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 Video
USC Students Volunteer for Friends and Neighbors Service Day
Hundreds of USC students volunteer with local service organizations during the Volunteer Center's Friends and Neighbors Service Day.
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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.
