Yankee Small College Conference

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, 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 (NAIA).[1]

Yankee Small College Conference
YSCC
Established2008
AssociationUSCAA
DivisionDivision II
Members11 full, 1 affiliate
Sports fielded
  • 12
    • men's: 6
    • women's: 6
HeadquartersSt. Johnsbury, Vermont
Websitehttp://www.yankeeconference.org/

Current members
Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Year
Joined		 Team Nickname
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Albany, New York 1881 Private 1,384 2020 Panthers
Central Maine Community College Auburn, Maine 1963 Public Junior college 2,700 2008 Mustangs
Great Bay Community College Portsmouth, New Hampshire 1945 Public Junior college 2,217 2008 Herons
Hampshire College Amherst, Massachusetts 1965 Private 1,400 2011 Black Sheep
NHTI, Concord's Community College Concord, New Hampshire 1961 Public Junior college 3,926 2008 Lynx
Paul Smith's College Paul Smiths, New York 1946 Private 1,000 2011 Bobcats
Southern Maine Community College South Portland, Maine 1946 Public Junior college 7,006 2008 Seawolves
University of Maine at Augusta Augusta, Maine 1965 Public 6,000 2008 Moose
University of Maine at Machias Machias, Maine 1909 Public 1,200 2011 Clippers
Vermont Technical College Randolph, Vermont 1866 Public 1,453 2011 Knights

Affiliate Members
Institution Location Nickname Founded Type Enrollment Joined Primary
Conference		 YSCC
Sport
Northern Essex Community College Haverhill, Massachusetts Knights 1961 Public Junior college 5,115 2020 NJCAA Region 21 Women's Softball

Former members
Institution Location Nickname Founded Type Joined Left Current Conference or reason
College of St. Joseph Rutland, Vermont Fighting Saints 1956 Private 2011 2019 college closed

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 Unity College Unity, Maine Rams 1965 Private 2008 2020 no longer offering athletics None (defunct)[2]

Conference sports
Conference sports
SportMen'sWomen's
Baseball
Y
Basketball
Y
Y
Bowling
Y
Y
Cross Country
Y
Y
Golf
Y
Soccer
Y
Y
Softball
Y
Volleyball
Y

See also

References
  1. Staff (June 6, 2011). "UM-Machias joins Yankee Small College Conference". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
  2. Jaschik, Scott (March 22, 2019). "Another Vermont College Will Close". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
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