Southern Union is a member of both the National Junior College Athletic Association, which is composed of colleges throughout the nation, and the Alabama Community College Conference, which is composed of public two-year colleges in the State. The College participates in intercollegiate men and women’s basketball, men’s baseball, women’s softball, volleyball, men and women's cross country, men and women's soccer, men and women's golf. The Mascot for Southern Union is the Bison.