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| Association | NJCAA |
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| Founded | 1974 |
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| No. of teams | 16 |
| Region | New Jersey – NJCAA Region 19 |
The Garden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) is a junior college conference in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) for many technical and community colleges in New Jersey. And it is one conference in the Region 19 of the NJCAA. Conference championships are held in most sports and individuals can be named to All-Conference and All-Academic teams.
The GSAC currently has 16 full members, all but two are public schools:
The GSAC had five former full members, all but one were public schools:
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Current conference |
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| Delaware Technical & Community College at Charles L. Terry [a] | Dover, Delaware | 1972 | Public | 14,029 | ? | ? | ? | Eastern Pennsylvania (EPAC) (NJCAA Region XIX) |
| Delaware Technical & Community College at Jack F. Owens [b] | Georgetown, Delaware | 1966 | Public | 14,029 | ? | ? | ? | Eastern Pennsylvania (EPAC) (NJCAA Region XIX) |
| Delaware Technical & Community College at Stanton-Wilmington [c] | Stanton, Delaware | 1973 | Public | 14,029 | ? | ? | ? | Eastern Pennsylvania (EPAC) (NJCAA Region XIX) |
| Rowan College at Burlington County (RCBC) | Mount Laurel, New Jersey | 1966 | Public [d] | 3,474 | Barons | ? | 2021 | N/A [e] |
| Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology (Thaddeus Stevens Tech) | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | 1905 | Public | 1,200 | Bulldogs | ? | ? | Eastern Pennsylvania (EPAC) (NJCAA Region XIX) |
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