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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 International Accreditation, RINA: June 2, 2011 Accreditation(s) and Agency Contact Information: Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA)
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
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