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  • Community Colleges & Technical Training

Another Look at Maine Maritime: Who is Providing Value, to Whom, and How?

  • James Fallows
  • November 1, 2015
In response to our series of posts about Maine Maritime Academy, we heard from a reader who pushes back on the notion that the merchant-marine academies provide very high career-earnings value to their students, at a low cost.
Source: New York Public Library
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  • Community Colleges & Technical Training

Career-Oriented Education vs. the Liberal Arts

  • John Tierney
  • November 20, 2013
Readers weigh in with compelling opinions on Maine Maritime Academy, liberal-arts colleges, and big questions.
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  • Community Colleges & Technical Training

Who Are You Calling a Vocational School? In Defense of Maine Maritime

  • John Tierney
  • November 13, 2013
In Defense of Maine Maritime
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  • Community Colleges & Technical Training

An Educational Surprise From Down East: The Maine Maritime Academy

  • John Tierney
  • November 10, 2013
How a school you've (probably) never heard of is preparing students for good jobs.

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