The Board of Trustees at Maine Maritime Academy has announced the launch of the Presidential Search. The Search Committee has been appointed, and the search firm RPA Inc. has been retained to conduct a national recruitment effort and assist the committee in its work. Maine Maritime Academy (MMA), whose history dates back to 1941, is located in the coastal town of Castine, Maine, with a student population of approximately 950 in engineering, management, science, and transportation courses of study. MMA students benefit from hands-on education, international sea-time aboard the training ship State of Maine or the Schooner Bowdoin, cadet shipping aboard commercial vessels, and cooperative education assignments. Students become world-class mariners and engineers, supply chain managers, logistics professionals, and scientists in Maine and beyond.

The college’s persistence, retention, and graduation rates are well above national averages. The job-placement rate for MMA graduates is in excess of 90 percent within 90 days of graduation.

Alumni of Maine Maritime Academy work all over the world. The success of alumni has resulted in a worldwide reputation for excellence and reliability in maritime, business, and scientific fields.