California Maritime Academy

Located in Vallejo, California, The California Maritime Academy (Cal Maritime) is a unique and specialized campus of the 23-campus California State University (CSU) system. We are one of only seven degree-granting maritime academies in the United States — and the only one on the West Coast.

A Cal Maritime education is the sum of many well-honed parts with each element serving an important purpose. Each of our six bachelors degrees (majors) focuses on a different aspect of the little-known but dynamic maritime industry and related careers on land or at sea. Our 14-1 student-faculty ratio and classes averaging 20 students ensure access to our knowledgeable, supportive faculty. Cutting edge labs and simulators quickly take concepts from the textbook to hands-on application while building confidence in one’s abilities. During the summer, our Training Ship GOLDEN BEAR exposes students both to the responsibility of running a 500’ vessel and to the exotic cultures of international ports of call, before returning during the main school year as the pride of our campus. Required internships in shore-side companies, with government agencies or aboard commercial ships complete the critical connection between classroom instruction and real-world practices as well as connecting future graduates with possible employers.

Degree programs

Cal Maritime offers one graduate and six undergraduate degrees, all of which are tied to a nautical curriculum. The degrees offered are as follows:

• Transportation & Engineering Management (M.S.)
• Marine Transportation (B.S.)
• Marine Engineering Technology (B.S.)
• Facilities Engineering Technology (B.S.)
• Mechanical Engineering (B.S.)
• Global Studies and Maritime Affairs (B.A.)
• International Business and Logistics (B.S.)

Rankings

In 2008 the U.S. News & World Report ranked Cal Maritime as the 6th best Baccalaureate College on the West Coast. It is also the only maritime academy on the West Coast.

In 2011 Forbes ranked Cal Maritime as California's #1 "Best Value" in higher education, #2 in the Western US, and #18 nationally among all colleges and universities. These rankings reflect the school's high employment rates and average starting salaries in relationship to a relatively low cost of attendance and low average debt accumulated by graduates.

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