The Marine Academy of Science & Technology (MAST) is a full-time, four-year Career Academy located in the Fort Hancock Historic Area at the tip of Sandy Hook. The school campus is located adjacent to the Sandy Hook Lighthouse, the oldest working lighthouse in the country, in 13 renovated buildings, within walking distance of several beaches. Facilities include a Marine Biology Laboratory, an Oceanography Laboratory, a C.A.D. Laboratory, a Multi-Media Laboratory, a Marine Technology Workshop, a Media Center containing a Computer Classroom, a Naval Science Building, as well as Chemistry and Physics Laboratories and classrooms. The high school's facilities support a rigorous curriculum focused on marine sciences and marine technology and engineering. The MAST program also requires each student to participate in the Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) in lieu of Physical Education.