Earns Top Spot in U.S. News & World Report Best Public Colleges Rankings, Ranked Nationally as a Top 25 "Best Value" college by Forbes
(VALLEJO, Calif. – September 12, 2012) – CSU, California Maritime Academy once again received high marks in the 2012 college rankings compiled by U.S. News and World Report and Forbes. Released today, U.S. News & World Report ranked Cal Maritime as the in its annual Best Colleges report, and No. 2 among all undergraduate colleges in the west.
The U.S. News and World Report rankings comes on the heels of the Forbes America's Top Colleges report, which placed Cal Maritime in the , which highlights the colleges and universities in the nation that provide students
with the best bang for their educational buck. Forbes Best Buy Colleges are calculated by taking the college's overall quality rank on
Forbes annual list of America's Top Colleges and dividing that number by the school's tuition
and additional fees. The magazine's quality rank assesses each school in the areas
of teaching, career prospects, graduation rates and the levels of debt graduates tend
to amass.
"Both the U.S. News and World Report and Forbes rankings are a testament to the collaborative efforts of our dedicated and talented
faculty, staff, and students," said Cal Maritime president Thomas A. Cropper. "These
rankings recognize the hard work of our entire campus community over many challenging
years, and I want to thank each of them for their many contributions that made this
national recognition possible."
Cropper added that the rankings are most useful as a measure of educational value
over time, and as an independent confirmation of the high quality of the university
and its programs.
Established in 1929, Cal Maritime is the only degree-granting maritime academy on the West Coast. The campus serves approximately 900 students from California and the western region, including the Pacific Rim. In addition to a master's degree in transportation and engineering management, Cal Maritime offers undergraduate degrees preparing students for careers in engineering, transportation, international relations, business, and global logistics.
ABOUT CAL MARITIME
Established in 1929, ÌìÃÀÊÓƵ is the only degree-granting
maritime academy on the West Coast. Located in Vallejo, California, the campus offers
undergraduate degrees that prepare students for careers in engineering, transportation,
international relations, business, and global logistics. Cal Maritime also offers
a master’s degree in Transportation and Engineering Management, as well as a number
of extended learning programs and courses.