Our Neighborhoods
In the early 1870s, when Los Angeles was a rough-and-tumble frontier town with a population of 10,000, a group of public-spirited citizens dreamed of establishing a university in the region. It took nearly a decade for this vision to become reality, and when USC first opened its doors to 53 students and 10 teachers in 1880, Los Angeles still lacked paved streets, electric lights or telephones.
Through the years, USC has remained committed to its original University Park neighborhood as well as to its "new" Boyle Heights/Lincoln Heights neighborhood, which has housed the Health Sciences campus since its opening in 1952. Both areas are among the most culturally vibrant and historically significant in the city.
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Featured Center
USC Volunteer Center
The student-run USC Volunteer Center promotes volunteerism and service among the entire Trojan Family by organizing service projects and identifying opportunities for students, alumni, faculty and staff to get involved with the community.
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Featured Program
Fuente Initiative
The Fuente Initiative brings together the resources of the USC School of Pharmacy to provide poison-prevention workshops and other health-related educational programs to schools near the Health Sciences campus.
