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State University of New York Maritime College

1874 establishments in New York (state)Educational institutions established in 1874Maritime colleges in the United StatesMilitary academies of the United StatesPublic universities and colleges in New York (state)
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State University of New York Maritime College (SUNY Maritime College) is a public maritime college in the Bronx, New York City. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. Founded in 1874, the SUNY Maritime College was the first college of its kind (federally approved, offering commercial nautical instruction) to be founded in the United States and is one of only seven degree-granting maritime academies in the United States.

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State University of New York Maritime College
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Pennyfield Avenue 6
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