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• We have the lowest tuition/fees of all the state maritime academies.

• Cadets, whether in-state or out-of-state, pay only slightly more than Texas' in-state tuition. To see the costs comparison, click here.

• Our Cadets, in addition to their unlimited Third Mate's and Third Assistant Engineer's licenses, receive their degrees from Texas A&M University, one of the top 10 engineering and science universities in the United States.

• Our Corps of Cadets is 20% women, highest of the maritime academies.

• Our Marine Transportation/Marine Engineering faculty are 100% Masters or Chief Engineer's licenses.

• The lowest student to faculty ratio, about 14 to 1.

• Semi-tropical location on Pelican Island, just across the Galveston Ship Channel from Galveston Island.

• Nearby Houston metroplex, the largest petrochemical/port complex in the world.

• Port of Houston and Port of Galveston, both vital to Gulf of Mexico marine transportation industries.

• Fightin' Texas Aggie football games, the Aggie ring.

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