Astoria — Clatsop Community College invites the public to an open house at the college’s MERTS (Marine and Environmental Research and Training Station) campus 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, May 5.

The MERTS campus — Oregon’s designated Maritime Training College — houses the Maritime Science Department; Fire Response & Research Center; the Living Machine; Industrial & Manufacturing Technology Center, including Automotive Technology, Welding, and Historic Preservation and Restoration.

For the one-day event, programs will have displays and interactive demonstrations. Tours of the college’s training vessel, M/V Forerunner, will be conducted.

Visitors can also meet representatives from the college’s business department and admissions, try out a virtual welding machine, and explore Air National Guard and National Guard displays, according to press materials.

MERTS is located off U.S. Highway 30 on Liberty Lane, three miles east of Astoria.

For more information, visit www.clatsopcc.edu/about-ccc/campuses/merts or call 503-338-7670.