located in price, utah, the former college of eastern utah joined the usu system in 2010 and became utah state university college of eastern utah (usu eastern). in 2013, the official name was shortened to utah state university eastern. usu eastern operates a satellite campus, known as the blanding campus, in blanding, utah. before the merger, usu taught courses at the college through regional campuses and distance education (rcde). usu eastern is a junior college and offers associate degrees, certificates, and vocational programs. bachelor's, master's and doctoral courses, however, are available on site through rcde. usu eastern competes as the eastern utah golden eagles and is the only campus besides logan that has an athletics program.