Beach Colleges

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California Maritime Academy (Vallejo, CA)
College of Charleston (Charleston, SC)
College of the Atlantic (Bar Harbor, ME)
Connecticut College (New London, CT)
Eckerd College (St. Petersburg, FL)

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Endicott College (Beverly, MA)
Hawai'i Pacific University (Honolulu, HI)
Maine Maritime Academy (Castine, ME)
Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buzzards Bay, MA)
Mitchell College (New London, CT)
Monmouth University (West Long Branch, NJ)

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New College of Florida (Sarasota, FL)
Nova Southeastern University (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
Point Loma Nazarene University (San Diego, CA)
Roger Williams University (Bristol, RI)
SUNY Maritime College (Throggs Neck, NY)
Salve Regina University (Newport, RI)

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St. Mary's College of Maryland (St. Mary's City, MD)
Texas A&M University—Corpus Christi (Corpus Christi, TX)
United States Coast Guard Academy (New London, CT)
United States Merchant Marine Academy (Kings Point, NY)
University of Bridgeport (Bridgeport, CT)
University of California, San Diego (La Jolla, CA)
University of California, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA)
University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL)

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University of South Florida (Tampa, FL)

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Not all beach colleges are situated near the coast in place such as California and Florida. While many are, there are also numerous colleges located closed to large bodies of water. The following institutions are a sampling of schools within an hour or so of a beach or a lake.

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