<p>i searched USC and i came up with this</p>
<p>university of sunshine coast? ***
whats the other one, south carolina?</p>
<p>yeah, the university of south carolina is also referred to as USC. I know since when I told people back in VA that I was going to USC, some thought I meant South Carolina! (Obviously they don't know anything about college football, at the least)</p>
<p>USC stand for --></p>
<p>the University of Sexy Chicks</p>
<p>lol, but it totally ****es me off when I'm searching for USC on the web, and it brings me to "the University of South Carolina" website...</p>
<p>Well, at least we got the usc.edu website, and South Carolina got stuck with sc.edu. We had the name first, anyway.</p>
<p>The University of the Sunshine Coast has Kangaroos on campus!!! That's so awesome.</p>
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We had the name first, anyway.
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Actually, Santa Clara University was the original USC (University of Santa Clara) before USC bought the rights to the acronym.</p>
<p>"Actually, Santa Clara University was the original USC (University of Santa Clara) before USC bought the rights to the acronym."</p>
<p>Actually, althought older than Southern Cal, Santa Clara University (formerly University of Santa Clara) was known as Santa Clara College until 1912 when it was renamed the University of Santa Clara. Southern Cal has been known as USC since it was began in 1880.</p>
<p>Mmm, thanks for sharing CubsRule. Now, I'm interested... </p>
<p><a href="http://www.usc.edu/about/history/%5B/url%5D">http://www.usc.edu/about/history/</a>
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When USC first opened its doors to 53 students and 10 teachers in 1880, the city still lacked paved streets, electric lights, telephones, and a reliable fire alarm system. Today, USC is home to more than 32,000 students and 3,000 full-time faculty, and is located at the heart of one of the biggest metropolises in the world.
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<a href="http://www.scu.edu/about/history.cfm%5B/url%5D%5Bquote%5DSanta">http://www.scu.edu/about/history.cfm
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Santa</a> Clara University, founded in 1851 by the Society of Jesus as "Santa Clara College," is California's oldest institution of higher learning. It was established on the site of Mission Santa Clara de Asís, the eighth of the original 21 California missions.</p>
<p>The "college" originally operated as a preparatory school and did not offer courses of collegiate rank until 1853. Following the Civil War, enrollment increased and by 1875, the size of the student body was 275. One-third of the students were enrolled in the collegiate division; the remainder attended the college's preparatory and high school departments.</p>
<p>Santa Clara experienced slow and steady growth during its first 60 years, becoming "The University of Santa Clara" in 1912, when the schools of engineering and law were added.
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<p>:o</p>
<p>Yeah, and people always think South Carolina was the first USC because they are the older school. But they too changed their name to USC after our school had already opened with that "name".</p>