Yankee Small College Conference
Appearance
Conference | USCAA |
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Founded | 2005 |
Sports fielded |
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Division | Division II |
No. of teams | 10 full, 1 affiliate |
Headquarters | St. Johnsbury, Vermont |
Official website | http://www.yankeeconference.org/ |
Yankee Small College Conference is a Division II conference in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA). The conference consists of two-year and four-year schools from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York State.[1] The conference hosted its first championships in the 2008–09 season, and in 2011, the conference expanded to include Hampshire College and four new members from the disbanded Sunrise Athletic Conference of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).[1]
Member schools
[edit]Current members
[edit]Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined |
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Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | Albany, New York | 1881 | Non-profit, & Nonsectarian |
1,384 | Panthers | 2020–21 |
Central Maine Community College | Auburn, Maine | 1963 | Public[a] | 2,700 | Mustangs | 2008–09 |
Great Bay Community College | Portsmouth, New Hampshire | 1945 | Public[a] | 2,217 | Herons | 2008–09 |
Hampshire College | Amherst, Massachusetts | 1965 | Non-profit, & Nonsectarian |
1,400 | Black Sheep | 2011–12 |
NHTI – Concord's Community College | Concord, New Hampshire | 1961 | Public[a] | 3,926 | Lynx | 2008–09 |
Paul Smith's College | Paul Smiths, New York | 1946 | Non-profit, & Nonsectarian |
1,000 | Bobcats | 2011–12 |
Southern Maine Community College | South Portland, Maine | 1946 | Public[a] | 7,006 | Seawolves | 2008–09 |
York County Community College | Wells, Maine | 1994 | Public[a] | 1,708 | Hawks | 2021–22 |
University of Maine at Augusta | Augusta, Maine | 1965 | Public[b] | 6,000 | Moose | 2008–09 |
Vermont State University Randolph | Randolph, Vermont | 1866 | Public[c] | 1,453 | Knights | 2011–12 |
- Notes
- ^ a b c d e Also a junior college.
- ^ Part of the University of Maine System.
- ^ Also a technical college.
Affiliate members
[edit]Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Primary conference |
YSCC sport |
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Northern Essex Community College | Haverhill, Massachusetts | 1961 | Public[a] | 5,115 | Knights | 2020–21 | Massachusetts (MCCAA) (NJCAA Region XXI) |
softball |
- Notes
- ^ Also a junior college.
Former members
[edit]Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Current conference |
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College of St. Joseph | Rutland, Vermont | 1956 | Catholic (Diocese of Burlington) |
N/A | Fighting Saints | 2011–12 | 2018–19 | N/A[a] |
University of Maine at Machias | Machias, Maine | 1909 | Public[b] | 800 | Clippers | 2011–12 | 2019–20 | N/A[c] |
Unity College | Unity, Maine | 1965 | Private, Nonprofit, & Nonsectarian | 2,923 | Rams | 2008–09 | 2019–20 | N/A[d] |
- Notes
Conference sports
[edit]Sport | Men's | Women's |
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Baseball | ||
Basketball | ||
Bowling | ||
Cross Country | ||
Golf | ||
Soccer | ||
Softball | ||
Volleyball |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Staff (June 6, 2011). "UM-Machias joins Yankee Small College Conference". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- ^ "History of the Yankee Small College Conference". Retrieved July 25, 2022.