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Association | NAIA |
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Founded | 1993 |
Commissioner | Robert Cashell (since 2012) |
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No. of teams | 12 full + 10 associates |
Headquarters | Corvallis, Oregon |
Region | Northwestern United States and Western Canada (British Columbia) |
Official website | cascadeconference.org |
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The Cascade Collegiate Conference (or Cascade Conference) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Member schools are located in the Northwestern United States and in British Columbia. The conference's members compete in 15 sports. The current commissioner of the conference is Robert Cashell.
The CCC currently has 12 full members, all but five are private schools:
The CCC currently has 10 affiliate members, all but two are private schools:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined [lower-alpha 1] | CCC sport | Primary conference |
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Arizona Christian University | Phoenix, Arizona | 1960 | Nondenominational | 820 | Firestorm | 2019–20m.wr. | men's wrestling | Golden State (GSAC) |
University of British Columbia | Vancouver, British Columbia | 1908 | Public | 50,304 | Thunderbirds | 2008–09bsb.; 2015–16sfb.; 2018–19m.gf.; 2018–19w.gf.; 2018–19m.t.f.; 2018–19w.t.f. | baseball; softball; men's golf; women's golf; men's track & field; women's track & field | Canada West (U Sports) |
Carroll College | Helena, Montana | 1909 | Catholic (Diocese of Helena) | 1,502 | Fighting Saints | 2015–16m.soc.; 2015–16w.soc.; 2015–16sfb. | men's soccer; women's soccer; softball | Frontier |
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University–Prescott | Prescott, Arizona | 1978 | Nonsectarian | 1,700 | Eagles | 2017–18m.wr. | men's wrestling | California Pacific (CalPac) |
Menlo College | Atherton, California | 1927 | Nonsectarian | 750 | Oaks | 2017–18m.wr.; 2019–20w.wr. | men's wrestling; women's wrestling | Golden State (GSAC) |
Montana State University–Northern | Havre, Montana | 1929 | Public | 1,207 | Lights | 2017–18m.wr. | men's wrestling | Frontier |
University of Providence | Great Falls, Montana | 1932 | Catholic (Ursulines) | 800 | Argonauts | 2015–16m.soc.; 2015–16w.soc.; 2015–16sfb.; 2017–18m.wr.; 2019–20w.wr. | men's soccer; women's soccer; softball; men's wrestling; women's wrestling | Frontier |
Rocky Mountain College | Billings, Montana | 1878 | various [lower-alpha 2] | 894 | Battlin' Bears | 2015–16m.soc.; 2015–16w.soc. | men's soccer; women's soccer | Frontier |
Simpson University | Redding, California | 1921 | Christian & Missionary Alliance | 1,280 | Red Hawks | 2017–18m.wr.; 2021–22w.wr. | men's wrestling; women's wrestling | California Pacific (CalPac) |
Vanguard University | Costa Mesa, California | 1920 | Assemblies of God | 2,552 | Lions | 2019–20m.wr. | men's wrestling | Golden State (GSAC) |
The CCC had five former full members, all but one were private schools:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined [lower-alpha 1] | Left [lower-alpha 2] | Subsequent conference(s) | Current conference |
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Cascade College | Portland, Oregon | 1956 | Churches of Christ | N/A | Thunderbirds | 1997 | 2008 | Closed in 2009 | |
Concordia University–Portland | Portland, Oregon | 1905 | Lutheran LCMS | N/A | Cavaliers | 1993 | 2014 | Great Northwest (GNAC) [lower-alpha 3] (2015–20) | Closed in 2020 |
George Fox University | Newberg, Oregon | 1885 | Quakers | 4,140 | Bruins | 1993 | 1995 | Northwest (NWC) [lower-alpha 4] (1995–present) | |
Northwest Nazarene University | Nampa, Idaho | 1913 | Nazarene | 2,000 | Crusaders [lower-alpha 5] | 1993 | 2000 | Pacific West (PacWest) [lower-alpha 3] (2000–01) | Great Northwest (GNAC) [lower-alpha 3] (2001–present) |
Western Oregon University [lower-alpha 6] | Monmouth, Oregon | 1856 | Public | 6,233 | Wolves | 1993 | 1998 | Pacific West (PacWest) [lower-alpha 3] (1998–2001) | Great Northwest (GNAC) [lower-alpha 3] (2001–present) |
The CCC had three former affiliate members, two of them were private schools:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined [lower-alpha 1] | Left [lower-alpha 2] | CCC sport(s) | Current conference |
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Life Pacific University | San Dimas, California | 1923 | Foursquare Church | 686 | Warriors | 2018–19m.wr.; 2019–20w.wr. | 2021–22m.wr.; 2021–22w.wr. | men's wrestling; women's wrestling | Golden State (GSAC) |
Western Oregon University [lower-alpha 3] | Monmouth, Oregon | 1856 | Public | 6,233 | Wolves | 1998–99w.soc.; 1998–99m.t.f.; 1998–99w.t.f. | 1999–2000w.soc.; 1999–2000m.t.f.; 1999–2000w.t.f. | women's soccer; men's track & field; women's track & field | Great Northwest (GNAC) [lower-alpha 4] |
Westminster College | Salt Lake City, Utah | 1875 | Nonsectarian | 3,188 | Griffins | 1994–95 | 1994–95 | women's soccer | Rocky Mountain (RMAC) [lower-alpha 4] |
Full member (non-football) Associate member (sport)
School | Titles |
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British Columbia | 5 |
Carroll | 2 |
Concordia–Portland | 71 |
Corban | 19 |
Eastern Oregon | 32 |
George Fox | 6 |
College of Idaho | 49 |
Northwest | 6 |
Northwest Christian | 6 |
Northwest Nazarene | 7 |
Oregon Tech | 25 |
Rocky Mountain | 2 |
Southern Oregon | 50 |
Warner Pacific | 4 |
Western Oregon | 21 |
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Year | Team | Record |
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1993 | George Fox | 14–3–0 |
1994 | George Fox | 16–2–0 |
1995 | Western Oregon | 18–2–0 |
1996 | College of Idaho | 14–0–1 |
1997 | College of Idaho | 14–1–0 |
1998 | College of Idaho | 29–1–0 |
1999 | College or Idaho | 25–4–0 |
2000 | College of Idaho | 25–5–0 |
2001 | Western Oregon | 25–7–0 |
2002 | College of Idaho | 18–6–0 |
2003 | Concordia–Portland | 11–9–0 |
2004 | Concordia–Portland | 22–8–0 |
2005 | College of Idaho Oregon Tech | 17–13–0 |
2006 | College of Idaho | 20–10–0 |
2007 | College of Idaho | 15–3–0 |
2008 | College of Idaho | 14–4–0 |
2009 | British Columbia | 27–6–0 |
2010 | British Columbia | 27–5–0 |
2011 | Lewis–Clark State | 23–8–0 |
2012 | Lewis–Clark State | 25–6–0 |
2013 | Lewis–Clark State | 22–6–0 |
2014 | Lewis–Clark State | 24–4–0 |
2015 | Lewis-Clark State | 24–4–0 |
2016 | Lewis–Clark State | 30–5 |
2017 | Lewis–Clark State | 22–8 |
2018 | Lewis–Clark State | 26–6 |
2019 | Lewis–Clark State | 24–8 |
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Year | Team | Record | Tournament |
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1999 | Eastern Oregon | 14–4 | |
2000 | No Cascade schedule | ||
2001 | Oregon Tech | 14–4 | |
2002 | Oregon Tech | 16–4 | |
2003 | Southern Oregon | 11–4 | |
2004 | Southern Oregon | 20–5 | |
2005 | Southern Oregon | 19–6 | |
2006 | Oregon Tech | 17–2 | |
2007 | College of Idaho | 16–4 | |
2008 | Oregon Tech | 20–4 | |
2009 | College of Idaho | 20–4 | |
2010 | Concordia–Portland | 21–3 | Concordia–Portland |
2011 | Oregon Tech | 19–5 | Oregon Tech |
2012 | Oregon Tech | 20–4 | Oregon Tech |
2013 | Corban | 24–4 | College of Idaho |
2014 | Oregon Tech | 23–5 | Concordia–Portland |
2015 | Oregon Tech | 22–6 | Corban |
2016 | E: Carroll W: Southern Oregon | 7–5 15–5 | Eastern Oregon |
2017 | Corban | 22–5 | Southern Oregon |
2018 | Southern Oregon | 22–5 | Southern Oregon |
2019 | Southern Oregon | 24–3 | Southern Oregon |
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