The United States Collegiate Athletic Association ( USCAA ) is a national organization for the intercollegiate athletic programs of 72 mostly small colleges, including community / junior colleges , across the United States. The USCAA holds 15 national championships and 2 national invitationals annually.
18-469: Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference [REDACTED] Conference USCAA Founded 2004 Commissioner Vacant Sports fielded 13 men's: 6 women's: 7 No. of teams 5 Headquarters New York City, New York Region New York Official website hviac .net The Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ( HVIAC )
36-1327: Is a member conference of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA). It consists of five small colleges in New York state. HVIAC's first championships were held in the 2004–05 season. Similar to NCAA Division III rules, HVIAC membership is open to four-year higher education institutions that offer no athletic financial aid. Member schools [ edit ] Current members [ edit ] Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Berkeley College New York City 1931 For-profit 8,900 Knights 2004? Five Towns College Dix Hills 1972 Nonsectarian 750 Sound 2004? State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF) Syracuse 1911 Public 2,250 Mighty Oaks 2004? Word of Life/Davis College Johnson City 1900 Baptist 441 Falcons 2004? Villa Maria College Buffalo 1960 Catholic ( C.S.S.F. ) 544 Vikings 2004? Notes ^ All cities are located within
54-492: The Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (HVIAC) from 2004–05 to 2018–19. CNR competed in 12 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports included baseball, basketball, cross country, soccer and swimming; while women's sports included basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis and volleyball. On February 22, 2019, the college announced its intention to close at
72-667: The 1970s and through the 1980s, as the NLCAA, the USCAA began adding more sports. In 1989, the NLCAA changed its name to the National Small College Athletic Association (NSCAA). In 2001, the USCAA adopted its current name. The USCAA sanctions competition in eight men's and seven women's sports: Postseason national championships are held in all sports except football, which has few participating teams. CNR Blue Angels The College of New Rochelle ( CNR )
90-544: The Hudson Valley Men's Athletic Conference" . HVIAC . Retrieved February 13, 2020 . ^ "Mercy College student swell/Absorbs failed sister school, College of New Rochelle" . Bronx Times . February 28, 2019. External links [ edit ] Official website Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hudson_Valley_Intercollegiate_Athletic_Conference&oldid=1256155514 " Categories : College sports conferences in
108-760: The Mooney Center with computer and photography labs, and TV production studio; the 200,000-volume Mother Irene Gill Memorial Library ; the Student Campus Center; the Rogick Life Sciences Building with many laboratories; four residence halls ; and the Learning Resource Center for Nursing. CNR athletic teams were the Blue Angels. The college was a member of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA), primarily competing in
126-1445: The State of New York. Former members [ edit ] Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Current conference Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Albany 1881 Nonsectarian 1,384 Panthers 2004 2019 Yankee (YSCC) The College of New Rochelle New Rochelle 1904 Catholic ( Ursulines ) N/A Blue Angels 2004 2019 N/A The Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park 1946 Nonsectarian ( Culinary ) 2,880 Steels 2004 2023 The King's College New York City 1938 Nondenominational 400 Lions 2004 2023 Pratt Institute Brooklyn 1877 Nonsectarian 4,829 Cannoneers 2004 2018 Atlantic East St. Joseph's University (Brooklyn Campus) Brooklyn 1916 Catholic ( C.S.J. ) 1,261 Bears 2004 2015 Skyline Vaughn College Flushing 1932 Nonsectarian ( Space grant ) 1,812 Warriors 2004 2023 USCAA Independent Webb Institute Glen Cove 1889 Nonsectarian 90 Webbies 2004 2023 Notes ^ All cities are located within
144-1051: The State of New York. ^ CNR was merged into Mercy College in 2019. ^ Currently an NCAA Division III athletic conference. ^ St. Joseph's was a college during its stint as a member. Sports [ edit ] Conference sports Sport Men's Women's Basketball [REDACTED] Y [REDACTED] Y Cross country [REDACTED] Y [REDACTED] Y Soccer [REDACTED] Y [REDACTED] Y Tennis [REDACTED] Y [REDACTED] Y Volleyball [REDACTED] Y [REDACTED] Y See also [ edit ] Mid Hudson Conference Penn State University Athletic Conference State University of New York Athletic Conference Yankee Small College Conference References [ edit ] ^ "HVIAC Members," HVIAC website. Retrieved October 1, 2015. ^ "HVIAC Past Champions" HVIAC website. Retrieved November 7, 2015. ^ "About
162-574: The United States College sports in New York (state) United States Collegiate Athletic Association Hudson Valley United States Collegiate Athletic Association In 1966 (58 years ago) ( 1966 ) , the USCAA was founded as the National Little College Athletic Association (NLCAA), primarily to sponsor a national basketball tournament for small colleges and junior colleges. In
180-1002: The Utica Masonic Care Community. The college site has been renamed to the Masonic Care Community of New Rochelle. The College of New Rochelle was chartered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York and was accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools . The School of Nursing and Healthcare Professions was accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education . The college offered undergraduate degrees including Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Business Management and Bachelor of Science in nursing. Graduate degrees offered by
198-553: The college included Master of Arts, Master of Science, and Master of Science in education. Of the faculty, 89% held doctoral degrees or the highest degree available in their field. The student-faculty ratio was 11:1. Following a university model, the College of New Rochelle was composed of five separate schools: School of Arts and Sciences; School of Nursing and Healthcare Professions; School of Business; School of New Resources (for adult learners); and Graduate School. The main campus
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#1732872819201216-515: The end of summer 2019. The college had failed to pay federal payroll taxes and owed the IRS an estimated $ 20 million. Following that discovery, the college fired faculty and staff, resulting in a lawsuit from dismissed tenured faculty. A New York State judge ruled that the dismissals were improper. On March 28, 2019, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Keith Borge,
234-431: The former controller of the college, with "defrauding municipal securities investors by fraudulently concealing the college's deteriorating finances". The U.S. Attorney's Office also brought criminal charges against Borge, who pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three years in prison. He was released in 2022. The SEC did not file charges against the college because it cooperated with the investigation. Mercy College became
252-529: The repository of CNR documents. On September 20, 2019, the college declared bankruptcy due to $ 80 million in liabilities . The entire campus was subsequently sold in an auction and purchased by New York Trustees of the Masonic Hall and Asylum Fund. The trustees are entrusted with the maintenance and protection of certain assets of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of New York including
270-481: The repository of CNR documents. On August 12, 2019, William Latimer, the 14th and final College of New Rochelle president, joined Mercy College as vice president of its New Rochelle and Bronx locations serving in that role until March 2022. In September 2019, the college declared bankruptcy as it had $ 80 million in liabilities. The campus and related materials were sold at auction and purchased by The Lodge Society Temple of New Rochelle, an organization affiliated with
288-857: Was a private Catholic college with its main campus in New Rochelle, New York . It was founded as the College of St. Angela by Mother Irene Gill, OSU of the Ursuline Order as the first Catholic women's college in New York in 1904. The name was changed to the College of New Rochelle in 1910. The college was composed of four schools and became co-educational in 2016. In early 2019, Mercy College and College of New Rochelle announced that College of New Rochelle would be absorbed into Mercy College before fall 2019, including College of New Rochelle's students, faculty, programs, and some facilities, as well as transcripts, history, and legacy of CNR alumni. Mercy College became
306-497: Was located in New Rochelle, a Westchester County, New York , city about 16 miles (26 km) north of Manhattan . In 1896, the college's founder, Mother Irene Gill, OSU, traveled to New Rochelle to explore the possibility of establishing a seminary there for young women. During this trip, she came across Leland Castle , an 1850s gothic revival structure and former vacation home of wealthy New York hotelier Simeon Leland. The castle
324-693: Was purchased in 1897 and became the first structure of the college. It has since been placed on the National Register of Historic Places . The castle was part of the campus quadrangle and housed the "Castle Gallery". The campus consisted of 20 main buildings, including a $ 28M athletic, recreational, and educational complex called the Wellness Center (completed in 2008), which featured an NCAA competition-sized swimming pool, basketball court, fitness center, indoor running track, yoga studio, roof garden and meditation garden, and volleyball court; it also had
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