Mission Statement
The mission statement for the Cal Maritime defines our purposes as an organization. Our educational community subscribes to the following statement of what we will do. Our mission is to:
Provide each student with a college education combining intellectual learning, applied technology, leadership development, and global awareness.
Provide the highest quality licensed officers and other personnel for the merchant marine and national maritime industries.
Provide continuing education opportunities for those in the transportation and related industries.
Be an information and technology resource center for the transportation and related industries.
We do not give athletic scholarships.
The California Maritime Academy (also known as CMA, Cal Maritime, and CSU, Maritime) is one of 23 campuses in the California State University system and is one of only seven degree-granting maritime academies in the United States. It is located in Vallejo, California.
Cal Maritime was established as the California Nautical School in 1929 when the California State Assembly Bill no. 253 was signed into law by Governor C. C. Young. The bill authorized the creation of the school, appointment of a Board of Governors to manage the school and the acquisition of a training vessel. The school's mission was "to give practical and theoretical instruction in navigation, seamanship, steam engines, gas engines, and electricity in order to prepare young men to serve as officers in the American Merchant Marine." By 1930 a training vessel and a school site was acquired, the original location of what would become Cal Maritime was California City (now Tiburon, California) in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Due to the Great Depression, the early days of the Academy were full of financial uncertainty. As early as 1933, some state legislators were calling for the school's abolition. In order to save money, the cadets and instructors alike lived and held classes aboard the training vessel, the T.S. California State. Only after the passage of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 did the funding for the Academy become stabilized.
In 1939 the California Nautical School adopted its present name, the California Maritime Academy. By 1940 the Academy was granting Bachelor of Science degrees and Naval Reserve commissions to its graduates; this step marked the beginning of the transition from the status of trade school to college. During World War II the Academy was evicted from its site in California City and moved to its present location in Vallejo, California in 1943.
In the 1970s, after surviving another round of budget cuts and calls for the Academy's abolition, Cal Maritime became a four-year institution. The 1970s also marked the time when the first minority and female cadets graduated from Cal Maritime.
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| Percent of Students International: | 3% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 66% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-State | Out-of-State | |
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 3,446 | $ 13,616 | |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 0 | $ 10,170 | |
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 3,446 | $ 3,446 | |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,367 | 17% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 4,192 | 37% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 2,283 | 28% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 3,824 | 51% | |
Any Aid: |
71% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 55% (Highly Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 91% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 480, Math: 500 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 570, Math: 610 |
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| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 34% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 21, Verbal: 19, Math: 20 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 25, Verbal: 25, Math: 27 |
| Application Fee: | $ 55.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Required |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Not Required |
| High School Record: | Not Required |
| Recommendations: | Not Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
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Question:
California Maritime Academy?
I'm going to be a high school junior, and my GPA isn't that great, 2.0-2.5 range, with 1 suspension (cutting). I am going to take SATs this school year, along with 2 subject tests.
I was wondering if it was still possible for me to get into the California Maritime Academy, then a career in the US Navy? I would visit the campus myself, but live in Korea at the moment (I am still an American citizen) and cannot visit there until maybe winter break of 2006.
Any students, faculty from there, or anyone who can help me out , please send me some information, cheezikins@hotmail.com
27 months ago
Best Answer
There are several ways you can get into the schools.
First enlist in the Navy and prove yourself. Then after two year you can take a series of tests and interviews to see if your qualify for the academy.
Another option could be go to a maritime trade school such as Piney Point, then serve in the US Merchant Marine for two to three years then enroll at a state run maritime school. More info can be found at www.sunymaritime.edu. Then once in at the maritime school you can enroll in the school NROTC program. Suny even has a Coast Guard ROTC program.
Best of luck
PS See if the Dept of Transportation has a more complete list of maritime trade schools.
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