Degree Programs

Degree Program

The Landing School offers an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Marine Industry Technology (MIT). A degree program provides students with a significantly broader scope in the marine trades than that of a diploma program.

Associate of Applied Science Degree in Marine Industry Technology (MIT)

The MIT associate’s degree offers four different concentrations from which a student may choose. This degree provides a broad, yet strong, foundation in the marine industry as a whole. Graduates of the degree program have a wider range of professional opportunities and a better understanding of the business practices behind the marine industry. In order to earn an MIT associate’s degree, a student must choose one of the following concentrations:

Comprehensive Boat Building concentration:

A student must successfully complete Wooden Boat Building (either Small Boats or Cruising Boats option) plus Composite Boat Building.

Boat Building and Marine Systems Concentration

A student must successfully complete the Marine Systems Program plus one of the following: Wooden Boat Building (either Small Boats or Cruising Boats option) or Composite Boat Building.

Boat Building and Yacht Design concentration:

A student must successfully complete the Yacht Design Program plus one of the following: Wooden Boat Building (either Small Boats or Cruising Boats option) or Composite Boat Building.

Yacht Design and Marine Systems concentration:

A student must successfully complete the Yacht Design Program and the Marine Systems Program.

Each of these concentrations within the MIT degree requires a student to successfully complete 69-80 credit-hours including technical credits, which vary depending on the program, and general education credits. An Associate’s degree program typically requires two years to complete.

Degree Program Credit Requirements

Students who are enrolled in a diploma program are not required to earn general education credits. Students enrolled in the Associate’s degree program are required to successfully complete 15 credit-hours of applied general education courses. The specific areas of general education studies are:

• Quantitative Principles (math) – required
• Written/Oral Communication – required
• Natural and Physical Sciences
• Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Humanities and Fine Arts
• Applied general education courses that support technical learning programs

Three credits of Written/Oral Communication and three credits of Quantitative Principles are required. Students must then select three, three-credit courses from six other areas of study in order to earn the remaining nine credits. A “C” (70) or better must be earned in a general education course in order to apply credit toward the Associate’s degree program.

Students may submit general education credits earned at accredited colleges and universities to The Landing School for transfer evaluation. Transfer credits may be awarded for courses that are relevant to careers in the marine industry and appropriate to meet The Landing School’s general education requirements. It is the sole responsibility and authority of The Landing School to award transfer credit.