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{{About|the USCAA conference|the defunct NCAA conference|Yankee Conference}}
{| class="infobox"
{{Infobox sports league
!colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#000000" | <font color="#FFFFFF">'''Yankee Small College Conference'''
| name = Yankee Small College Conference
| logo = YSCC logo.png
| logo_size = 120
| founded = 2005
| conference = [[United States Collegiate Athletic Association|USCAA]]
| division = Division II
| teams = 10 full, 1 affiliate
| sports = 12
| mens = 6
| womens = 6
| headquarters = [[St. Johnsbury, Vermont]]
| 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)|New York State]].<ref name="joins">{{cite news|last=Staff|work=[[Bangor Daily News]]|url=http://bangordailynews.com/2011/06/06/sports/um-machias-joins-yankee-small-college-conference/|title=UM-Machias joins Yankee Small College Conference|date=June 6, 2011|access-date=July 2, 2011}}</ref> 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).<ref name="joins"/>

==Member schools==
===Current members===
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
|-
! Institution
|colspan="2" align=center | [[Image:YSCC logo.gif|160px|Yankee Small College Conference]]
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined
|-
|-
| '''[[Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences]]'''
!colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#000000" | <font color="#FFFFFF">'''Data'''
| [[Albany, New York]]
| 1881
| [[Nonprofit organization|Non-profit,<br />& Nonsectarian]]
| 1,384
| [[ACPHS Panthers|Panthers]]
| 2020–21
|-
|-
| '''[[Central Maine Community College]]'''
|Classification|| [[United States Collegiate Athletic Association|USCAA]] Division II
| [[Auburn, Maine]]
| 1963
| Public{{efn|group=full|name=JUCO|Also a [[junior college]].}}
| 2,700
| [[Central Maine Mustangs|Mustangs]]
| 2008–09
|-
|-
| '''[[Great Bay Community College]]'''
|Established || 1932
| [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]]
| 1945
| Public{{efn|group=full|name=JUCO}}
| 2,217
| [[Great Bay Herons|Herons]]
| 2008–09
|-
|-
| '''[[Hampshire College]]'''
|Members || 12
| [[Amherst, Massachusetts]]
| 1965
| Non-profit,<br />& Nonsectarian
| 1,400
| [[Hampshire Black Sheep|Black Sheep]]
| 2011–12
|-
|-
| '''[[NHTI – Concord's Community College]]'''
|Sports fielded || 7 (3 men's, 4 women's)
| [[Concord, New Hampshire]]
| 1961
| Public{{efn|group=full|name=JUCO}}
| 3,926
| [[NHTI Lynx|Lynx]]
| 2008–09
|-
|-
| '''[[Paul Smith's College]]'''
|Region || [[New England| Northern New England]] [[United States]]
| [[Paul Smiths, New York]]
| 1946
| Non-profit,<br />& Nonsectarian
| 1,000
| [[Paul Smith's Bobcats|Bobcats]]
| 2011–12
|-
|-
| '''[[Southern Maine Community College]]'''
|States || 3 - [[Maine]], [[New Hampshire]], [[Vermont]]
| [[South Portland, Maine]]
| 1946
| Public{{efn|group=full|name=JUCO}}
| 7,006
| [[Southern Maine Seawolves|Seawolves]]
| 2008–09
|-
|-
| '''[[York County Community College]]'''
|Headquarters || [[St. Johnsbury, Vermont]]
| [[Wells, Maine]]
| 1994
| Public{{efn|group=full|name=JUCO}}
| 1,708
| [[York County Hawks|Hawks]]
| 2021–22
|-
|-
| {{sort|Maine–Augusta|'''[[University of Maine at Augusta]]'''}}
!colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#000000" | <font color="#FFFFFF">
| [[Augusta, Maine]]
| 1965
| Public{{efn|group=full|name=UMeS|Part of the [[University of Maine System]].}}
| 6,000
| [[Maine–Augusta Moose|Moose]]
| 2008–09
|-
| '''[[Vermont State University|Vermont State University Randolph]]'''
| [[Randolph, Vermont]]
| 1866
| Public{{efn|group=full|name=Tech|Also a [[Institute of technology|technical college]].}}
| 1,453
| [[Vermont Tech Knights|Knights]]
| 2011–12
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=full}}

===Affiliate members===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined
! Primary<br>conference
! YSCC<br>sport
|-
| '''[[Northern Essex Community College]]'''
| [[Haverhill, Massachusetts]]
| 1961
| Public{{efn|group=full|name=JUCO|Also a [[junior college]].}}
| 5,115
| [[Northern Essex Knights|Knights]]
| 2020–21
| [[Massachusetts Community College Athletic Association|Massachusetts (MCCAA)]]<br>{{small|(NJCAA Region XXI)}}
| softball
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=aff}}

===Former members===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined
! Left
! Current<br>conference
|-
| '''[[College of St. Joseph]]'''
| [[Rutland (city), Vermont|Rutland, Vermont]]
| 1956
| [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]<br>{{small|([[Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington|Diocese of Burlington]])}}
| N/A
| [[St. Joseph Fighting Saints|Fighting Saints]]
| 2011–12
| 2018–19
| N/A{{efn|group=former|St. Joseph (Vt.) closed after the 2018–19 school year.}}
|-
| {{sort|Maine–Machias|'''[[University of Maine at Machias]]'''}}
| [[Machias, Maine]]
| 1909
| Public{{efn|group=former|name=UMeS|Part of the [[University of Maine System]].}}
| 800
| [[Maine–Machias Clippers|Clippers]]
| 2011–12
| 2019–20
| N/A{{efn|group=former|Maine–Machias suspended its athletics program after the 2019–20 school year.}}
|-
| '''[[Unity College (Maine)|Unity College]]'''
| [[Unity, Maine]]
| 1965
| Private, Nonprofit, & Nonsectarian
| 2,923
| [[Unity Rams|Rams]]
| 2008–09
| 2019–20
| N/A{{efn|group=former|Unity College discontinued its athletics program and exited the YCCC after the 2019–20 school year.<ref name=closure>{{cite web |url=https://www.yankeeconference.org/Archives/History |title=History of the Yankee Small College Conference |access-date=July 25, 2022}}</ref>}}
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=former}}

==Conference sports==
{| class="wikitable" style=
|+ '''Conference sports'''
!Sport||Men's||Women's
|-
|[[Baseball]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||
|-
|[[Basketball]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
|[[Bowling]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
|[[Cross country running|Cross Country]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
|[[Golf]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||
|-
|[[Soccer]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
|[[Softball]]|| ||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
|-
|[[Volleyball]]|| ||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|}
|}

== See also ==
*[[Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]]
*[[Penn State University Athletic Conference]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.yankeeconference.org/ The official YSCC website]
*[http://www.theuscaa.com The official USCAA website]

{{Yankee Small College Conference}}

[[Category: College sports conferences in the United States]]
[[Category: United States Collegiate Athletic Association]]
[[Category: College sports in New York (state)]]

Latest revision as of 17:41, 8 November 2024

This article is about the USCAA conference. For the defunct NCAA conference, see Yankee Conference.
Yankee Small College Conference
ConferenceUSCAA
Founded2005
Sports fielded
  • 12
    • men's: 6
    • women's: 6
DivisionDivision II
No. of teams10 full, 1 affiliate
HeadquartersSt. Johnsbury, Vermont
Official websitehttp://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

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Current members

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Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined
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
  1. ^ a b c d e Also a junior college.
  2. ^ Part of the University of Maine System.
  3. ^ Also a technical college.

Affiliate members

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Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Primary
conference 		YSCC
sport
Northern Essex Community College Haverhill, Massachusetts 1961 Public[a] 5,115 Knights 2020–21 Massachusetts (MCCAA)
(NJCAA Region XXI) 		softball
Notes
  1. ^ Also a junior college.

Former members

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Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Current
conference
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
  1. ^ St. Joseph (Vt.) closed after the 2018–19 school year.
  2. ^ Part of the University of Maine System.
  3. ^ Maine–Machias suspended its athletics program after the 2019–20 school year.
  4. ^ Unity College discontinued its athletics program and exited the YCCC after the 2019–20 school year.[2]

Conference sports

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Conference sports
Sport Men's Women's
Baseball
Green tickY
Basketball
Green tickY
Green tickY
Bowling
Green tickY
Green tickY
Cross Country
Green tickY
Green tickY
Golf
Green tickY
Soccer
Green tickY
Green tickY
Softball
Green tickY
Volleyball
Green tickY

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Staff (June 6, 2011). "UM-Machias joins Yankee Small College Conference". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
  2. ^ "History of the Yankee Small College Conference". Retrieved July 25, 2022.
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