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Maine Maritime Academy

Maine Maritime Academy
Pleasant Street
Castine, ME 04420-001

Official telephone: (207) 326-4311

Fax number: (207) 326-2515
Website: www.mainemaritime.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2009
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 836
Full-time undergraduates: 822
Part-time undergraduates: 14
Total graduate students: 21
Full-time graduate students: 20
Part-time graduate students: 1
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 24
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 40%
First-year student breakdown:
1.0% Black (non-Hispanic)
98.5% White (non-Hispanic)
0.5% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
0.2% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander
1.0% Hispanic
96.9% White (non-Hispanic)
0.8% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 30 acres
City or town school is located in: Castine
Nearest major city: Bangor
Distance of nearest major city: 40 miles
Population of nearest major city: 50,000
Online campus map: acadia.net/mma/welcome/
campus.html

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • single-student apartments
  • married-student apartments
  • other housing including Graduate housing complex
Students required to live on campus: All unmarried students under age 24 with fewer than six semesters completed must live on campus.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 73%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, Random drug testing for some majors.
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: yes
Every student is required to take a computer course: yes
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 800
Other computer facilities/services: Support services.
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Maps and charts collection.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, health insurance
Counseling services:
military, veteran student, career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 90%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 0
Number of social sororities on campus: 0
Student activities:
student government, yearbook
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
ASME, Dive Club, Outings Club, Paintball Club, Sail Training, Schooner Crew, Yacht Club, Propellor Club, Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), A Capella Club, Activities & Bands Committee, Alpha Phi Omega, Drill Team, SLICE, Social Events Club

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: James Dyer,
Director of Athletics
Director of women's athletics: Katrina Dagan,
Assistant Coach
School colors: royal blue and gold
School mascot: mariners
Athletic conference memberships: ;North Atlantic Conference;New England Football Conference

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Men's footballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's golfnoNCAA Div. III
Men's lacrossenoNCAA Div. III
Men's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Women's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Women's golfnoNCAA Div. III
Women's lacrossenoNCAA Div. III
Women's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Women's softballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's volleyballnoNCAA Div. III
Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 30%
Athletic facilities:
field house, gymnasium, swimming pool, and racquetball court
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, racquetball, rugby, softball
Club sports for men:
baseball, ice hockey, rugby, softball
Club sports for women:
baseball, ice hockey, rugby

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: no
Nearest international airport: Bangor (40 miles)
Nearest other airport: Portland (100 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Portland (100 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Searsport (25 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 42%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 7% within one year of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Maine Maritime Academy (ME)
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 90% within six months of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
American Bureau of Shipping, Scripps Institute, Sea River, SNC Lavalin, Target Corporation, Transocean, Wheelabrator Technologies, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Cianbro Corporation, ConocoPhillips, Global SantaFe, Hannaford Brothers, K-Sea Transportation, Interocean American Shipping, Military Sealift Command, Progress Energy
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Robert Somerville, President of the American Bureau of Shipping Admiral John W. Bitoff, USN (Ret.)