Student Consumer Information
List of Resources
Please address questions about any of the information on this page to the MMA Office of Institutional Research (OIR).
Student Financial Assistance / Availability of Institutional and Financial Aid Information
- A description of all the Federal, State, local, private and institutional student financial assistance programs available to students who enroll at Massachusetts Maritime Academy
- Contact Information for Assistance in Obtaining Financial Aid
- Need-based and non-need-based federal financial aid that is available to students
- The terms and conditions under which students receive Federal Direct Loans
- The procedures and forms by which students apply for assistance
- The criteria for selecting recipients from the group of eligible applicants
- The criteria for determining the amount of a student's award
- The criteria for continued student eligibility under each financial aid program
- Standards which the student must maintain in order to be considered to be making satisfactory progress in his or her course of study for the purpose of receiving financial assistance
- The criteria by which the student who has failed to maintain satisfactory progress may re-establish his or her eligibility for financial assistance
- The method by which financial assistance disbursements will be made to the students and the frequency of those disbursements
- The terms of any loans received by a student as part of the student's financial aid package, a sample loan repayment schedule for sample loans and the necessity for repaying loans
- The general conditions and terms applicable to any employment provided to a student as part of the student's financial assistance package
- The exit counseling information the school provides and collects as required by law for borrowers under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Student Loan Program
- The cost of attending Massachusetts Maritime Academy
- Any refund policy with which Massachusetts Maritime Academy is required to comply for the return of unearned tuition and fees or other refundable portions of costs paid to the school
- A summary of the requirements for the return of Title IV grant or loan assistance
- The titles of persons designated to assist enrolled or prospective students in obtaining financial aid information, school information, information on completion or graduation rates and school security policies and crime statistics.
- Net Price Calculator
- Entrance Counseling for Student Loan Borrowers
- Entrance Counseling for Graduate Student Borrowers
- Exit Counseling for Student Loan Borrowers
- Private Education Loan Disclosures
- Code of Conduct for Education Loans
- Loan Debt Disclosures
- Default and Loan Repayment Rates (Key Data Elements & Indicators Reports, "Other Measures of Student Achievement and Success" section)
- Financial Aid and the Withdrawal Process (including the Federal Return of Title IV Funds requirement)
- Institutional Information
General Information
- Mission
- Special Mission Status
- About the Campus
- Legal authority of the Academy to award degrees
- Massachusetts Maritime Academy National and Regional Rankings
- Full-time Undergraduate Demographics
- Undergraduate Academic Programs
- Graduate Academic Programs
- College Catalogs (include details on Academy faculty and staff)
- Athletic Co-curricular Opportunities
- Clubs & Organizations
- Sea Term
- Education Abroad
- Administrative Officers
- Governing Board
- Privacy of Student Records: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Academic Standards
- Admissions, Credit Transfer, and Refund/Withdrawal Policies and Procedures
- Computer Use / IT Services Policy on Responsible Use of Technology
- P2P File Sharing & Copyright Infringement Sanctions
- Availability of Academic & Other Support Services
- Career and Professional Services
- Student Services
- Student Disciplinary Procedures (Regimental Manual, Chapter 3)
- Student Grievance Procedure
- Cost of Attendance
- Net Price Calculator
- Textbook Information
- Accreditation, Approval, and Licensure of Institution and Programs
- Accreditation Notices
- Massachusetts Maritime Academy Special Mission Renewal Plan & Addendum
- Regional Accreditation Status (NECHE)
- Programs accredited by the International Accreditation Council for
Business Education (IACBE) - Programs accredited by ABET
- Process for filing complaints with NECHE or the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education
- Professional Licensure and Certification Disclosures
Health and Safety
Student Outcomes
- Retention and Graduation Rates and Other Measures of Student Success (see Key Data Elements & Indicators Report section on Educational Effectiveness Indicators)
- Job Placement and Graduate and Professional Education Placement for Graduated Students (i.e., Recent Alumni survey results)
- Licensure and Certification
- Statements of Goals for Students' Education and Success: Academic Standards