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| Motto | Post Tenebras Lux |
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Motto in English | "Light after Darkness" |
| Type | Private university |
| Established | July 18, 1885; 140 years ago (1885-07-18) |
Academic affiliations | Cooperating Colleges of Greater Springfield |
| President | Nicolle Cestero |
| Undergraduates | 1,723 |
| Postgraduates | 454 |
| Location | ,, U.S. 42°06′45″N72°33′28″W / 42.1126°N 72.5578°W /42.1126; -72.5578 |
| Campus | Urban, 58 acres (23 ha) |
| Colors | Black and yellow[1] |
| Nickname | Yellow Jackets |
| Website | www |
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American International College (AIC) is aprivate university inSpringfield, Massachusetts.
American International College was originally established on July 18, 1885, by Calvin E. Amaron who sought to create an institution of higher learning that would provide the localFrench Canadian minority with access to higher education.[2]
The university offersundergraduate andgraduate programs, includingmaster's anddoctoral degrees andcertificates of advanced graduate study (CAGS). There are three schools which focus on their respective academic areas:[3]
Undergraduate students choose from 37 majors as they earn a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) or Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A). Certificates and other non-degree programs are also offered.
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The school competes inNCAA Division II, and is a member of theNortheast-10 Conference for all but three sports. Additionally, the institution's wrestling program, which is the only NCAA DII program in New England, competes as an independent.
The school's hockey team was formerly a member of NCAA Division I beginning in 1998.[4] In 2016, after struggling for over a decade, AIC hiredEric Lang as their head coach and saw almost immediate success.[5] The 2018–19 season was a historic one for the college as AIC won its first-ever conference championship and, as a result, qualified for its first ever NCAA Championship. In the first round of the tournament the Yellow Jackets were faced up against one-seedSt. Cloud State and pulled off a major upset, winning 2-1.[6] They were eliminated from the tournament byDenver in the next round by a score of 3-0.[7] AIC qualified for the NCAA tournament again in 2021 and 2022.[8] On November 12, 2024, AIC announced that it would move its hockey team back down to NCAA Division II due to a larger budgetary initiative called "Pathway to Progress". The Yellow Jackets will join theNortheast-10 Conference starting in the 2025–2026 school year.[9]
AIC also has acollege rugby program that was founded in 2009 and began play in 2010.[10] The rugby program is part of the school's athletic department, has varsity status, with rugby scholarships available for students.[11] AIC's men's team plays Division 1A in the Liberty Conference, while the women's team is a member of theNIRA.
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