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The Atlantic Coast Conference (or ACC) is an American college athletic conference, affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I, that was formed in June 1953. The current member institutions are located in the mid- and south-Atlantic coastal states of Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.Charter members included Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina, and Wake Forest; Virginia was invited shortly after the 1953 football season concluded. The seven charter members were formerly aligned with the Southern Conference.
The only former member of the ACC is South Carolina (1953-1971), which is now aligned with the Southeastern Conference.
1 Current members (and year joined)
- Boston College (2005) *
- Clemson University (1953)
- Duke University (1953)
- Florida State University (1991)
- Georgia TechThe Georgia Institute of Technology or Georgia Tech for short, is a public university in Atlanta, Georgia with over 16,000 students. Founded on October 13, 1885 as the Georgia School of Technology it is primarily an engineering school, though it also has (1978)
- University of MarylandThe University of Maryland, College Park (also known as College Park, UMCP, UMD, or U Maryland) is a public coeducational university situated in suburban Maryland outside Washington, DC. It is the flagship university of the University System of Maryland. (1953)
- University of MiamiFor Miami of Ohio, see Miami University The University of Miami is a private university in the city of Coral Gables in metropolitan Miami, Florida. The university is ranked among the top academic institutions in the southeastern United States and is well- (2004)
- University of North CarolinaThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is the oldest public university in the United States. It is known to many as Carolina or simply UNC . It is consistently ranked amongst the top tier of American Univer (1953)
- North Carolina State UniversityNorth Carolina State University is an institution of higher learning located in Raleigh, North Carolina. North Carolina State University was founded and designated as the state's first land-grant institution by the General Assembly in 1887 as the North Ca (1953)
- University of VirginiaThe University of Virginia (also known as UVa or simply Virginia is a public coeducational university in Charlottesville, Virginia. It was founded by author of the Declaration of Independence and third American President Thomas Jefferson, and is listed as (1953)
- Virginia TechThe Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University or Virginia Tech for short, is a university in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA, in the New River Valley of western Virginia near the Appalachian Mountains. Virginia Tech is known for its programs in agricu (2004)
- Wake Forest UniversityWake Forest University School colorsGold and Black Motto Pro Humanitate For Humanity) Cost of attendance (2003): Tuition:$26,490 Fees (estimated):$8,300 Total:$34,790 Enrollment (2003-2004) Freshman applicants:5,995 Freshmen accepted:2,454 Freshmen enroll (1953)
* The ACC expanded from nine to 11 schools in 2004, with Miami and Virginia Tech joining from the Big East Conference. Boston College will join in 2005, bringing the total to 12 schools.
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