The University of South Carolina Upstate (USC Upstate) is a public university in Valley Falls, South Carolina, near Spartanburg and with a Spartanburg postal address. Founded in 1967 and formerly known as University of South Carolina Spartanburg, the institution changed its name in the summer of 2004. It offers bachelor's and master's degrees for students in the Upstate and surrounding areas. It is part of the University of South Carolina System and home to approximately 6,000 students and 340 full-time faculty. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. History After the Spartanburg General Hospital decided to discontinue its degree program for nurses, local politicians, led by Dr. G.B. Hodge, decided to create a separate University for the region. In 1967 the Spartanburg Regional Campus was opened as a two-year college with an initial enrollment of 177 students. Because of increased popularity, the school became a four-year institution in 1975 and was renamed as the University of South Carolina Spartanburg. During the following years, both the campus and the scope of the University expanded. In the summer of 2004 the USC Board of Trustees voted to change the name to the University of South Carolina Upstate to better reflect its mission to educate the people of South Carolina's upstate region. Aside from its presence in Spartanburg, University of South Carolina Upstate has become the largest educational provider in the University Center Greenville, a consortium of seven institutions of higher learning in Greenville, South Carolina and the immediate surrounding area. Colleges and schools College of Arts, Social Science, and Humanities College of Science and Technology Mary Black School of Nursing George Dean Johnson Jr., College of Business and Economics School of Education, Human Performance, and Health Clubs, organizations, and teams University of South Carolina Upstate has many clubs and organizations as well as academic teams whose main goals are the intellectual and interpersonal growth of students through community service and wide-ranging cultural activities. IFC Greek-letter organizations for men Active Fraternities Alpha Sigma Phi NPC Greek-letter organizations for women Active Sororities Delta Zeta Phi Mu Zeta Tau Alpha NALFO Greek-letter organizations for women Chi Upsilon Sigma NPHC Greek-letter organizations for men and women Active fraternities Alpha Phi Alpha Kappa Alpha Psi Omega Psi Phi Phi Beta Sigma Active sororities Alpha Kappa Alpha Delta Sigma Theta Zeta Phi Beta Sigma Gamma Rho Athletics University of South Carolina Upstate sponsors 13