Maine Maritime Academy

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Maine Maritime Academy is a public, co-educational college located in the coastal town of Castine, Maine. Our student population numbers approximately 950 students in engineering, management, science, and transportation courses. Our rigorous courses and experiential programs equip students with the practical skills, knowledge, and training to launch successful careers upon completing an associate's, bachelor's, or master's degree.
MMA students benefit from hands-on education, international sea-time aboard the Training Ship State of Maine or the Schooner Bowdoin, cadet shipping aboard commercial vessels, and cooperative education assignments. Our students become world-class mariners and engineers, supply chain managers, logistics professionals, and scientists here in Maine and beyond.
Maine Maritime Academy was ranked the #1 Best Public College on Money magazine's Best Colleges list in 2014 and 2015. The college's persistence, retention, and graduation rates are well above national averages. The job-placement rate for MMA graduates is more than 90 percent within 90 days of graduation.
Alumni of Maine Maritime Academy work all over the world. Our alumni's success has resulted in a worldwide reputation for excellence and reliability in maritime, business, and scientific fields. The alumni network connects MMA graduates with career opportunities in all of the industries and organizations we serve.
The vision of Maine Maritime Academy is to provide the best marine and related education of any small college.
The mission of Maine Maritime Academy is to provide a quality education focused on marine and related programs. The curriculum will empower students to take on leadership roles, encourage rigorous self-discipline, promote curiosity, and provide graduates with the skills, ethics, and knowledge needed to succeed in the global economy.
Maine Maritime Academy is a career-oriented college and globally recognized leader in providing rigorous and practical maritime, engineering, engineering technology, marine science, and logistics education with facilities and laboratories at the leading edge of technological innovation. Rigorous academic programs are designed and managed by a faculty from diverse academic backgrounds and industrial positions in engineering, ship operations, marine sciences, maritime management, and small vessel design and operation.
Hands-on training has been the hallmark of a Maine Maritime Academy education since its founding in 1941. Employers hire MMA students for their mastery of classroom theory and applied technology. Our graduates land leadership positions—from the bridge of a supertanker to the Pentagon, to the boardrooms of Fortune 500 companies. Many of our graduating seniors accept employment with companies they work for as students during cadet shipping or cooperative education assignments.
Besides classroom education, MMA students have opportunities to work alongside world-class research faculty on projects such as low-emissions biofuels development and testing, wind turbine design, tidal and wave hydrokinetic devices, ocean studies research, such as food web dynamics related to climate change, and many other topics. These research opportunities enhance the hands-on application of fundamentals learned in the classroom. Besides academic research opportunities with faculty, students are encouraged to seek summer research positions where appropriate. The Center for Applied Research and Education (CARE) supports faculty, staff, and students seeking and administering funding for research grants, contracts, and other extramural funding.
Maine Maritime Academy is a career-oriented, public college on Maine's coast, serving approximately 950 students. We prepare students to be navigation officers and engineers for any size vessel on any ocean to manage the design, installation, and operation of shore-based utilities worldwide to work in marine biology and marine science careers and manage global logistics and business operations international trade.
Central to a Maine Maritime education is hands-on and real-world experience, resulting in an excellent job placement rate. More than 90% of our graduates are placed in jobs within their fields within 90 days of graduation.
There are many aspects to Student Life at Maine Maritime Academy. If we were to use one word, active best describes our student body. If you like to be involved in various activities, organizations, hobbies, and athletics, you will be right at home at MMA.
A distinguishing feature of our student life is a blend of a traditional college lifestyle with different life experiences for those who participate in the Regiment of Midshipmen. Being a Midshipman is a choice that is usually determined by your academic major (see note below). However, all students are encouraged to take advantage of the benefits of the Regiment. Currently, our student body has about 70% participation in the Regiment.
Regardless of membership, you are not limited in your ability to associate and participate in student life. Traditional and regimental students live together in the residence hall, attend the same classes, and are eligible to participate in all campus clubs, organizations, activities, and athletics.
The Department of Residential Life and Student Activities supports the Academy's academic mission by fostering a welcoming living and learning environment through a holistic approach to education. We instill a culture of diverse and caring interactions, empowering students, and preparing them to be responsible members of the global community.

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