COSTS:
Tuition for New York State residents is $5400. Since the Maritime College has been designated as a regional maritime college, students from Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia pay the New York State tuition rate of $5400 .

In addition, students from any state who apply for and are qualified to enroll in the federally funded Student Incentive Program (SIP) are charged New York State tuition. All participants in SIP, whether in-state or out-of-state students, agree to complete one of the license programs at the College and serve in the U.S. Naval Reserve (inactive duty, including the Merchant Marine Reserve) and also receive an incentive of $5000 a year during their undergraduate years.

For nonresidents of New York or any of the regional states (who are not participating in SIP) and for international students, tuition was $10,300 per year.

Throggs Neck, New York 10465

College Description
The scenic 56-acre campus is located at historic Fort Schuyler on the Throggs Neck peninsula, where the East River meets Long Island Sound. The College campus has a suburban setting yet is a short bus ride from midtown Manhattan. The peninsula offers panoramic views of the East River and Long Island Sound with impressive sights of coastal Connecticut, the North Shore of Long Island, and the Manhattan skyline.

The College's extensive waterfront property allows berthing of the College training ship, Empire State VI, several research craft, and a training coastal tanker as well as a waterfront activities center/boat house. The waterfront is home for the College's fleet of 420s, Lasers, FJ's, and offshore racing yachts.

Academic Life
Academic programs at the Maritime College lead to a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Engineering degree and most include licensure as a third officer (mate or engineer) in the Merchant Marine as an option or requirement. The licenses issued by the Coast Guard open up the full spectrum of shoreside maritime industry-related jobs and civilian sea-going employment, such as merchant ships, offshore drilling and mineral resource recovery, and research ships. Graduates with licenses are qualified to sail on oceangoing vessels, on inland waterways, on the Great Lakes, and on coastal waters, which includes tug and barge operations. License candidates are required to be members of the Regiment of Cadets.

The College offers the Bachelor of Engineering degree in marine electrical and electronic systems, marine engineering (with mechanical, electrical, and conventional power options), and naval architecture. It offers the Bachelor of Science degree in business administration/marine transportation, general business and general engineering programs with a humanities concentration, facilities engineering, international transportation and trade, marine environmental science (with a meteorology and oceanography concentration), and marine operations. All degree programs may be combined with preparation for the professional license as a U.S. Merchant Marine Officer except international transportation and trade, which is an upper-division transfer program.

Business administration/marine transportation students complete a strong traditional core curriculum in business administration, with minor concentrations in international business, management, marine operations, and transportation management. This program is integrated into a deck-license training program in which cadets study all aspects of navigation, ship handling, and nautical rules of the road. Graduates are qualified to sail as merchant marine officers or to work ashore in the various aspects of the maritime industry, including ship chartering, ship brokerage, the import/export business, port management, and transportation management. Related programs offered by the College are a B.S. in international transportation and trade for transfer students, which does not require license preparation, and a general business degree, which includes deck license preparation and a humanities study area concentration.

The College offers ABET-accredited programs in engineering and naval architecture. Marine engineering prepares Maritime College graduates with a broad understanding of the energy and power industries. This program is offered with a third-assistant engineer's license. Engine-license candidates get the experience of operating a live power plant aboard the training ship, a powerful combination of design engineering and hands-on technology. Naval architecture, offered with a deck or engine license or with a nonlicense intern option, teaches the design of ships and sea-based structures, with specialty concentrations in the study and design of commercial ships, small craft, naval vessels, and offshore structures. Other engineering programs, a B.E. degree in marine electrical and electronic systems, and a B.S. degree in marine operations are offered with a deck license. A B.S. in general engineering offers a third-assistant engineer's license and a humanities study area concentration.

A B.S. in marine environmental science (MES) offers undergraduate study in the ocean and atmospheric sciences, including environmental chemistry, environmental protection, marine biology and ecology, and physical oceanography and meteorology. MES students have deck, engine, and nonlicense options.

There is also a two-year associate degree program in marine technology/small vessel operations that offers a 200-ton U.S Coast Guard mate's license or a 1000-horsepower Designated Duty Engineer (DDE) license.

Campus Life
An important part of all Maritime College curricula is the annual Summer Sea Term aboard the 565-foot training ship, Empire State VI, the largest and one of the best-equipped training ships in the United States. The Summer Sea Term also provides a leadership laboratory in which cadets assume responsibility for the operation of the ship under the supervision of licensed officers and staff. The Empire State VI normally calls on three European ports each cruise.

Facilities and Resources
Pre-Civil War Fort Schuyler houses the Stephen B. Luce Library with its more than 80,000 volumes and 350 periodical subscriptions, accessed through an online catalog. Full-text CD-ROM databases and online searches are also available. A $1.5-million Center for Simulation and Marine Operations containing a state-of-the-art full bridge simulator, a liquid cargo simulator, an electronic navigation simulator, ten Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (ARPA) equipped radar simulators, and two Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) simulators also resides in the fort.

The Science and Engineering Building contains a marine diesel simulator, a ship model basin (towing tank), five computer classroom/laboratories, advanced electrical and mechanical engineering labs, and physics, chemistry, and meteorology laboratories.

Floating laboratories include the training ship Empire State VI, a coastal tanker used for liquid cargo training, and several marine research craft, including a 47-foot buoy tender.

Sports/Varsity Athletics
Athletic competition is an integral part of the lives of most Maritime cadets. At Maritime College, cadets have the opportunity to participate in both intramural and intercollegiate competition in a wide variety of sports. While the objective of all athletic programs is teamwork and friendly competition, many Maritime College cadets have distinguished themselves by earning All America honors in sailing, swimming, lacrosse, pistol, crew, soccer, and basketball. 

As a small college with an unusually large number of intercollegiate teams, Maritime College is unique. Cadets who desire to compete have the opportunity to perform or participate at a high level. One of the highlights of sports that emphasizes this high level of competition is the annual men's basketball game at Madison Square Garden.

Maritime College offers an extensive intramural program for cadets who want to compete at a level less intense than that of the varsity level.

Financial Aid/Scholarships
Maritime College cadets have access to three special forms of aid. Cadets who are selected for the federal Student Incentive Program receive $3000 per year. Full-tuition scholarships are also available through Navy ROTC. Four-year NROTC scholarship winners are also offered free room at the College. Thirdly, the Maritime Academy Reserve Training Program (MARTP), a Coast Guard Commissioning Program, provides generous compensation to select Maritime College cadets at the beginning of their sophomore year.

A variety of privately funded scholarships, including a number of full-tuition Admiral's Scholarships, are available to students. Need-based aid, including Federal Pell Grants, TAP grants, Federal Perkins Loans, Federal Stafford Student Loans, and Federal Work-Study awards, is available and requires the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as well as the Maritime College institutional form.

New York State residents who are in great need financially and who have not been able to achieve up to their academic potential because of factors beyond their control may apply for assistance through the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) when they apply for admission.
Maritime College prides itself on an innovative, hands-on approach to instruction directed by a dedicated faculty composed of experts in their fields. The faculty members involved with license preparation course work have the appropriate United States Coast Guard licenses and professional credentials. Faculty members teaching in traditional academic disciplines possess appropriate credentials, with 35 holding the doctoral or other terminal degree in their field. Many faculty members, recognized experts within the maritime industry, are involved with consulting work. A student-faculty ratio of 11:1 is maintained.

Admission Requirements
Admission is competitive and is based strictly on the applicant's abilities. Political nomination is not required. Decisions are based on strength of academic preparation; grades, rank in class, and test scores; outside activities and achievements; and trends in performance. Transfer students are welcome. Math through at least intermediate algebra and trigonometry and a year of either chemistry or physics are required. All students who are attracted to a Maritime education are encouraged to apply. Those who may not be competitive or are not adequately prepared for admission are given counseling on ways to prepare for later admission.

Contact/Application
Applications (the SUNY Common Application for Admission form and College forms), catalogs, and additional information are available from the Office of Admissions. Prospective students are encouraged to schedule an interview and a cadet-guided tour (arranged with the admissions office), preferably between September and early May. Students may apply online through the College's Web page.

Office of Admissions
State University of New York Maritime College
6 Pennyfield Avenue
Throggs Neck, New York 10465
Telephone: 718-409-7220
Fax: 718-409-7465
E-mail: admissions@sunymaritime.edu
http://www.sunymaritime.edu

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