Athletics Advertising

Support Koala Nation

Thanks for your interest in athletics sponsorship opportunities at Columbia College. We have a rich, 165-year tradition of empowering students, and we're proud of the strong discipline, work ethic, and leadership qualities in our student athletes.

Become a Sponsor

Reach out to our Athletics Director, Debbie Wardlaw, to become a sponsor and for questions about advertising opportunities.

dwardlaw@columbiasc.edu
803.786.3723

Athletic Quick Facts

10 NAIA Varsity Sports
Member of the Appalachian Athletic Conference
Athletes make up 1/3 of student body population
3.2 Combined G.P.A.
3 AAC Conference Championships
7 NAIA All-American Athletes
AAC Player of Year
187 Total Athletes (75% In-State, 25% from Out of State or International)
7x NAIA Champions of Character 5 Star Institution Award Winner

Sponsor Packages

Diamond—$2,200

Banners: Displayed at one of the outdoor and one indoor facility listed: Younts Stadium or Leonard Pavilion Softball Field and Porter’s Gymnasium or Greer Natatorium.
Athletic website: One year of recognition as a Koala Sponsor on website.
In-Game Announcement: Sponsor recognition announcement and ad twice per game.
Game Schedules: Your logo included on the printed schedule for all three seasons and distributed to the Columbia College community and local businesses.
Game sponsor: Featured as the game sponsor for up to ten games/matches across three seasons.

Platinum—$1,300

Banners: Displayed at your choice of one of the following: Younts Stadium, Leonard Pavilion Softball Field, Porter’s Gymnasium or Greer Natatorium
Athletic website: Nine months of recognition as a Koala Sponsor on website.
Game Schedules: Your logo included on the printed schedule for all two seasons of your choice and distributed to the Columbia College community and local businesses
Game sponsor: Featured as the game sponsor for up to six games/matches across two seasons.

Gold—$700

Banners: Displayed at your choice of one of the following: Younts Stadium, Leonard Pavilion Softball Field, Porter’s Gymnasium or Greer Natatorium.
Athletic website: Four months of recognition as a Koala Sponsor on website.
In-Game Announcement: Sponsor recognition announcement and ad one per game
Game Schedules: Your logo included on the printed schedule for all one season of your choice and distributed to the Columbia College community and local businesses.
Game sponsor: Featured as the game sponsor for up to two games/matches for one season.

Silver—$250

Banners: Space is limited and locations will be at the discretion of the Athletics Department.

Banners are sold on a 12-month space-available basis.

Display Your Banner at Our Facilities

Greer Natatorium, ~2000 visitors
Home swim meets, summer swim school, swim team rentals, year-long swim lessons, and Special Olympics

Porter Gymnasium, ~3500 visitors (includes livestream)
Home basketball and volleyball games, hall of fame induction, athletic banquet, rentals, rallies, school-sponsored parties, and summer camps

Sutton Softball Complex, ~2000 visitors (includes livestream)
Home softball games and tournaments, camps, rentals, Koala classic Clinics, and family friends day at the college

Younts Stadium, ~1500 visitors (includes livestream)
Home soccer and lacrosse games, Ludy Bowl, coaches workshop, alumnae soccer, and field rentals for soccer and lacrosse games and tournaments

Policy Overview

General Policies

The completion of the planning sheet does not bind either party to an agreement unless or until the advertising order and agreement section is filled out and approved by all parties indicated, and down or full payment is submitted and accepted.

All space requests and assignments are subject to adjustment at the discretion of the sponsorship director. Renewals will receive first priority, and new advertising will be handled on a “first-come, first-served basis”.

All artwork, text and other components must be the legal property of the submitting advertiser. Copyrighted material or material belonging to a third party may be used only with written permission of the owner or copyright holder. A copy of the written permission must be provided to the Koala Athletic Department along with the artwork or advertisement. The Koala Department will not attempt to obtain permission for use of the protected works and hears no liability for copyright infringement or other illegal conduct by advertisers or contributors.

All advertising copy is subject to refusal and must be in line with our student code of conduct.

Artwork Policies

For advertisers providing their own files, the following qualification must be met. Files that do not conform to these guidelines may incur additional fees for necessary conversion, alterations, and editing. Please contact the Koala’s Athletic Department in advance with questions concerning the file specifications and/or requirements.

All advertising should be provided in a digital format or emailed to ipowell@columbiasc.edu.
Required file format if PDF
Embedded images must be 300 dpi.

The Columbia College Koalas cannot guarantee perfect color matching for banners. Submission of banners for potential publication constitutes a waiver of all claims relating to color matching and other minor errors in printing and formatting quality.

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