John Melvin Joining USCAA with Exploratory status.

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PITTSBURGH, PA -- The United States Collegiate Athletic Association and its Board of Directors announced on Friday the addition of nine new members for the 2024-25 academic year: Bryant & Stratton Ohio (OH), East West University (IL), North American University (TX), and Colorado Mountain College - Leadville (CO) will all enter as full members. The US Sports Academy (AL), Trinity College (FL), and Cal Miramar (CA) will all enter as provisional members. And both John Melvin University (LA) and John Melvin Christian College (FL) will enter with exploratory status.

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Johh Melvin University

John Melvin University, located in Crowley, Louisiana, has a full-time enrollment of approximately 200 students with the recent addition of varsity athletics on campus.

The University is offering football, volleyball, men’s golf, men’s basketball, baseball, softball and track & field and has seen some success in their young existence with fielding teams.

The academic and administrative spaces are housed on campus in a building adjacent to one of their training facilities. They also have plans to develop a 53-acre plot of land that would be a more traditional campus and house additional competition facilities. Until that is developed, they have great community support and have been granted access to many facilities within the city and given the right to use the Millers mascot, a baseball team that was once a vibrant part of the city of Crowley.

“Expansion into the south is something we have been working on over the last few years”, says BJ Bertges. “The addition of JMU algins well with our membership goals and will continue to be beneficial to our growth in that region. They have great administrative support, and this provides their student-athletes with a pathway for additional opportunities and recognition”.

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