Consumer
Information
GENERAL INFORMATION
Name of Institution: Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology
Address:
c/o Maine Maritime Museum
243
Washington Street
Bath,
Maine 04530 USA
Tel:
800-832-7430
Tel:
207-747-0088
Fax:
207-747-0084
Email:
info@westlawn.edu
Web:
www.westlawn.edu
President: David Smyth
Year
Founded: 1930
Not-for-Profit
501(c)3: Feb. 28, 1985
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Participation
in Funding Programs: None
MISSION
& DESCRIPTION
Institution
Mission Statement:
To provide
our students with the skills and knowledge required to build a rewarding career
in the profession of yacht and small-craft naval architecture via distance
learning.
To support
continued growth of the recreational and small-craft marine community through
the development of well-trained, safety oriented, boat designers developing
better products for the benefit of the boating public.
To
provide continuing education to marine industry professionals.
Areas
of Special Focus:
Boat
and Yacht Design/Small-Craft Naval Architecture
Continuing
Education in Marine Technology
Description
of Institution:
Founded
in 1930, Westlawn's primary function is to assure a
continual source of highly skilled boat and yacht designers and marine
technicians to the marine industry. A significant portion of the world's boat
and yacht designers are Westlawn trained.
The
Internet provides a wide array of communication opportunities to our students
as well as an efficient twenty-first-century method for the faculty to
communicate with students.
Student
Demographic Profile:
Adult
learners studying to gain the required skills for careers in the small-craft
boatbuilding industry.
U.S.
Students: 54%
International
Students: 46%
Some
prior college or degrees in other areas: 77%
Already
working in the boating industry: 42%
PROGRAMS/COURSES/TUITION:
The
Westlawn Yacht & Boat Design Course
Westlawn's
world renowned course in Yacht & Boat Design
consists of 4 Modules. Each module is intended to represent a year of work for
a serious student. This is a work at your own pace course, so a student may
take less or more time to complete any module. Each module costs $4,400 for
tuition and books, and $100 per month for access to our on-line student
learning infrastructure.
Module 1:
Introduction to Yacht Design
Module 2:
Intermediate Yacht Design
Module 3:
Design of Yacht Structures
Module 4: Design of
Yacht Systems
Overview
of Naval Architecture for Marine Professionals
Westlawn's
world renowned course Overview of Naval
Architecture for Marine Professionals consists of material extracted from
our premier Yacht & Boat Design Course. This is a work at your own pace
course, so a student may take from a few months to about a year to complete the
course. The course costs $4,400 for tuition and books, and $100 per month for
access to our on-line student learning infrastructure. This course earns 28
CEUs.
SUCCESS INDICATORS
Average
completion rate for students: 81%
*Average of all courses – 2012 census
*Percentage
of students surveyed who responded that they –
1) Achieved their learning goals:
Yes:
100%
No:
0%
2) Would recommend the institution to a
friend:
Yes:
100%
No:
0%
3) Were satisfied with their studies:
Yes:
100%
No:
0%
4) Feel that the knowledge and skills
learned are appropriate to the training of a yacht or boat designer:
Yes:
100%
No:
0%
5) Found the quality of instruction to be:
Excellent:
100%
Satisfactory:
0%
Unsatisfactory:
0%
6) Found academic and technical help from
instructors and school staff to be readily available:
Always:
85.7%
Sometimes:
14.3%
Never:
0.0%
7) Found advice and counseling from
instructors and staff to be readily available if needed:
Always:
85.7%
Sometimes:
14.3%
Never:
0.0%
8) Were encouraged by faculty and staff to
continue my studies:
Always:
85.7%
Sometimes:
14.3%
Never:
0.0%
9) Found that students who are able to
apply themselves consistently can finish in the allotted time:
Yes:
85.7%
No:
14.3%
10) Are now working in the boating industry:
Yes:
71.4%
No:
28.6%
11) My studies at Westlawn
were a factor in gaining employment as a boat and yacht designer or related
occupation:
Yes:
66.7%
No:
33.3%
*Based on 2012 surveys