The unfortunate truth about this place is that it ...

The unfortunate truth about this place is that it is most definitely one of the few strongholds left of White Power. The positive reviews on this site are mostly from or of WHITE men, who encounter very little discrimination; and in fact are put in positions of power through out campus. The administration is a plethora of retired navy buddies who are Caucasian and very conservative and help their buddies get jobs. If they are not male-then they are female Caucasian also very conservative and demur to their male counterparts.Same story with the tenured professors on campus and about 90% of the deans on campus, and its support staff. These folks, create two cultures: one that espouses equality and fairness; and one where decisions are made behind the scenes to protect each other. I've witnessed and have bore the consequences for speaking out. Cal Maritime representatives are not forthright with the realities on campus; they misconstrue statistics for earning potential by major, graduation rates and cost. They use the Engineering majors as their bread and butter while the Business and Global and Maritime Affairs languish in poorly constructed curriculum and sub par accreditation. In need of more faculty, many students "graduate" and have to come back to finish their degree one more semester$$$. The Corps of Cadets are paid students who are then used to create positive PR for the college: college tours, Galas and just to show up in Uniform. Female students beware you will get harassed-especially if your a minority. Your professors will talk down to you and question you mercilessly in front of your peers-while other less competent white males get away with BS. If you have a son or daughter who is considering this place research thoroughly: There are 6 other Maritime academies. The intentional experience/cruise are not included in tuition. The Internship requirement? If your Business or Global majors-your on your own good luck finding one: Engineers they are piped through to Companies who pay for everything. If Business/Global find an internship and are not from the area-financial aid does not fund your summer housing-so your on the hook for housing while you work an unpaid internship. The registrar and in particular the assistant to admissions has no clue what a CSU certification is: so if you are expecting to get full credit for earning an AS-t or CSU certification get ready for a fight. They will put you in classes already taken as a GE at your junior college-without the course being maritime specific.