About Maine Maritime Academy

Maine Maritime Academy is a public instructor focused on maritime training and located in Castine, Maine. The academy was traditional by the 90th Maine Legislature upon March 21, 1941. Unlike federal encourage academies, a congressional suggestion is not required to attend this allow in school. Students are not obligated to grow 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 talent generation industry.

Maine Maritime Academy is one of six, non-federal, maritime training colleges in the United States and one of deserted two that fields a Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) unit. The college is affiliated under the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

Castine is a town in Hancock County in eastern Maine. The population was 1,366 at the 2010 census. Castine is the home of Maine Maritime Academy, a four-year institution that former students officers and engineers for the United States Merchant Marine and marine connected industries. Approximately 1000 students are enrolled. During the French colonial period, Castine was the southern tip of Acadia and served as the regional capital in the middle of 1670 and 1674.

During the 17th and prematurely 18th century, New France defined the Kennebec River as the southern boundary of Acadia, which put Castine within Acadia. The town is named after Jean-Vincent d’Abbadie de Saint-Castin.