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]
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/ |
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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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.