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Maine Maritime Academy

Pleasant Street, Castine, ME 04421

http://www.mainemaritime.edu/

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School Description

Provided by Maine Maritime Academy

The mission of Maine Maritime Academy is to provide a quality education primarily focused on marine related programs. The curriculum will empower students to take on leadership roles, encourage rigorous self-discipline, promote curiosity, and provide graduates with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in the global economy.

Vision Statement
Maine Maritime Academy is a career-oriented college that strives to continue to be the globally recognized leader in providing the highest quality maritime, engineering, engineering technology, marine science, and logistics education with facilities and laboratories that are at the leading edge of technological innovation.

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Maine Maritime Academy

From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Maine Maritime Academy is a public post-secondary college and nautical training institution with approximately 800 students, located in Castine, Maine. 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 at Orono. 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.

History

Proposals for an institution devoted to nautical training began in Maine in the 1930s. Educational and civic leaders throughout the state led by Senator Ralph Leavitt of Portland prompted the creation of Maine Maritime Academy by an act of the 90th Maine Legislature on March 21, 1941.

The original class of 29 students reported on October 9, 1941 to Rear Adm. Douglas Dismukes, a veteran of World War I who came out of retirement to head the fledgling school. Classes met on the campus of the Eastern State Normal School, with students lodged at Castine’s Pentagoet Inn. The MATTIE, a coastal schooner out of Camden, Maine, served as the first training ship. World War II required a rapid build-up of the U.S. Merchant Marine, with a critical need for new deck and engineering officers. The academy met that challenge. By war’s end, Maine Maritime had graduated 384 men who served at sea during the war in every theater of operations.

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Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location:
Northeast
Setting:
Rural Setting
Type:
Public
Size:
Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
Mascot:
Mariners

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
749
On Campus Housing:
Available
Full Time Students:
100%
Athletic Programs:
Available
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 13,610
Students Receiving Aid:
77%
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Admissions

Application Fee:
$ 15
Selectivity:
Selective
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Degree Programs at Maine Maritime Academy

Associate's Level Programs

  • Business

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  • Transportation Careers

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    • Marine Transportation See more schools with programs in Marine Transportation
      • Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer
        A program that prepares individuals to serve as captains, executive officers, engineers and ranking mates on commercially licensed inland, coastal and ocean-going vessels. Includes instruction in maritime traditions and law; maritime policy; economics and management of commercial marine operations; basic naval architecture and engineering; shipboard power systems engineering; crew supervision; and administrative procedures.
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Bachelor's Level Programs

  • Business

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    • International Business/Trade/Commerce
      A program that prepares individuals to manage international businesses and/or business operations. Includes instruction in the principles and processes of export sales, trade controls, foreign operations and related problems, monetary issues, international business policy, and applications to doing business in specific countries and markets.
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  • Engineering

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    • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
      A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of self-propelled, stationary, or towed vessels operating on or under the water, including inland, coastal and ocean environments; and the analysis of related engineering problems such as corrosion, power transfer, pressure, hull efficiency, stress factors, safety and life support, environmental hazards and factors, and specific use requirements.
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    • Systems Engineering
      A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of total systems solutions to a wide variety of engineering problems, including the integration of human, physical, energy, communications, management, and information requirements as needed, and the application of requisite analytical methods to specific situations.
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  • Interdisciplinary Studies

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    • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
      Any instructional program that is derived from two or more distinct programs to provide a cross-cutting focus on a subject concentration that is not subsumed under a single discipline or occupational field.
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  • Life Science

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      • Biological and Biomedical Sciences
        Students in this program study general biology at an introductory level. This major provides students with a broad overview of biology and includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of biological specializations.
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  • Technician Careers

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  • Transportation Careers

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    • Marine Transportation See more schools with programs in Marine Transportation
      • Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer
        A program that prepares individuals to serve as captains, executive officers, engineers and ranking mates on commercially licensed inland, coastal and ocean-going vessels. Includes instruction in maritime traditions and law; maritime policy; economics and management of commercial marine operations; basic naval architecture and engineering; shipboard power systems engineering; crew supervision; and administrative procedures.
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Master's Level Programs

Students

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 100%
Part-Time 0%
Men vs. Women
Men 87%
Women 13%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 96%
Other 4%
Hispanic 0%
Asian 0%
African-American 0%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 69%
Out-of-State 31%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Maine 69%
Massachusetts 6%
New Hampshire 3%
Connecticut 2%
Florida 1%
Percent of Students International: 1%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 76%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: No

Athletics

Member of: NAA, NCAA
Sports Include: Football (New England Football Conference)
Basketball (North Atlantic Conference)
Track (North Atlantic Conference)
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) In-State Out-of-State  
Published Tuition and Fees:
 $ 7,680 $ 13,610  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 6,380 $ 12,310  
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 1,300 $ 1,300  
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
 $ 1,580 56%  
State and Local Grants:
 $ 937 26%  
Institutional Grants:
 $ 1,950 57%  
Student Loans:
 $ 3,446 75%  
Any Aid:
   77%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 71% (Selective)
Test Scores  
SAT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores: 99%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Verbal: 450, Math: 470
Top 75th Percentile: Verbal: 550, Math: 580
ACT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting ACT Scores: 13%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Composite: 15, Verbal: 15, Math: 17
Top 75th Percentile: Composite: 22, Verbal: 20, Math: 22

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 15.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Not Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Recommended
High School GPA: Required
High School Rank: Recommended
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Required
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Required

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    Maine Maritime Academy, Castine ME [source]
  • US Merchant Marine
    US Merchant Marine [source]
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  • Maine Maritime Academy Regiment of Midshipmen
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  • Regimental Preparatory Training (RPT) onboard the STATE OF MAINE.
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