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Maritime Administration - Merchant Marine Academy

US Merchant Marine Academy graduates serve as merchant marine officers and military reservists to meet national defense, homeland security and reserve fleet mobilization needs. Each receives a BS degree, unlimited USCG license, and military commission, and has a service obligation comparable to other federal academies.

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PERFORMING
Moderately Effective

In general, a program rated Moderately Effective has set ambitious goals and is well-managed. Moderately Effective programs likely need to improve their efficiency or address other problems in the programs' design or management in order to achieve better results.
  • The United States Merchant Marine Academy has a clear purpose to produce well-qualified merchant marine officers who are obligated to serve a set number of years in a reserve component of the US Armed Forces and to work in maritime-related employment.
  • The Academy needs to improve its ability to achieve its performance goals and demonstrate cost effectiveness, particularly in comparison with other programs that have a similar purpose and goals.

Improvement Plan

About Improvement Plans

We are taking the following actions to improve the performance of the program:

  • Developing additional efficiency measures to demonstrate improved cost effectiveness that are easily comparable with other, similar education programs.
  • Develop policies and procedures to allocate USMMA resources strategically.

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