assistant studies: Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant RN-BSN: Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education Surgical Technology: Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs Student life More than 2,200 students live on the Angola campus which hosts approximately 60 varied campus groups from professional or major-specific clubs, recreational sports, religiously affiliated groups, and an array of hobby or interest clubs. The university has seen significant growth in the number of its residential students, currently boasting more than four times as many students living on campus as it had in 2000. As a result, the university has added several newer residential facilities, including the Golf Course Apartments, Villas, Reiners and Stadium Halls, and Fabiani Hall. In addition, upperclass students have the option of living in Greek housing or Christian Campus House facilities. The university boasts a very active Greek community. For more, see Greek Life at Trine University. Athletics The Trine athletic teams are called the Thunder. The university is a member of the Division III level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) since the 2004–05 academic year. The Thunder previously competed as an NCAA D-III Independent during the 2003–04 school year; in the Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1992–93 to 2002–03; and in the NAIA's Mid-Central College Conference (MCCC; now currently known as the Crossroads League since the 2012–13 school year) from 1959–60 to 1980–81. Trine competes in 36 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and wrestling; while women's sports include acrobatics & tumbling, basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field, triathlon, volleyball, and wrestling. Trine University athletic teams have won or been finalists for several national titles. In 2021, the women’s triathlon team won the DIII title in the Women’s Triathlon Collegiate National Championships. In 2022, the women’s basketball team advanced to the NCAA Division III Final Four and the softball team finished second in NCAA Division III. Ice hockey Trine added men's and women's hockey as varsity sports in the fall of 2017. The programs are housed in the Thunder Ice Arena, which also opened in 2017. Trine’s NCAA Division III teams compete in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association. Men's volleyball Men's volleyball,