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Check out the podcast of The Landing School Partnership with Lincoln Canoe and Kayaks! It’s a great success story for our students, Lincoln Canoe and Kayak and the Maine composites industry. Click here hear the podcast.

Check out our Spring newsletter! It’s got some great stories from alums of The Landing School. Click here to read more.

New open houses announced! July 13 and August 10 The Landing School will be hosting open houses from 10am to 3pm. Contact us to let us know if you’d like to attend.

1300 Graduates and Counting

The Landing School is a full-time, accredited post-secondary school that provides education in modern yacht design, boat building and marine systems technology. For high school graduates, veterans, adult learners, second career seekers and international students, The Landing School offers diplomas and Associate’s degrees in the following areas of study:

• Wooden Boat Building – Small and Cruising Boat Options
• Composite Boat Building Program
• Yacht Design Program
• Marine Systems Program

A student may complete one educational program and receive a diploma or a student may choose to complete two educational programs plus some general education courses and receive an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Marine Industry Technology (MIT).

The Landing School serves the marine industry by providing skilled employees who design, build and repair boats with the highest standards of quality. Accordingly, The School receives generous support and direction from the industry in curriculum design and program implementation. Noted industry leaders regularly lecture at The School and evaluate student work.

Veterans Benefits

The Landing School is approved as an institution of higher education by the Maine State Approving Agency for Veterans Education Programs. Veterans and their families who are eligible for educational benefits can apply their tuition support toward an education at The Landing School.

Students

The student-body is primarily comprised of adult learners, second career seekers, veterans, high school graduates and international students who seek careers in the marine industry. Students have come from all over the United States, Canada, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa. Graduates of its programs are actively employed in the marine industry worldwide as professional designers, builders, systems technicians, crewmembers and repairers. Some go into related fields such as sailmaking, spar design, marine surveying and yacht sales. Many start their own shops and design offices.

Accreditation

In 1987 The Landing School became the first school of its type to be accredited by The Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC), which is listed by the United States Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency under the provisions of Chapter 33, Title 38, U.S. Code and subsequent legislation. The ACCSC is a member of the Council on Post-secondary Accreditation.