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Thank you again! Public LACs list is very interesting. Just took a quick look and it appears there may are some real gems here we may not be aware of. Check out St Mary’s @ http://www.smcm.edu/. Yes, it is a public school with a great student faculty ratio of 10:1!
My guess is this problem is symptomatic of almost all small schools, public or private. It would be really nice to hear more CC conversation for students who don’t fit the HYP profile as information on these schools is more difficult to find.
If you are interested in marine engineering and ocean studies, look at Maine Maritime Academy @ http://mainemaritime.edu/academics/undergraduate-programs/. It is public and on the coast of Maine.
If you are interested in environmental studies, interdisciplinary thinking and much more visit the College of The Atlantic in Bar Harbor Maine @ http://www.coa.edu/academics/areas-of-study/. This private school has a 10:1 student faculty ratio and a beautiful location.
Unity College in Unity Maine has 17 environmental majors and a pathfinders program for first-year students who want to learn more about their career options before making a choice. See https://www.unity.edu/academics/areas-of-study/majors/. This private college is really in the country, but not on the ocean. The student faculty ratio is 15:1.
Yes, I live in Maine. It is a good place to study nature.
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