University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland (USMSM) provides academic and professional development educational opportunities, offering more than 30 high-demand degree and certificate programs—from bachelor’s completion through PhDs—from five USM partner institutions. In addition, USMSM’s newest building houses the MATRIXlab of the A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, bringing together academia, industry, and government around research and development focused on autonomous systems.