The DMC is host to many UMaine accredited courses for undergraduate and graduate students. These courses are offered as part of the fall and spring Semester By the Sea programs in addition to UMaine’s Summer University programing and Scientific Diving courses.  Though most of our students hail from the main campus in Orono, all courses are open to students from other University of Maine System campuses and other institutions, as well.

Students are engaged in every dimension of research at the DMC. Many graduate students from UMaine’s School of Marine Sciences are in residence, and the lab is open to graduate students from throughout the UMS system and other institutions, as well. Each summer we welcome 15+ undergraduate students to our labs; many other students conduct independent research as part of the Semester by the Sea program.

The DMC hosts  professional development workshops as well. These non-accredited short courses are offered by the DMC, or by local non-profits and educational organizations.