What is a Maritime Academy?

  • A Maritime Academy is a four year state school that specializes in training students for various positions in the maritime industry.
  • These schools combine a regimental system with a “normal university” and practical seagoing experience on both dedicated training and commercial sea going vessels.
  • This system gives the cadets hands-on experience and allows cadets to graduate with both a bachelors degree in their field of study and a USCG license as either a Third Mate or Third Assistant Engineer
  • Due to the unique nature of their graduates, employment rates are usually at or near 100% at some of these schools.

There are five state maritime Academies located throughout the USA:

  1. Texas A&M Galveston Maritime Academy
  2. State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime College
  3. Massachusetts Maritime Academy
  4. Maine Maritime Academy
  5. California State University Maritime Academy