The Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) - formerly the Minnesota Community College Conference - is a junior college collegiate athletic conference in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The 23 member institutions are located in the Midwest, including Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin and they compete primarily at the NJCAA Division III level in most sports. Football and Wrestling are single-division sports in the NJCAA. The MCAC was established in the fall of 1967.
In 2017, the MCAC partnered with USA High School Clay Target League to form the first two-year college varsity Clay Target league. Clay target programs have grown from five schools at the inception of the league to 12 programs in 2020.
Alexandria Technical & Community College joined the MCAC in the fall of 2019 and announced their intent to become a member of the NJCAA in the fall 2020. ATCC stated it intends to field new teams in the NJCAA sports.
Century College joined the MCAC in the spring of 2019, competing in the NJCAA sports of baseball and women's volleyball. Century eliminated the women's softball team, women's soccer team and men's soccer team in 2018.
Lake Region State College joined the MCAC in the fall of 2018 competing in the sport of Clay Target.
North Dakota State College of Science added Clay Target to their athletic offerings in 2019; NDSCS continues to be a member of the MCAC in the sport of football.
Member schoolsedit
Current membersedit
The MCAC currently has 20 full members, all but one are public schools:[1]
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The Minnesota College Athletic Conference MCAC formerly the Minnesota Community College Conference is a junior college collegiate athletic conference in the National Junior College Athletic Association NJCAA The 23 member institutions are located in the Midwest including Minnesota North Dakota and Wisconsin and they compete primarily at the NJCAA Division III level in most sports Football and Wrestling are single division sports in the NJCAA The MCAC was established in the fall of 1967 Minnesota College Athletic ConferenceFormerlyMinnesota Community College ConferenceAssociationNJCAAFounded1967CommissionerPeter WatkinsSports fielded17 men s 9 women s 8No of teams20 full 3 associate membersHeadquartersRochester MinnesotaRegionMinnesota North Dakota and northern Wisconsin NJCAA Region 13Official websitemcacsports org Contents 1 History 2 Member schools 2 1 Current members 2 2 Associate members 2 3 Former members 3 Sports 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editIn 2017 the MCAC partnered with USA High School Clay Target League to form the first two year college varsity Clay Target league Clay target programs have grown from five schools at the inception of the league to 12 programs in 2020 North Dakota State College of Science and Dakota College Bottineau joined the conference in football only beginning with the 2014 season NDSCS added Clay Target in the fall of 2019 and is a member of the MCAC in the sport of Clay Target Dakota College Bottineau and Northland Community amp Technical College announced the discontinuing of football after the fall of 2019 Alexandria Technical amp Community College joined the MCAC in the fall of 2019 and announced their intent to become a member of the NJCAA in the fall 2020 ATCC stated it intends to field new teams in the NJCAA sports Century College joined the MCAC in the spring of 2019 competing in the NJCAA sports of baseball and women s volleyball Century eliminated the women s softball team women s soccer team and men s soccer team in 2018 Southwest WI Technical College joined the MCAC in the fall of 2018 competing in the sports of Clay Target and golf Pine Technical amp Community College joined the MCAC in the fall of 2018 competing in the sport of Clay Target Lake Region State College joined the MCAC in the fall of 2018 competing in the sport of Clay Target North Dakota State College of Science added Clay Target to their athletic offerings in 2019 NDSCS continues to be a member of the MCAC in the sport of football Member schools editCurrent members edit The MCAC currently has 20 full members all but one are public schools 1 Institution Location Population Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Colors VarsityTeams DivisionAlexandria Technical and Community College Alexandria Minnesota 14 335 1961 Public a 2 549 Legends Black amp Crimson 4 b c d Anoka Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids Minnesota 61 476 1965 Public a 4 501 Golden Rams Blue amp Gold 7 e f g c h Central Lakes College Brainerd Minnesota 14 395 1938 Public a 6 000 Raiders Navy amp Red 8 b i j c k l Century College White Bear Lake Minnesota 24 883 1967 Public a 12 000 Wood Ducks Green amp Yellow 2 e m Hibbing Community College Hibbing Minnesota 16 214 1916 Public a 700 Cardinals Cardinal amp White 6 b i n k l Itasca Community College Grand Rapids Minnesota 11 126 1922 Public a 1 400 Vikings Blue amp White 7 b i j n k l Lake Superior College Duluth Minnesota 86 697 1995 Public a 5 800 Ice Hawks Blue amp Yellow 6 l Mesabi Range College Virginia Minnesota 8 423 1970 Public a 1 700 Norse Forest amp Gold 7 b i j n k Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls Minnesota 14 119 1960 Public a 6 464 Spartans Blue amp Gold 7 e f g c h Minnesota West Community amp Technical College Worthington Minnesota 13 947 1936 Public a Bluejays Blue amp White 7 e f g m h o Northland Community amp Technical College Thief River Falls Minnesota 8 749 1949 Public a 4 135 Pioneers Navy amp Red 7 b i j n k o Rainy River Community College International Falls Minnesota 6 424 1967 Public a 350 Voyageurs Red amp Black 5 b i j n k Ridgewater College Willmar Minnesota 19 610 1965 Public a 5 500 Warriors Scarlet amp Gray 7 e f g c h d Riverland Community College Austin Minnesota 24 718 1940 Public a 4 900 Blue Devils Blue amp White 6 e f g m h Rochester Community amp Technical College Rochester Minnesota 106 769 1915 Public a 8 000 Yellow Jackets Navy amp Gold 10 e f g m h St Cloud Technical College St Cloud Minnesota 65 842 1948 Public a Cyclones Forest amp Gold 5 e f g c h Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Southwest Tech Fennimore Wisconsin 2 497 1967 Public p Chargers Blue amp Gold 2 d Vermilion Community College Ely Minnesota 3 460 1922 Public a 711 Ironmen amp Ironwomen Blue amp Gold 6 b i n k d Western Technical College La Crosse Wisconsin 51 320 1912 Public p 8 000 Cavaliers Red amp Black 4 e g m Notes a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System a b c d e f g h North Division volleyball member a b c d e f Central Division baseball member a b c d White Division clay target member a b c d e f g h i South Division volleyball member a b c d e f g South Division men s basketball member a b c d e f g h South Division women s basketball member a b c d e f g South Division softball member a b c d e f g North Division men s basketball member a b c d e North Division women s basketball member a b c d e f g North Division softball member a b c d Red Division clay target member a b c d e South Division baseball member a b c d e f North Division baseball member a b Blue Division clay target member a b Part of the Wisconsin Technical College System Associate members edit The MCAC currently has five associate members all are public schools Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Colors MCACsport s CurrentconferenceBismarck State College Bismarck North Dakota 1939 Public a 3 500 Mystics Green amp White clay target wrestling Mon Dak NJCAA Region XIII Dakota College at Bottineau Bottineau North Dakota 1906 655 Lumberjacks 2014 Green amp White clay targetLake Region State College Devils Lake North Dakota 1941 1 657 Royals 2019 Royal amp White clay targetNorth Dakota State College of Science Wahpeton North Dakota 1903 2 707 Wildcats 2014 Red amp Black clay targetfootballWilliston State College Williston North Dakota 1957 855 Tetons Green amp White clay targetNotes Part of the North Dakota University System Former members edit The MCAC had two former full members both of which were public schools Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Colors CurrentconferenceFond du Lac Tribal and Community College Cloquet Minnesota 1987 Public a 1 976 Thunder 2023 Orange amp Black Discontinued athleticsPine Technical amp Community College Pine City Minnesota 1965 Public a 2 020 N A Green amp White Notes a b Part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System Sports editTeams which compete in the Minnesota College Athletic Conference 2 Sport Men s Women sBaseball 17 Basketball 17 17Clay Target 12 12Football 9 Golf 3 Soccer 4 4Softball 14Volleyball 17Wrestling 6 See also editNational Junior College Athletic Association NJCAA Mon Dak Conference also in NJCAA Region 13References edit MCAC Members www mcac sports com Minnesota College Athletic Conference Archived from the original on February 2 2014 Retrieved February 7 2014 MCAC Sports www mcac sports com Minnesota College Athletic Conference Archived from the original on February 2 2014 Retrieved February 7 2014 External links editOfficial website NJCAA Website MCAC Hall of Fame 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Minnesota College Athletic Conference amp oldid 1181255873, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
