is producing graduates who easily find work in the Aerospace industry. A wide array of Internship opportunities are also available for college students as well.

• Maryland Higher Education Commission website’s complete listing of Public and Private Colleges and Universities
  http://www.mhec.state.md.us/highered/
  colleges_universities/index.asp
• The Maryland Space grant Consortium, MSGC is Maryland's implementation arm of NASA's National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program
  http://www.mdspacegrant.org/main.html

Additional sources for information on internships.

Many jobs in the Aerospace Industry, particularly those supporting the U.S. Government, require that employees undergo background investigations. Background investigations are often required by employers, and are mandatory for employees requiring access to U.S. Government facilities. These are also the necessary first step in acquiring Security Clearances necessary for some of the most highly sensitive and important jobs in the aerospace industry. It is important for college students (and high school students as well) to be mindful of these requirements on a daily basis when working towards a career in Science, Technology or Engineering.

The following link contains FAQs related to security clearances.
http://www.clearancejobs.com/security_clearance_faq.pdf•