California State University Maritime Academy (Cal Maritime)

United States

Address: 200 Maritime Academy Drive, 94590 Vallejo, California, United States

Marine Transportation, Marine Engineering Technology, International Business and Logistics

Cal Maritime is a public university, part of the California State University (CSU) system, located in Vallejo. It is one of seven degree-granting state maritime academies in the US, offering programs for careers in the maritime industry and related fields.

Domains taught:

Automation, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Logistics, Marine Science, Mechanical Engineering

Diplomas*:

Bachelor

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

Part of CSU system. Regiment of Cadets. Prepares students for careers in maritime industry, international trade, and engineering. Operates training ship Golden Bear.

Research:

Applied research related to maritime operations, port security, and supply chain management.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

300

Current students***:

1000

Foreign students***:

Cumulative former students***:

N/A

Pros

Provides USCG license preparation and degrees, strong job placement in maritime sector, located on San Francisco Bay.

Cons

Highly specialized, regimented lifestyle, smaller institution.

Best For

Students seeking a regimented education for careers as licensed maritime officers or in global logistics and maritime business, often valuing a West Coast location.

Most Similar Schools Locally

SUNY Maritime College is the closest domestic counterpart for logistics, marine science and automation; it is also a public institution and also offers master's and associate degree programmes.
Massachusetts Maritime Academy works in much the same fields, chiefly logistics, marine science and automation, and it covers civil engineering as well, and is larger, enrolling about 1,700 students against roughly 1,000 here.
Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of logistics, marine science and automation can consider Maine Maritime Academy, and it has almost the same size, at about 1,000 students, and is also a public institution.
Another national school that puts logistics, marine science and automation at the centre is Great Lakes Maritime Academy, and it is also a public institution and also offers associate degree programmes.
Another national school that puts marine science, electrical and electronics and engineering at the centre is United States Coast Guard Academy, and it runs the same bachelor's programmes and covers military as well.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

The closest overseas parallel on logistics, marine science and automation is Svendborg International Maritime Academy, located in Denmark; it has almost the same size, at about 1,100 students, and is also a public institution.
If this university is on your list for marine science, automation and mechanical engineering, Aarhus School of Marine and Technical Engineering in Denmark deserves a comparison, because it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's.
Admiral Ushakov Maritime State University, in Russia, takes a similar route through logistics, marine science and automation; it is far larger, with about 7,000 students against roughly 1,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Seen from abroad, Moscow State Academy of Water Transport (Russia) is a close relative on subject matter, since logistics, marine science and automation are central to both, and it is also a public institution and also offers master's and doctoral programmes.
Escuela Técnica Superior de Náutica y Máquinas Navales, in Spain, takes a similar route through marine science, mechanical engineering and engineering; it is also a public institution and also offers master's programmes.

*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.

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*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.

**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:

known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications

***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.

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