The College of the Marshall Islands (CMI) is a

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Uliga Uliga ( Marshallese: , ) is an island district in the Marshall Islands, located in the eastern portion of Majuro Atoll. Along with Delap and Djarrit, it forms a town known as "Delap-Uliga-Djarrit Delap-Uliga-Djarrit (DUD, mh, Teļap-Wūlik ...

on the Majuro Atoll of the

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. It primarily serves students from within the Micronesian region and is designated as the national post-secondary institution for the

Republic of the Marshall Islands The Marshall Islands ( mh, Ṃajeḷ), officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands ( mh, Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ),'' () is an independent island country and microstate near the Equator in the Pacific Ocean, slightly west of the Inte ...

(RMI), as enacted in RMI PL 1992-13, The College of the Marshall Islands Act. The college is accredited by the

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(ACCJC).

Campus

The main campus of the College of the Marshall Islands is located in

, Majuro Atoll. The College Administration Offices and the Library are located in the buildings formerly used as a hospital, as are some classrooms. The two-story Classroom Building, completed in 1991, has a 1996 four-classroom addition. The building also contains the Business Computer Lab, the College Achievement Project Learning Lab, and the

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, for study and quiet relaxation. Adjacent buildings house Land Grant Cooperative Research and Extension programs and PEACESAT administration, Upward Bound and College Achievement Project (SSSP). Academic year 1999-2000 was a period of major campus growth and development. The two-story Science Complex, completed in mid-2000, added three large new classrooms, a small Science Computer Lab, and science research rooms that include an

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Grow Room. The Administration Annex, just beyond the men's and women's dormitories, includes the Maintenance Office and facilities, Personnel and the Personnel Conference Room. Oscar deBrum Hall, redeveloped and given that name in late 1999, houses the

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program on the first floor and faculty offices on the second. The College grounds were also much increased during this period by the replacement of a large service-road area with grassy areas and pathways that center on the college flagpole.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:College Of The Marshall Islands Education in the Marshall Islands Colleges in the Marshall Islands Schools accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges 1993 establishments in the Marshall Islands Majuro