MMA to Establish Center for Professional Mariner Development

Design and planning begins on first phase of a state-of-the-art center for student and professional training.

Maine Maritime Academy is establishing a Center for Professional Mariner Development to support its mission and programs. Revenue from the Center will help to sustain the college’s financial future. The Center will be developed in phases, the first of which is to build a firefighting training facility on academy-owned land in Penobscot, Maine. The goal is to complete the new classroom space and equip the facility with required technology for firefighter training for MMA students and professional mariners to use in the 2018-19 academic year.

“The facility will also be used by Continuing Education to provide professional mariners with re-certification courses required by the U.S. Coast Guard,” says Dr. William J. Brennan, MMA President, “and ultimately, we believe it will offer beneficial training opportunities for surrounding communities. We will continue to assess program expansion opportunities that can both advance professional mariner careers and enhance the skills of our students.”
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