Maine Maritime Academy

Maine Maritime Academy

Motto	Dirigo (Latin)
Motto in English	I direct
Type	Public university
Established	March 21, 1941; 83 years ago (1941-03-21)
Academic affiliations	Space-grant
Endowment	$18.1 million
President	RDML Craig Johnson, USMS, Interim [1]
Undergraduates	979 students
Location	Castine , Maine , United States 44°23.3′N 68°48.2′W / 44.3883°N 68.8033°W / 44.3883; -68.8033
Campus	35 acres (14 ha)
Colors	Dark Blue   Gold   Light Blue
Nickname	Mariners
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division III – NAC NEWMAC NEISA
Website	mainemaritime.edu

Maine Maritime Academy (Maine Maritime or MMA) is a public college focused on maritime training and located in Castine, Maine. The academy was established by the 90th Maine Legislature on March 21, 1941. Unlike federal service academies, a congressional recommendation is not required to attend this state school. Students are not obligated to go to 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 power generation industry.

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