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Great Lakes Maritime Academy

1969 establishments in MichiganAC with 0 elementsEducation in Grand Traverse County, MichiganEducational institutions established in 1969Maritime colleges in the United States
Military academies of the United StatesNorthwestern Michigan CollegeUnited States Merchant Marine

The Great Lakes Maritime Academy at Northwestern Michigan College is located on West Grand Traverse Bay in Traverse City, Michigan. The academy was established in 1969 as a Maritime college to train men and women to be licensed mariners on ships of unlimited tonnage or horsepower; including research vessels, cruise ships, freighters, tankers and more. One of six state-operated maritime academies in the United States, the Great Lakes Maritime Academy is the only maritime academy that offers graduates the opportunity to earn First Class Great Lakes Pilotage, and the only maritime academy located on fresh water. Students, called cadets, earn a Bachelor of Science degree and their Federal license to sail as an officer on both the Great Lakes and the oceans.

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Great Lakes Maritime Academy
Barlow Street, Traverse City

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Barlow Street
49686 Traverse City
Michigan, United States
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