History ==
Maritime College is the oldest institution of its kind in the United States. Due in part to the Civil War, there was a decline in the American maritime industry and a growing concern about the professionalism of its officers. As a result, the New York Chamber of Commerce and maritime interests of the port of New York lobbied the state legislature to create a professional nautical school for the city. This was done in 1873, but the school lacked a ship. The chamber then teamed up with the noted naval education reformer and modernizer, Stephen B. Luce. Luce led the effort, and through his efforts an act was passed by Congress in 1874 that enabled individual states to request from the Navy retired or obsolete vessels to train seamen. The state of New York then appealed to the Navy for a training vessel. On December 14, 1874, the USS St. Mary's arrived in New York harbor and became the first home of the New York Nautical School, the college's initial name. Originally administered by the Board of Education …
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SAT EBRW 25%
545
SAT EBRW 75%
640
SAT Math 25th %
546
SAT Math 75th %
645
ACT Composite 25th %
22
ACT Composite 50th %
24
ACT Composite 75th %
26
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