Maine Maritime Academy

Maine Maritime Academy is a public college focused on maritime training and located in Castine, Maine. The academy was established by the 90th Maine Legislature on March 21, 1941. 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
TypePublic university
EstablishedMarch 21, 1941
Academic affiliations
Space-grant
Endowment$18.1 million
PresidentRADM William J. Brennan, USMS
DeanDr. Keith M. Williamson, Ph.D.
Undergraduates979 students
Location
Castine
,
Maine
,
United States

44°23.3′N 68°48.2′W
ColorsBlue and Gold
MascotMariners
Websitemainemaritime.edu

Maine Maritime Academy is one of six, non-federal, maritime training colleges in the United States and one of only two that fields a Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) unit. The college is affiliated under the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

Maine Maritime Academy is located in Castine, Maine.
Academy sign
Dismukes Hall
Rodgers Hall

Academics

The academy offers undergraduate bachelor's degrees through four schools:

  • School of Engineering
  • Thompson School of Marine Transportation
  • Loeb-Sullivan School of International Business and Logistics
  • Corning School of Ocean Studies

The academy also offers interdisciplinary bachelor's degree programs and associate degrees. The academy offers two graduate level programs through the Loeb-Sullivan School of International Business and Logistics.

Schooner Bowdoin

Maine Maritime Academy has co-op and internship programs.[1] 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 multiple 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.

Athletics

Maine Maritime Academy teams participate as members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III. The Mariners are a member of the North Atlantic Conference (NAC), with the football team playing in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference. Men's sports include basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, sailing, volleyball, swimming, and soccer; women's sports include basketball, cross country, sailing, soccer, lacrosse, swimming, and volleyball. The Mariners are members of the Inter-collegiate Sailing Association, and compete in Division I of the NEISA Conference.

Sports
Men's sports
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Football (program suspended indefinitely due to COVID-19 financial impacts) [2]
  • Golf
  • Lacrosse
  • Sailing
  • Soccer
  • Swimming
  • Rugby (club sport)
  • Wrestling (club sport)
Women's sports
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Lacrosse
  • Sailing
  • Soccer
  • Swimming
  • Volleyball
  • Rugby (club sport)

References
  1. "Maine Maritime Academy (MMA) - Merchant Marine, Engineering and Logistics Programs". EduMaritime.net.
  2. "Maine Maritime Academy Announces Suspension of Football Program - About MMA - Maine Maritime Academy". Retrieved 2021-01-05.
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