Maine Military Schools

Maine Maritime Academy

• Maine Maritime Academy is a public college in Castine, Maine. Students at Maine Maritime can elect a course of studies that prepares them for a U.S. Coast Guard license. The school also offers a U.S. Navy ROTC program that leads to an active duty or reserve officer commission in the Navy or Marine Corps. Maine Maritime graduates earn a commission in the U.S. Coast Guard by attending the Coast Guard's four-week Direct Commission Officer School.

  Maine Maritime Academy
  66 Pleasant Street
  Castine, ME 04420-0001
  207- 326-2206
  mainemaritime.edu

Colby College

• Colby College is a private liberal arts college located in Waterville, Maine, about an hour south of the University of Maine. While Colby College does not offer an ROTC program, its students can participate in the Army ROTC program at the University of Maine.

  Colby College
  4250 Mayflower Hill
  Waterville, ME 04901
  207-859-4250
  colby.edu

Husson University

• Husson University enrolls 2,800 undergraduates and 400 graduate students in Bangor, Maine. Husson offers an Army ROTC program. ROTC students will take their ROTC courses for the freshman and sophomore years at Husson and their ROTC courses for the junior and senior years at the University of Maine, about 15 minutes away from Husson.

  Husson University
  One College Circle
  Bangor, Maine 04401
  800-448-7766
  husson.edu

University of Maine

• The University of Maine at Orono is the state's flagship public university. Students at the University of Maine can participate in an Army ROTC program on campus. If they're interested in a Navy ROTC program, they can participate in a cooperative program at Maine Maritime Academy.

  University of Maine
  168 College Avenue
  Orono, Maine 04469
  207-581-1110
  umaine.edu

University of New England

• The University of New England has campuses in both Biddeford and Portland, Maine. Although UNE does not have an ROTC program on either campus, students at UNE who would like to enroll in a ROTC program can do so because of a cooperative arrangement with the University of New Hampshire.

  University of New England
  11 Hills Beach Road
  Biddeford, Maine 04005
  207-283-0171
  une.edu

Saint Joseph's College of Maine

• Saint Joseph's College of Maine is a private liberal arts college in Standish, Maine. While the school does not have an ROTC unit on campus, St. Joseph's students can enroll in an Army ROTC program through a cooperative arrangement with the University of New Hampshire. St. Joseph's ROTC students travel to Durham, New Hampshire, to take their ROTC courses at the University of New Hampshire, which is about an hour and a half from Standish.

  Saint Joseph's College of Maine
  278 Whites Bridge Road
  Standish, ME 04084
  (207) 892-6766
  sjcme.edu

University of Southern Maine

• The University of Southern Maine has three campuses —in Lewiston, Portland, and Gorham. The school offers an Army ROTC program at the Gorham campus. The program is a satellite battalion of the Army ROTC program at the University of New Hampshire. Training is coordinated between the two campuses.

  University of Southern Maine
  Army ROTC Detachment
  134 School St
  Gorham, Maine 04038
  207-780-5726
  usm.Maine.edu

Thomas College

• Thomas College, in Waterville, Maine, describes itself as a "private, career-oriented college." Students at Thomas who wish to participate in Army ROTC can do so under a cooperative program at the University of Maine. Students take their ROTC classes at the University of Maine campus in Orono, about an hour north of Waterville.

  Thomas College
  180 West River Road
  Waterville, Maine 04901
  207-859-1111
  thomas.edu