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This is a list of maritime colleges, grouped by geographical region and country.
Country | City | University | Notes | Ref |
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Algeria | Béjaïa | École Technique de Formation et d'Instruction Maritimes de Béjaia | [1] | |
Bou Ismaïl | École Nationale Supérieure Maritime | [2] | ||
Mostaganem | École Technique de Formation et d'Instruction Maritimes de Mostaganem | |||
Egypt | Alexandria | Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport | [3] | |
Eritrea | Massawa | Massawa College of Marine Science and Technology | Marine engineering department, 5-year programme | [4] |
Ethiopia | Bahir Dar | Ethiopian Maritime Training Institute | [5] | |
Ghana | Accra | Regional Maritime University | Serves Anglophone countries such as Cameroon and Liberia | [6] |
Kenya | Mombasa | Bandari Maritime Academy | [7] | |
Juja | Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology | [7] [8] | ||
Mombasa | Maritime & Management Institute Of East Africa | [8] | ||
Mombasa | Technical University of Mombasa | Satellite campuses in Kwale and Lamu | [9] [8] | |
Morocco | Agadir | Institut Supérieur des Pêches Maritimes d'Agadir | [10] | |
Al Hoceïma | Institut de Technologie des Pêches Maritimes | [11] | ||
Casablanca | Institut Supérieur D'Etudes Maritimes | [12] | ||
Larache | Institut de Technologie des Pêches Maritimes | [13] | ||
Safi | ||||
Tan-Tan | ||||
Mozambique | Maputo | Escola Superior de Ciências Náuticas | ||
Namibia | Walvis Bay | Namibian Maritime and Fisheries Institute | [14] | |
Windhoek | Namibia University of Science and Technology | [15] | ||
Nigeria | Bonny | Maritime Center of Excellence | Owned by NLNG Ship Management Limited | [16] [17] |
Burutu | Delta State School of Marine Technology | [17] | ||
Benin City | University of Benin | Degree in Maritime Studies | [17] | |
Etinan | Institute of Marine and Technology | |||
Eleekara | African Maritime Academy | [17] | ||
Ikeja | Merchant Navy Maritime Academy | |||
Lagos | Certified Institute of Shipping of Nigeria | Main campus | [17] | |
Crown Maritime Academy | ||||
Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology | [16] [17] | |||
Okerenkoko | Nigeria Maritime University | [18] | ||
Oron | Maritime Academy of Nigeria | [16] [17] | ||
Ota | Stars Maritime Academy | [17] | ||
Port Harcourt | Western Aviation and Marine Business Academy | |||
Charkin Maritime Academy | [16] | |||
Uwheru | Southern Maritime Academy | [19] | ||
Warri | Global Maritime Academy | [16] [17] | ||
Joemarine Institute of Nautical Studies and Research | [16] [17] | |||
South Africa | Cape Town | Cape Peninsula University of Technology | [20] | |
School of Shipping | ||||
Sea Safety Training Group | ||||
South African Maritime Training Academy | [21] | |||
Durban | Durban University of Technology | [20] | ||
SA Maritime School and Transport College | [21] | |||
Transnet Maritime School of Excellence | [21] | |||
Gqeberha | Nelson Mandela University | [22] | ||
South African International Maritime Institute | [23] | |||
Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | Dar es Salaam Maritime Institute | [24] |
Country | City | University | Notes | Ref |
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Argentina | Buenos Aires | Escuela Nacional de Náutica Manuel Belgrano | ||
Brazil | Belém | Centro de Instrução Almirante Brás de Aguiar | ||
Federal University of Pará | 10 satellite campuses in Pará state | |||
Rio de Janeiro | Centro de Instrução Almirante Graça Aranha | |||
Centro Universitário Estadual da Zona Oeste | ||||
Escola Naval | ||||
Fundação de Estudos do Mar | ||||
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro | ||||
São Paulo | Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo | |||
Canada | Ladysmith | Western Maritime Institute | ||
North Vancouver | British Columbia Institute of Technology | |||
Owen Sound | Georgian College | |||
Port Hawkesbury | Nova Scotia Community College | |||
Quebec City | Virtual Maritime Academy | online | [25] | |
Rimouski | Institut Maritime du Québec | |||
Université du Québec à Rimouski | ||||
St. Andrews | New Brunswick Community College | |||
St. John's | Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland | |||
Summerside | Holland College | |||
Westmount | Canadian Coast Guard College | |||
Ecuador | Guayaquil | Universidad Del Pacífico | ||
Jamaica | Kingston | Caribbean Maritime University | ||
Mexico | Ciudad del Carmen | Centro de Educación Náutica de Campeche | ||
Mazatlán | Escuela Náutica Mercante de Mazatlán | [26] | ||
Tampico | Escuela Náutica Mercante de Tampico | |||
Veracruz | Escuela Náutica Mercante de Veracruz | |||
Panama | Panama City | International Maritime University of Panama | ||
Peru | Callao | Escuela Nacional de Marina Mercante | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | Chaguaramas | University of Trinidad and Tobago | ||
United States [27] [28] | The Bronx | State University of New York Maritime College | State maritime academy | |
Buzzards Bay | Massachusetts Maritime Academy | State maritime academy | ||
Castine | Maine Maritime Academy | State maritime academy | ||
Fairhaven | Northeast Maritime Institute | |||
Fort Lauderdale | Maritime Professional Training | Non-degree program; offers classes for professional licensure (e.g. USCG Captain's license). | [29] | |
Galveston | Texas A&M Maritime Academy | State maritime academy | ||
Gloucester | Atlantis Maritime Academy | |||
Houma | FMTC Safety Houma | Non-degree program; offers classes for professional certifications (e.g. OPITO, GWO, OSHA). | [30] | |
Houston | San Jacinto College Maritime Technology & Training Center | |||
Ketchikan | University of Alaska Southeast Regional Maritime and Career Center | |||
Key West | The College of the Florida Keys | [31] | ||
Kings Point | United States Merchant Marine Academy | US service academy | ||
Linthicum | Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies | Non-degree program; offers classes for professional licenses (e.g. 3rd Mate, Chief Mate, Master). Merged with Fremont Maritime Services. | [32] | |
Miramar | Broward College Marine Center of Excellence | [31] | ||
Norfolk | Mid-Atlantic Maritime Academy | merged with Training Resources Maritime Institute. Penalized by USCG for unapproved courses. | [33] [34] [35] | |
Pennington | Mariners Learning System | Non-degree program; offers classes for professional licensure (e.g. USCG Captain's license). Online. | [36] [37] | |
Piney Point | Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education | |||
San Diego | Training Resources Maritime Institute | merged with Mid-Atlantic Maritime Academy. | [33] | |
Seattle | Fremont Maritime Services | merged with Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies. | [38] [39] | |
Seattle Maritime Academy | ||||
Stuart | Chapman School of Seamanship | [31] | ||
Tampa | MTC Maritime Training Center | |||
Gulf Coast Maritime Academy | ||||
Traverse City | Great Lakes Maritime Academy | State maritime academy. Part of Northwestern Michigan College | ||
Vallejo | California Maritime Academy | State maritime academy | ||
Venezuela | La Guaira | Universidad Marítima del Caribe |
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