MMA is a public college in Castine, Maine, specializing in maritime training and education for careers in the merchant marine, engineering, and international logistics.
Address: 1 Pleasant Street, 04420 Castine, Maine, United States
Marine Engineering Technology, Marine Transportation Operations, Ocean Studies
Domains taught:
- Automation, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Logistics, Marine Science, Mechanical Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Associate Degree, Bachelor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
State maritime academy with a Regiment of Midshipmen. Focus on hands-on training aboard its training ship (State of Maine) and simulators.
Research:
Applied research in areas such as maritime operations, ocean renewable energy, and port management.
Famous Alumnis:
Captain Richard Phillips (attended briefly)
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
250
Current students***:
1000
Foreign students***:
1%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Excellent for maritime training and licensure, small class sizes, strong job placement in maritime sector.
Cons
Remote coastal location in a small town, regimented lifestyle, specialized focus.
Best For
Students aspiring to careers as merchant mariners, marine engineers, or in maritime logistics, valuing a hands-on, regimented education in a New England coastal setting.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of logistics, marine science and automation can consider SUNY Maritime College, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and associate degree programmes.
- Another national school that puts logistics, marine science and automation at the centre is California State University Maritime Academy, and it is also a public institution and does not run the master's and associate degree programmes found here.
- The comparison with Massachusetts Maritime Academy is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on logistics, marine science and automation, and it is also a public institution and does not run the associate degree programmes found here.
- Great Lakes Maritime Academy works in much the same fields, chiefly logistics, marine science and automation, and it does not run the master's programmes found here, and is far smaller, with about 200 students against roughly 1,000 here.
- Texas A&M University at Galveston sits close to this institution on logistics, marine science and automation; it is also a public institution and also offers doctoral programmes.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- For marine science, mechanical engineering and engineering outside the home country, Escuela Técnica Superior de Náutica y Máquinas Navales in Spain is a natural reference; it does not run the associate degree programmes found here, and is smaller, enrolling about 600 students against roughly 1,000 here.
- Admiral Ushakov Maritime State University in Russia is the nearest foreign match on logistics, marine science and automation; it also offers doctoral programmes and covers transportations as well.
- For a study option in Denmark with a comparable spread of logistics, marine science and automation, Svendborg International Maritime Academy is the reference point: it does not run the master's and associate degree programmes found here and covers process control as well.
- Moscow State Academy of Water Transport in Russia is the nearest foreign match on logistics, marine science and automation; it covers transportations and process control as well, and is far larger, with about 4,000 students against roughly 1,000 here.
- Aarhus School of Marine and Technical Engineering in Denmark pursues a similar profile in marine science, automation and mechanical engineering, and it covers project management and process control as well, and has almost the same size, at about 900 students.
*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.
- Environmental Engineering, Logistics, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Development, Training
*: 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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