California Maritime Academy
F3. Seafaring Life, Education, Professions and InstitutionsDefinition
Vallejo campus of the California State University system.
The California State University Maritime Academy at Vallejo, California, the only degree-granting maritime academy on the US West Coast and a campus of the CSU system since 1995. Founded in 1929 as the California Nautical School, it trains deck and engineering cadets to STCW 1978 (as amended Manila 2010) standard, awards bachelor’s degrees, and prepares graduates for US Coast Guard unlimited-license examinations as third mates or third assistant engineers aboard the training ship Golden Bear.
Source: California State University Maritime Academy charter; STCW 1978 as amended (Manila 2010).