SCAD Atlanta Bees


The Savannah College of Art and Design Atlanta Bees are the athletic teams that represent the Atlanta campus of the Savannah College of Art and Design, located in Atlanta, Georgia, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, primarily competing in the Appalachian Athletic Conference since the 2012–13 academic year; after spending two seasons as an NAIA Independent within the Association of Independent Institutions from 2010–11 to 2011–12.
As a college of Art and Design, the school offers a sports lineup unlike most colleges. It is one of the few colleges in the United States to offer a competitive equestrian program, which is offered on the Savannah campus, as a SCAD Savannah Bees athletic team. and is unlikely to ever compete in some of the typical college sports, such as basketball or football.

Conference affiliations

NAIA

Varsity teams

SCAD Savannah competes in 16 intercollegiate varsity sports. Men's sports include bowling, cross country, cycling, fencing, golf, tennis and track & field ; while women's sports include bowling, cross country, cycling, fencing, golf, tennis and track & field.

Origins

In 2010, SCAD Atlanta debuted in the NAIA with men's and women's golf, men's and women's tennis and men's and women's cross country.

Achievements

In 2014, the Bees men's golf team were named the NAIA Academic national champions.

Facilities

Golf is hosted by Legacy Golf Links in Smyrna and The Oaks Golf Course in Covington. Tennis competitions are at the Bitsy Grant Tennis Center in Atlanta.