expanded.
In the summer of 2004 USC's 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. It 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 College of Nursing
George Dean Johnson Jr., College of Business and Economics
College of Education, Human Performance, and Health
== Student life ==
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.
=== Greek life ===
There are several fraternities and sororities on campus.
== Athletics ==
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