During its century-long history, the school has adopted the motto "Sincerity and Perseverance" and has carried forward the Jia Gong spirit. It has cultivated a large number of high-quality technical and skilled talents for the country and Fujian's marine industry. Outstanding alumni can be found all over the country and in various parts of the world, earning the school a wide reputation both at home and abroad. Currently, it is a national school with distinctive defense education features, a civilized campus in Fujian Province, a safe campus in Fujian Province, a demonstration vocational college in Fujian Province, a demonstration modern vocational college in Fujian Province, an outstanding school in the Huang Yanpei Vocational Education Award in Fujian Province, a model institution for innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity education in Fujian Province, a national natural science foundation supporting unit, a "Double High Project" construction unit in Fujian Province, and a key institution in the "Double High Plan" of Fujian Province.