Northeast Maritime Institute is a private, co-educational institution that offers students an opportunity to pursue maritime, career-oriented education. Our curriculum serves to provide required marine safety education, ship operation courses, Coast Guard license and document courses, as well as programs that provide students with a certificate and Merchant Marine Document upon completion. Our Associate in Applied Science in Nautical Science provides for theory, soft-practical, and applied learning through lecture, hands-on and simulator training, as well as Summers at Sea to ensure the success of students. Utilizing as a “cohort” model of education, faculty and students become both learners and students together – fostering our philosophy that an intimate educational experience nurtures not only the individual, but also the cohort. Graduates will earn an Associate degree as a building block for their future as well as several licenses and endorsements from the United States Coast Guard, Commonwealth of Dominica Maritime Administration, and/ or International Yacht Association, to enable them to start their career after graduation. They will be equipped to safely and efficiently manage, maintain, adapt, and operate within the current and future needs of the maritime industry. Recognized by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as a world leader in delivering top-quality maritime education and training services worldwide, NMI also offers cutting edge, online training programs for advanced certifications and learning to global students and maritime professionals. Always true to our roots, programs at NMI embody the pursuit of excellence in maritime education, upholding the centuries-old New Bedford tradition of providing skilled seafarers to the world.