Maine Maritime Academy

Coordinates: 44°23.3′N 68°48.2′W / 44.3883°N 68.8033°W / 44.3883; -68.8033
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Maine Maritime Academy
File:Maine Maritime Academy seal.jpg
TypePublic
EstablishedMarch 21, 1941
Endowment$18.1 million
PresidentWilliam J. Brennan
DeanDavid Gardner
Undergraduates937 students
Location
Castine
,
Maine
,
USA
MascotMariners
Websitemainemaritime.edu

44°23.3′N 68°48.2′W / 44.3883°N 68.8033°W / 44.3883; -68.8033

Maine Maritime Academy is a public post-secondary college and nautical training institution with approximately 900 students, located in Castine in Hancock County, Maine, USA. The Academy was established by the 90th Maine Legislature on March 21, 1941. Maine Maritime Academy is a public college. Costs of admission are comparable to the nearby University of Maine. Unlike federal service academies, a congressional recommendation is not required to attend this state school. Students are not obligated to go to sea or into the military after graduation, and a large portion of the graduating class chooses shore-side employment, often in maritime related fields or the power generation industry.

Maine Maritime Academy is one of six maritime training colleges in the United States, and one of only two of these maritime academies which fields a Navy Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) unit. The college is affiliated under the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Maine Maritime Academy is the only business, residence, or organization to receive mail at the US ZIP code 04420.

In 2015, Maine Maritime Academy was named the best public university or college in the United States by Money Magazine.[1]

Maine Maritime Academy operates two nearby campuses in Castine, Maine.
Academy sign
Main Campus
Waterfront Campus

Academics

The academy offers undergraduate bachelor's degrees with a choice of 11 different majors:

  • Marine Engineering Operations (MEO) (Regiment Required)
  • Marine Engineering Technology (MET) (Regiment Required)
  • Marine Systems Engineering (MSE) (Regiment Required)
    • 4-Year Design Track (Regiment Required 1st Yr)
    • 5-Year License Track (Regiment Required)
  • Marine Transportation Operations (MTO) (Regiment Required)
  • Vessel Operations and Technology (VOT)
  • Power Engineering Technology (PET)
  • Power Engineering Operations (PEO)
  • Small Vessel Operations (SVO)
  • International Business & Logistics (IBL)
  • Marine Biology
  • Marine Science
  • Interdisciplinary Studies

The academy offers two-year associate degrees in:

  • Small Vessel Operations (SVO)
  • Small Craft Design
Schooner Bowdoin

The academy also offers three graduate level programs in Global Supply Chain Management, International Business and Maritime Management leading to a Master of Science through its Loeb-Sullivan School of International Business and Logistics.

Maine Maritime Academy has aggressive co-op and internship programs.[2] Students from all engineering majors and the Marine Transportation Operations major are required to complete at least one co-op. Some majors are required to complete two co-ops. Students in Regiment of Midshipmen have the opportunity and/or requirement to participate in two cruises with the Training Ship State of Maine (TSSOM). Students in the Small Vessel Operations major have the opportunity to sail with the schooner Bowdoin on its yearly training cruise.

Maine Maritime Academy has recently been ranked as one of the nation's top baccalaureate colleges in the 2009 edition of America's Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report. For the second consecutive year Maine Maritime was placed as 10th overall in the listing of public and private colleges located in the northern region, a region defined by the publication as spanning the eastern coast of United States from Maryland to Maine.[3]

Athletics

Maine Maritime teams participate as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III. The Mariners are a member of the North Atlantic Conference (NAC). Men's sports include basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, sailing, volleyball and soccer; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, sailing, soccer, lacrosse and volleyball.

Sports

Men's sports
Women's sports
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Soccer
  • Lacrosse
  • Sailing
  • Volleyball

Notes

  1. ^ The 50 Best Public Colleges
  2. ^ "MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY (MMA) AT CASTINE, MAINE". EduMaritime.com.
  3. ^ "Maine Maritime Academy". mainemaritime.edu.

External links

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