The University of Houston–Victoria (UHV) is a four-year state university located in Victoria, Texas. Founded in 1971, it is one of four separate and distinct institutions in the University of Houston System. UHV has an enrollment of over 4,000 students, with its inaugural freshmen class in fall 2010. The university serves students in four academic schools with a campus in Victoria and two off-campus locations in Sugar Land and Cinco Ranch. UHV offers over 50 degree programs: 31 bachelors and 20 masters. Awarding more than 800 degrees annually, the university's alumni base exceeds 11,000. The school's athletics teams are known as the UHV Jaguars. UHV has fielded baseball and softball teams, and men’s and women’s soccer and golf teams. The UHV Jaguars compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the Association of Independent Institutions conference. The University of Houston–Victoria began as an effort in the late 1960s by the local community to bring a higher learning institution to Victoria.