Applied Marine Biology & Oceanography
College or University: Southern Maine Community College
Type of degree: A.S.
Brief overview of program: The Applied Marine Biology & Oceanography (AMBO) program provides students with the academic background and applied skills required for employment as research assistants and technicians in a variety of aquatic and environmental fields. The curriculum emphasizes hands-on laboratory and field procedures. Skills learned are commonly used by professionals working for companies and organizations involved in aquatic research and ecosystem management. Special attention is given to collecting and identifying a diversity of marine organisms, performing oceanographic sampling procedures aboard our own research vessel, service learning experiences in the southern Maine community, plus microbiology and chemistry laboratory techniques.
Many graduates of SMCC’s AMBO program have found employment with public and private marine biology laboratories, state and federal marine-resource agencies, state and federal environmental protection agencies, environmental consulting firms, and water districts and pollution control facilities.
Graduates of the AMBO program who wish to pursue a baccalaureate degree can benefit from agreements with the University of Maine, the University of Southern Maine, the University of Maine Machias and the University of New England. These agreements and past practice allow students to transfer all or nearly all of their credits toward four-year degrees in Marine Biology, Biology, or Marine Resources Management. A formal “2+2” articulation agreement has currently been completed with the baccalaureate degree program in Ocean Science at Maine Maritime Academy.
Website: Click here for program website
Tuition (2007):In State: $2,000+, Out of State: $4,100+
Number of students enrolled in 2007: 45 Where do most of the students go upon graduating or leaving the program?
Continue Education: 34% | Enter Workforce: 33% | Do not know: 33%
For the students that enter the workforce, what are the most common occupations that they pursue with this degree or certificate? Federal or state agency
Educator
Fisherperson
Description of Facilities: 75 acre campus located on the shores of South Portland, Maine
Seven well equiped science labs
A 36' research vessel used weekly by students
A new pier over Casco Bay
A lighthouse and beach abut the campus
Program Faculty: Chuck Gregory, M.S., Ph.D. - plankton ecology
Robert Siegel, M.S. - Invertebrate zoology
John Ney III - Marine Botany
Brian Tarbox, M.S. - Fisheries & Nautical Science Student Support: Yes
Program Point of Contact: John Ney, III
Email: jney@smccME.edu Department: Science Institution address: 2 Fort Road
South Portland,ME 04016 Phone: 207-741-5509
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