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Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Massachusetts Maritime Academy
101 Academy Drive
Buzzards Bay, MA 02532-1803

Official telephone: (508) 830-5000
Fax number: (508) 830-5077
Website: www.maritime.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,571
Full-time undergraduates: 1,506
Part-time undergraduates: 65
Total graduate students: 103
Part-time graduate students: 103
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 21%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.8% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.0% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.2% Hispanic/Latino
87.5% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.3% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.3% Nonresident Alien
3.9% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.2% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.0% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.6% Hispanic/Latino
87.1% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.9% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.5% Nonresident Alien
3.3% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 54 acres
City or town school is located in: Buzzards Bay
Population of city/town: 3,859
Nearest major city: Boston, MA
Population of nearest major city: 655,884
Online campus map: https://www.maritime.edu/
map

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 (100%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 100%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 96%
Percent of students who live off campus: 4%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance mandatory, class attendance policies set by individual instructors, dress/hair code, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: yes
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 130
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:
Total volumes includes e-books. Digital/electronic databases.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Hands-on aquaculture center; training ship with classrooms, labs, and library; electronic/navigation, global maritime distress/safety system, and integrated navigational labs; tugboat, diesel liquid cargo, and navigation/shiphandling full mission simulators.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
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
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook
Total number of registered organizations: 20
Campus-based religious organizations:
Newman Club
Minority student organizations:
multicultural awareness group
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Jazz, marching, and pep bands; drill team, Honor Guard, Council of American Master Mariners, Association of Student Engineers, Regiment of Cadets; drama, Eagle Scout, and propeller clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Garin Veris,
Athletic Director
Athletics homepage: https://www.maritime.edu/
web-cams
School mascot: Buccaneers
Athletic conference memberships: Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference, New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference, New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's crewnoNCAA Div. III
Men's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Men's footballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's lacrossenoNCAA Div. III
Men's sailingnoNCAA Div. III
Men's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's crewnoNCAA Div. III
Women's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Women's lacrossenoNCAA Div. III
Women's sailingnoNCAA Div. III
Women's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Women's softballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's volleyballnoNCAA Div. III

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 22%
Athletic facilities:
multi-purpose stadium for football, soccer and lacrosse; baseball and
softball fields; sailing center, Olympic-size swimming pool, weight rooms, cardiovascular center, indoor gymnasiums
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, soccer, water polo
Club sports for men:
boxing, diving, golf, ice hockey, rugby, swimming, weight lifting
Club sports for women:
boxing, diving, golf, ice hockey, rugby, swimming, weight lifting

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: no
Nearest international airport: Boston, MA
Nearest other airport: Providence, RI
Nearest passenger train service: Boston, MA/Providence, RI
Nearest passenger bus service: Bourne, MA

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: fair
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: yes

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 3% immediately
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 82% within six months of graduation, 86% within one year of graduation
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Commander Emery Rice
  • Rear Admiral Maurice Bresnahan
  • Admiral William J Flanagan, Jr.

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