Maine Maritime Academy

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Maine Maritime Academy

Type	Public university
Established	March 21, 1941
Academic affiliations	Space-grant
Endowment	$18.1 million
President	RADM William J. Brennan, USMS
Dean	Keith M. Williamson, Ph.D.
Undergraduates	979 students
Location	Castine , Maine , United States 44°23.3′N 68°48.2′W / 44.3883°N 68.8033°W / 44.3883; -68.8033Coordinates: 44°23.3′N 68°48.2′W / 44.3883°N 68.8033°W / 44.3883; -68.8033
Colors	Blue and Gold
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division III – NAC
Mascot	Mariners
Website	mainemaritime.edu

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 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 Commission of Higher Education.

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:

• The Harold Alfond School of Engineering
• The Thompson School of Marine Transportation
• The Loeb-Sullivan School of International Business & Logistics
• The 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.

Notable alumni of Maine Maritime Academy include, Kenneth M. Curtis, Chris Caiazzo, Jerald S. Paul, Thomas K. Shannon.

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, golf, lacrosse, sailing, volleyball, swimming and diving, 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 and Diving
• Rugby (club sport)
• Wrestling (club sport)

Women's sports

• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Lacrosse
• Sailing
• Soccer
• Swimming
• Volleyball
• Rugby (club sport)

References[]

External links[]

• Official website