They has a %100 Job placement rate for their graduates

The Nautical Science program provides a fast-track to a career in the maritime industry.  Dually approved by the U.S. Coast Guard and Commonwealth of Dominica Maritime Administration for professional licensing, the program provides the necessary nautical science knowledge with extensive opportunities for hands-on practical experiences using our training vessels, equipment and full bridge simulators.

The program

The program is delivered as an on-campus small group, cohort style of education, with some courses being delivered through distance education delivery methods. Class and lab sizes are capped at sixteen students and practical boat sessions maintain maximum instructor to student ratios of 1:16. Each cohort develops as a unit; learning, studying and working together, preparing for a future working and living on-board ships. Students will be transformed into a cohesive group, learning from one another, while developing the individual skills necessary to enter the maritime industry.  Two summer semester externships provide real world experience and opportunities to build professional relationships in the industry, while accumulating sea time towards a maritime license.

The Graduates

Graduates leave the program with 78 credits of general education and nautical science courses as well as completion of the required professional licensing examinations on campus.  Additionally, graduates leave with an extensive list of license endorsements and recognized training to easily navigate upward in the industry.

Preparing students

Preparing students for careers as licensed deck officers on vessels in the maritime industry, meeting both U.S. domestic license requirements as well as international requirements. The program also includes a strong focus on personal responsibility, honesty and integrity to support the development of a well-rounded graduate who is prepared to support the safe operation of their vessel. Students obtain the necessary theoretical knowledge, practical skills and competencies through a comprehensive applied two-year program which includes two summer externship experiences to further develop occupational skills and to gain shipboard experience.

The overall student learning outcomes for the Nautical Science program:

To realize a high level theoretical knowledge, experience, professional competencies and proficient skill sets required and set forth by the U.S. Coast Guard National Maritime Center licensing and assessment guidelines essential for the Master 100 Gross Tons/Mate 200 Gross Tons, Near Coastal License and Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch less than 500 Gross Tons STCW endorsement level (required academic, professional and occupational skills) as well as those associated competencies set forth by the International Maritime Organization’s Standards of Training and Certification for Watchkeepers, 1995, as amended. These include: seamanship, navigation, watchkeeping, maritime safety, maritime security, pollution prevention & environmental protection, leadership, critical thinking and ethical decision making

.Course Descriptions

Maritime Courses

EN 111 Sea Journal I

EN 212 Sea Journal II

ME 201 Small Vessel Systems and Maintenance

ME 202 Introduction to Naval Architecture, Trim, Stability

NS 101 Basic Marine Safety

NS 102 STCW Navigational Watch I

NS 103 Nautical Science

NS 106 Proficiency in Survival Craft

NS 110 Navigation Rules

NS 131 Introduction to Shiphandling

NS 201 Terrestrial Navigation

NS 202 Electronic Navigation

NS 203 Bridge Resource Management

NS 204: STCW Navigational Watch II

NS 208 RADAR and ARPA

NS 220 Tankerman Ship PIC

NS 232 Advanced Shiphandling and Assistance Towing

NS 255 Marine Meteorology

NS 260 Master 200 Gross Tonnage License Preparation

ST 101 Introduction to Sail

ST 202 Ocean Voyaging and Vessel Management

General Education Courses

EN 101 Critical Writing

This course will introduce the student to writing about subjects from his/her own experience and/or critical interpretation of selected readings. The student will learn how to work cooperatively within a small group to design, draft, deliver, conduct research and share their research and written papers with the class.

Prerequisite: None

Credits: 3

EN 102 Maritime Literature

EN 105 Introduction to Public Speaking

MT 107 Technical Mathematics

OS 101 Introduction to Ocean Science

PH 101 Technical Physics and Lab

GV 111 U.S. Government

HS 215: American Maritime History & Culture, 1602-1860

LD 201 Leadership & Ethics

Other Courses

PS 101 Skills for Success

A historic partnership agreement in 2023 with USCG 

It is noteworthy that the United States Coast Guard USCG and the Northeast Maritime Institute – College of Maritime Science entered a historic partnership agreement in 2023. This agreement provides NMI graduates the opportunity to enter a Lateral Enlistment Program into the Coast Guard as junior petty officers upon graduation from NMI’s Nautical Science program and completion of the USCG boot camp. NMI graduates will have the option to enlist as third-class or second-class Boatswains Mates, enlisting either full time into the Coast Guard or into the Coast Guard Reserve while serving in the United States Merchant Marine
Students graduating from high school and enrolling into NMI’s Nautical Science program may also have the option to enroll as Reservists and attend U.S. Coast Guard boot camp during the summer months between high school graduation and their fall semester. Students who choose this option will receive a bonus and pay to offset their college tuition expenses. They has a %100 Job placement rate for their graduates

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