Student Culture & Community (SCC)
USC Student Culture & Community (SCC) is a department within USC Student Life dedicated to enhancing students’ sense of belonging, community, and well-being. SCC includes a collective of student-facing centers, lounges, and programs that promote connection, support, and student success. Grounded in the belief that You Belong at USC, SCC creates environments where students can engage in campus life, build supportive relationships, and grow throughout their university experience.
First Generation Plus Success Center
The First Generation Plus Success Center aims to create a culture of belonging and inclusion that will facilitate the transition of first-generation USC students into college life. It serves as a resource hub for current first-generation, undocumented, transfer, and former foster youth students as they navigate campus.
Student Basic Needs
The Student Basic Needs department fosters a culture of holistic well-being by helping to eliminate life barriers, such as food, housing and economic injustice, which may jeopardize student academic and personal success.
Asian Pacific American Students Services
Asian Pacific American Students Services (APASS) strives to provide a space for social engagement, education, and a sense of belonging for all students through celebrating the Asian American and Pacific Islander culture and heritage. We offer a center for community building and programs to promote reflection and growth.
La Casa
Established in 1972, La CASA provides empowerment through cultural identity, leadership and social consciousness development, as well as community building for undergraduate and graduate students at USC.
LGBTQ+ Student Center
The LGBTQ+ Student Center (LGBTQ+SC; founded as the LGBT Resource Center in 2005) is a student support within Student Culture & Community that provides support, education, advocacy, and community for all undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Southern California with an emphasis on students across the spectra of gender and sexuality.
Veterans Resource Center
The Veterans Resource Center is committed to supporting the veteran and military-affiliated community in the areas of higher education, GI Bill benefits, academic success, graduation, career development and well-being.
Career Center
Achieve your Professional Goals! The USC Career Center invites you to discover your passions and gain support through advising appointments, finding opportunities, identity-based resources and more!