MAEC COLLEGIATE MEMBER PROFILES

American University | Washington D.C.

American University Esports is an organization built by students with one main thing in common: a love for the game. Our goals include facilitating team building, good sportsmanship, and high-achieving teams of students. AU Esports was founded in Fall 2022 to help students compete at all levels of competitive gaming. Our teams are up-and-coming and excited to join the competitive collegiate esports scene.

Bridgewater College | Bridgewater, VA

The student experience at Bridgewater College has been shaped and defined by connections since 1880. Bridgewater’s commitment to building connections for life gives you more opportunities to flourish, participate in sports, theatre, music, clubs and organizations, and exercise leadership. And, you are able to develop and achieve your potential through the support of faculty mentors.

The Bridgewater College Esports Team will be no different, offering positions for all esports enthusiasts. The Bridgewater College Esports team has student positions as varsity competitors, broadcasters, social media managers, content creators, player-coaches, and journalists. We strive for competitive and academic excellence for all of our student-athletes as they pursue their love for esports through our fully inclusive environment.

Bryant & Stratton College | Virginia Beach, VA

Bryant & Stratton College Virginia is one of Virginia’s leading varsity programs in the collegiate esports. Located in the heart of Virginia Beach, BSCVA compete in a multitude of esport titles and take part in collegiate organizations such as NACE, NJCAAe, MAEC, NECC, and more. BSCVA’s program fosters a strong team environment which allows for all skill levels of play to grow.

Capital Technology University​ | Laurel, MD

Capitol Technology University is one of the nation’s top STEM-based universities, located just outside of Washington DC with a vast catalog of career-focused, highly in-demand degrees. While Capitol is best known for its dynamite cybersecurity programs that account for more than 50% of its enrollment, in 2021 we entered the realm of esports.

As students study and learn within our academically rigorous curriculum, they can channel their competitive side in our ​​spacious, state-of-the-art esports arena. Students enjoy casual and competitive play either solo or as part of one of our many teams, and build valuable strategic thinking and interpersonal skills that can easily translate from the arena to the classroom to the office. We’re proud to offer a dynamic environment where our brilliant students can engage with their campus community.

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Catholic University of America | Washington, DC

Catholic University’s Esports Program is a student organization within the Department of Fitness, Recreational Sports, and Wellness. We aim to create a space to allow members of the Catholic University community to discuss, practice, scrimmage and compete in in Esports on both a recreational and competitive level.

George Mason University | Fairfax, VA

GMU Esports is a departmental student organization within Student Involvement that aspires to create an environment where students at George Mason University can connect with others and form a community around esports. GMU Esports also aims to build student teams and foster player skill to compete in esports competitions at the collegiate level.

Howard Community College | Columbia, MD

In today’s marketplace, there are many roads that lead to careers in programming, artificial intelligence, computer networking, databases, and software systems. A computer science degree is the most traditional, but with good reason, since it provides a strong foundation in the fundamentals at the heart of computing. For students wishing to transfer to a four-year institution, HCC’s Computer Science associate degree is an outstanding, affordable stepping stone toward that goal.

Gaming, while bigger than ever, has gone way beyond simple entertainment. This program will enable you to learn development principles to design the next generation of games that will be also used in education, business, medicine, and even national security. Designed for those who plan to pursue a bachelor’s degree in game design, HCC’s curriculum is a smart, economical way to get started.

Mount St. Mary’s University | Emmitsburg, MD

Mount St. Mary’s University is a private, liberal arts, Catholic university in the Catoctin Mountains near Emmitsburg, Maryland. We offer more than 80 undergraduate majors, minors, concentrations and special programs grounded in the Catholic liberal arts tradition, and several bachelor’s/master’s combinations in partnership with other universities.

We inspire our students to be both ethical leaders and to live lives of significance. Additionally, the Mount has the best job placement rate in the state of Maryland and we rank in the top 10% of universities nationwide in terms of lifetime earnings of our graduates.

Northern Virginia Community College | Annandale, VA

The NOVA Nighthawks Esports Program is a fully supported program under Campus Recreation, having won six national championships at the junior college level (NJCAAE – Valorant, Rocket League, Smash Ultimate) and receiving a congratulatory letter from the Governor of Virginia.  The program features a 12-PC Arena on NOVA’s Annandale Campus, a broadcasting room, and a passionate, dedicated community of esports enthusiasts.

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Old Domion University | Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University launched varsity esports in fall 2020 with the goal of becoming a preeminent program in collegiate esports. ODU Esports is a part of Recreation & Wellness, under the umbrella of Student Engagement and Enrollment Services. The program features 10 game titles and over 80 athletes.

The brand-new Monarch Esports Arena is the home for all of ODU’s teams and open to gamers across campus. This 3,000 sq. ft. facility houses 50 gaming computers, various consoles, a streaming studio, and lounge for gamers of all types. ODU Esports is prides itself on inclusivity and excellence stretching far beyond the competitive environment. Gamers and staff are encouraged to explore their entrepreneurial and creative sides through content creation via streaming, broadcasting, and design.

PennWest University | California, PA

Pennwest California is a student-centered gaming program that permits the students to engage in safe and constructive competitive game play. PennWest California, formerly California University of Pennsylvania, a state-owned University in Southwestern Pennsylvania opened up our inclusive gaming space in February 2022. From its inception, the University has worked together with the Vulcan Gaming Club and the Department of Campus Recreation to hold independent scrimmages, internal competitions, and state-wide tournaments.  

Radford University | Radford, VA

Radford University is a comprehensive public university of 8,998 students that has received national recognition for many of its undergraduate and graduate academic programs, as well as its sustainability initiatives. Radford University serves the Commonwealth of Virginia and the nation through a wide range of academic, cultural, human service and research programs. The University offers 76 bachelor’s degree programs in 47 disciplines, two associate degrees, and six certificates at the undergraduate level; 28 master’s programs in 23 disciplines and six doctoral programs at the graduate level; and 12 post-baccalaureate certificates and one post-master’s certificate.

In 2022, Radford Esports began its first year as a varsity program offering teams in League of Legends, Rocket League, Valorant, NBA 2k, FIFA, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Our program just completed it’s first Esports facility. The Radford Esports Center is a 1,800 sq. ft. facility with 40 PC stations, dedicated console gaming area, streaming space that is accompanied by an academic minor in Esports Services.

Randolph College | Lynchburg, VA

Randolph College is a nationally recognized, private, coeducational, liberal arts and sciences institution with a career focus located in Lynchburg, Virginia. Founded in 1891 as Randolph-Macon Woman’s College, Randolph is known for its excellent academic program, diverse close-knit community, exceptional faculty, rich traditions, and growing NCAA Division III athletics program.

Randolph-Macon College | Ashland, VA

Randolph-Macon is a private, coeducational liberal arts and sciences college located 15 minutes north of Richmond in the scenic town of Ashland, Virginia.

Esports are the future! Can you craft the perfect deck in Hearthstone? Can you dominate your lane in League of Legends? DO you time your ultimates perfectly in Overwatch? Are your Rocket League goals pure poetry? Ready to build in Fortnite? Lay siege to the enemy in Counter Strike: Global Offensive? We have a place for you at Randolph-Macon!

Shenandoah University | Winchester, VA

The mission of the Shenandoah University Esports program is to go beyond gaming and provide students with an opportunity to develop academically, competitively, and professionally in order to become innovators and leaders in the esports ecosystem.

Our vision is to set the standard for professionalism in the esports ecosystem.

University of Delaware | Newark, DE

University of Delaware’s Esports offers a holistic esports experience for its esports players. In addition to competing in top leagues and competitions around the country the University of Delaware offers and provides its players with scholarship opportunities, priority class registration, leadership training, professional coaching, and covers all competition cost at no expense to students. The program all offers non-competition opportunities and women and nonbinary teams.

University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, VA

The University of Mary Washington is a public liberal arts university with more than 60 majors and programs of graduate and undergraduate study through the university’s three colleges: Arts and Sciences, Business, and Education. UMW is ideally situated in Fredericksburg, VA on the I-95 corridor midway between Washington, D.C. and Richmond, Virginia – in one of the country’s most historic and fastest growing regions.

The University of Mary Washington’s Esports Program was founded in Spring 2022 as a Team Sport under the University’s Department of Athletics. Our new Esports Program consists of both a casual and competitive side, with Competitive Team tryouts happening before the start of each semester. Our Esports Program competes across 7 different titles with over 60 current student-athletes. Our new Esports Arena, located within the Cedric Rucker University Center, is armed with RTX 3070s and is open for our Esports Student-Athletes from 7 am-1 am daily.

Virginia Commonwealth Univ. | Richmond, VA

Virginia Commonwealth University and its academic health sciences center serve as one national urban public research institution dedicated to the success and well-being of our students, patients, faculty, staff.

VCU Recreational Sports offers a diversity of programmed and informal recreational, fitness and sports activities for the VCU community.