United States Merchant Marine Academy Top Questions

What's unique about your campus?

Mitchell

The water front and ability to travel during sea year.

Clay

Free

John

Leadership training

Bryson

Sea year (300+ days at sea on commercial ships) is a great experience that cannot be found at any other school including the other maritime schools.

Laura

Traveling opportunities.

Jessica

100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} Job placement. Focused areas of study. Proximity to New York City.

Steven

The preparation for jobs after gradutaion. This school has one of the best programs for Marine Transportaion in the country, which includes a lot of industry specific courses and pratical training.

Chris

100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} job placement. everyone is required to take a commission in the armed forces when they graduate. they can take a reserve commission and sail on their commercial 3rd mate/ 3a/e license, or take an active duty commission in any of the armed forces.