USMMA received 1,700 applications this year, but only accepted 280 appointees. Despite the odds, two friends from the Coast ...

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy graduates lived for years in a "neglected" Kings Point campus that has fallen into deep ...

Created in 1938, the U.S. Merchant Marine Cadet Corps moved to the Merchant Marine Academy's current location in Kings Point, N.Y., on the north shore of Long Island, in 1943.

The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, ... Students select from five majors: marine transportation, maritime logistics and security, and three different engineering programs.

The following is the June 17, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy graduation speech from Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks. Thank you very much, John, for that kind introduction. Good morning ...