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By bus, USC can be accessed on Route 38, 81, 204, 442, 445, 550, 754, and the Metro J lines. [25] Additionally, USC is serviced by the metro E light rail line at Jefferson/USC and Expo Park/USC. [26] Starting from October, 2019, USC will subsidize half of public transit costs for all University employees. [27]
Website. usc.edu. The University of Southern California (USC, SC, Southern Cal [a]) is a private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert Maclay Widney, it is the oldest private research university in California, [11][12] with an enrollment of more than 49,000 students.
Area code. 323. University Park is a 1.17 square miles (3.0 km 2) neighborhood in the South Los Angeles region of Los Angeles, California. [1] The area includes the University of Southern California (USC), and the residential neighborhoods located immediately north of the campus: North University Park, Chester Place and St. James Park. [2]
The Widney Alumni House, the campus's first building. The University of Southern California was founded following the efforts of Judge Robert M. Widney, who helped secure donations from several key figures in early Los Angeles history—a Protestant nurseryman, Ozro Childs; an Irish Catholic former governor, John Gately Downey; and a German Jewish banker, Isaias W. Hellman.
USC is a member of the Association of American Universities, joining in 1969. [1] The University of Southern California houses professional schools offering a number of varying disciplines among which include communication, law, dentistry, medicine, business, engineering, journalism, public policy, music, architecture, and cinematic arts.
1652689, 2410213. Website. comptoncity.org. Compton is a city located in the Gateway Cities region of southern Los Angeles County, California, United States, [9] situated south of downtown Los Angeles. Compton is one of the oldest cities in the county, and on May 11, 1888, was the eighth city in Los Angeles County to incorporate.
The USC Trojans (also Southern California Trojans) are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles. While the men's teams are nicknamed the Trojans, the women's athletic teams are referred to as either the Trojans or Women of Troy (the university officially approves both terms).
The storm also took a toll on a small urban forest preserve overseen by USC. About a dozen trees at the Belser Arboretum in Shandon toppled over, said Bob Askins, a manager at the preserve.