Yankee Small College Conference
Encyclopedia
Yankee Small College Conference is a division II conference in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association
. The conference consists of two-year and four-year schools from Maine
, New Hampshire
and Vermont
. In 2011 the conference added three new members from the disbanded Sunrise Athletic Conference
(NAIA
) along with Hampshire College, who previously competed as an independent athletics program.
United States Collegiate Athletic Association
The United States Collegiate Athletic Association is a national organization in the USA for the intercollegiate athletic programs of less than 100 small colleges, community collegs and junior colleges. It holds 11 "National Championship" tournaments in seven sports...
. The conference consists of two-year and four-year schools from Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
and Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
. In 2011 the conference added three new members from the disbanded Sunrise Athletic Conference
Sunrise Athletic Conference
The Sunrise Athletic Conference was a college athletic conference founded in 2002 and affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics . Its member institutions were in Maine, Massachusetts, New York, and Vermont.-History:...
(NAIA
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
) along with Hampshire College, who previously competed as an independent athletics program.
Conference sports
| Sport | Men's | Women's |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond... |
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| Basketball Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules... |
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| Cross Country Cross country running Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road... |
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| Golf Golf Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes.... |
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| Soccer | ||
| Softball Softball Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand... |
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| Volleyball Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive... |
Current members
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Year Joined |
Team Nickname |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Maine Community College Central Maine Community College Central Maine Community College is a community college located in Auburn, Maine. It is one of the seven colleges in the Maine Community College System.-Former Names:... |
Auburn, Maine Auburn, Maine Auburn is a city in and the county seat of Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. The population was 23,055 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan... |
1963 | Public Public university A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions... Junior college Junior college The term junior college refers to different educational institutions in different countries.-India:In India, most states provide schooling through 12th grade... |
2,720 | Mustangs | |
| College of St. Joseph College of St. Joseph The College of St. Joseph is a private, residential, liberal arts Catholic college. Located on 117 wooded acres in Rutland, Vermont, it is located 15 minutes from the Killington Ski Resort and other outdoor recreational facilities and activities. The College's president is Frank G. Miglorie.-... |
Rutland, Vermont | 1956 | Private Private school Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory... |
500 | 2011 | Saints |
| Eastern Maine Community College Eastern Maine Community College Eastern Maine Community College is a community college in Bangor, Maine. It offers over 30 one- and two-year degree programs.Eastern Maine was established in 1966 by act of the Maine Legislature, as Eastern Maine Vocational Technical Institute... |
Bangor, Maine Bangor, Maine Bangor is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States, and the major commercial and cultural center for eastern and northern Maine... |
1966 | Public Public university A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions... Junior college Junior college The term junior college refers to different educational institutions in different countries.-India:In India, most states provide schooling through 12th grade... |
2,099 | Golden Eagles | |
| Great Bay Community College | Portsmouth, New Hampshire Portsmouth, New Hampshire Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire in the United States. It is the largest city but only the fourth-largest community in the county, with a population of 21,233 at the 2010 census... |
1945 | Public Public university A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions... Junior college Junior college The term junior college refers to different educational institutions in different countries.-India:In India, most states provide schooling through 12th grade... |
1,850 | Herons | |
| Hampshire College Hampshire College Hampshire College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1965 as an experiment in alternative education, in association with four other colleges in the Pioneer Valley: Amherst College, Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, and the University of Massachusetts... |
Amherst, Massachusetts Amherst, Massachusetts Amherst is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States in the Connecticut River valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,819, making it the largest community in Hampshire County . The town is home to Amherst College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts... |
1965 | Private Private college Private college may refer to:*Private school*Private university... |
1,463 | 2011 | Frogs |
| Nashua Community College Nashua Community College -Mission statement:The Community College System of NH is committed to providing comprehensive, market-driven, accessible, quality programs of higher education that respond to the needs of students, business, and communities.-Accreditation:... |
Nashua, New Hampshire Nashua, New Hampshire -Climate:-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 86,494 people, 35,044 households, and 21,876 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,719.9 people per square mile . There were 37,168 housing units at an average density of 1,202.8 per square mile... |
1970 | Public Public university A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions... Junior college Junior college The term junior college refers to different educational institutions in different countries.-India:In India, most states provide schooling through 12th grade... |
2,147 | Jaguars | |
| New Hampshire Technical Institute New Hampshire Technical Institute NHTI, Concord's Community College is a two-year residential community college located in Concord, New Hampshire. The college is part of the Community College System of New Hampshire and is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges... |
Concord, New Hampshire Concord, New Hampshire The city of Concord is the capital of the state of New Hampshire in the United States. It is also the county seat of Merrimack County. As of the 2010 census, its population was 42,695.... |
1961 | Public Public university A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions... Junior college Junior college The term junior college refers to different educational institutions in different countries.-India:In India, most states provide schooling through 12th grade... |
4,127 | Capitals | |
| Northern Maine Community College Northern Maine Community College Northern Maine Community College is a community college in Presque Isle, Maine and one of the seven colleges in the Maine Community College System. The campus was founded in 1961 on the grounds of the former Presque Isle Air Force Base.-Academics:... |
Presque Isle, Maine Presque Isle, Maine Presque Isle is the commercial center and largest city in the sparsely populated Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 9,692 at the 2010 census... |
1961 | Public Public university A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions... Junior college Junior college The term junior college refers to different educational institutions in different countries.-India:In India, most states provide schooling through 12th grade... |
1,129 | Falcons | |
| Paul Smith's College Paul Smith's College Paul Smith's College is a private college and is the only four year institution of higher education located within the boundary of the Adirondack State Park in Upstate New York... |
Paul Smiths, New York Paul Smiths, New York Paul Smiths is a hamlet in the Town of Brighton in Franklin County, New York, on Lower Saint Regis Lake, in the Adirondacks, 10 miles north of Saranac Lake, located at 44°26' North 74°15' West.... |
1946 | Private Private school Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory... |
1,000 | 2011 | Bobcats |
| Southern Maine Community College Southern Maine Community College Southern Maine Community College is a community college in South Portland, Maine, USA, and one of the seven colleges in the Maine Community College System.-History:... |
South Portland, Maine South Portland, Maine South Portland is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, and is the fourth-largest city in the state. Founded in 1895, as of the 2010 census, the city population was 25,002. Known for its working waterfront, South Portland is situated on Portland Harbor and overlooks the skyline of... |
1946 | Public Public university A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions... Junior college Junior college The term junior college refers to different educational institutions in different countries.-India:In India, most states provide schooling through 12th grade... |
6,261 | Seawolves | |
| University of Maine at Machias University of Maine at Machias The University of Maine at Machias is one of seven campuses in the University of Maine System. Located in Machias, Maine, United States, the seat of Washington County, the university was founded in 1909 as a normal school for developing teachers, and offers studies in recreation, education,... |
Machias, Maine | 1909 | Public Public university A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions... |
1,200 | 2011 | Clippers |
| University of Maine at Augusta University of Maine at Augusta The University of Maine at Augusta is located in the state capital of Augusta, Maine, and is a part of the University of Maine System. UMA is a regional state university providing baccalaureate and select associate degrees to meet the educational, economic and cultural needs of Central Maine... |
Augusta, Maine Augusta, Maine Augusta is the capital of the US state of Maine, county seat of Kennebec County, and center of population for Maine. The city's population was 19,136 at the 2010 census, making it the third-smallest state capital after Montpelier, Vermont and Pierre, South Dakota... |
1965 | Public Public university A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions... |
5,054 | Moose | |
| University of New Hampshire University of New Hampshire The University of New Hampshire is a public university in the University System of New Hampshire , United States. The main campus is in Durham, New Hampshire. An additional campus is located in Manchester. With over 15,000 students, UNH is the largest university in New Hampshire. The university is... Club Sports |
Durham, New Hampshire Durham, New Hampshire As of the census of 2000, there were 12,664 people, 2,882 households, and 1,582 families residing in the town. The population density was 565.5 people per square mile . There were 2,923 housing units at an average density of 130.5 per square mile... |
1866 | Public Public university A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions... |
15,253 | Wildcats | |
| Unity College Unity College (Maine) Unity College is a private, liberal arts college in Unity, Waldo County, Maine. It is located southwest of Bangor, Maine and from the Maine coast. The college offers an undergraduate education that emphasizes the environment and natural resources throughout the academic program. In 2007 the... |
Unity, Maine Unity, Maine Unity is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,889 at the 2000 census. The town is the service center for the northern portion of Waldo County... |
1965 | Private Private university Private universities are universities not operated by governments, although many receive public subsidies, especially in the form of tax breaks and public student loans and grants. Depending on their location, private universities may be subject to government regulation. Private universities are... |
564 | Rams | |
| Vermont Technical College Vermont Technical College Vermont Technical College is a public technical college with two main campuses located in Randolph Center and Williston, Vermont. The College also has nursing campuses in other locations throughout the state... |
Randolph, Vermont Randolph, Vermont Randolph is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States. The population was 4,853 at the 2000 census, making Randolph the largest town in Orange County. The town is a commercial center for many of the smaller, rural farming communities that surround it.... |
1866 | Public Public university A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions... |
1,453 | Green Knights | |