Association | NJCAA |
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Founded | 2010 |
Commissioner | David Elder |
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No. of teams | 11 |
Headquarters | Demorest, Georgia |
Region | Georgia – NJCAA Region 17 |
Official website | http://thegcaa.com |
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The Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (also known as GCAA) is a college athletic conference and member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) in the NJCAA Region 17. Members of the GCAA include technical and community colleges in the U.S. state of Georgia. Conference championships are held in most sports and individuals can be named to All-Conference and All-Academic teams. The conference is the successor to the Georgia Junior College Athletic Association (GJCAA), which began in 1967. In 2010, All of the existing members of the GJCAA joined the newly organized Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association.
The GCAA currently has 12 full members, all but two are public schools:
Institution | Location [a] | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined |
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Albany Technical College | Albany | 1961 | Public [b] | 4,000 | Titans | 2010 |
Andrew College | Cuthbert | 1854 | United Methodist | 350 | Fighting Tigers | 2010 |
Central Georgia Technical College | Macon | 1962 | Public [b] | 3,896 | Titans | 2010 |
East Georgia State College | Swainsboro | 1973 | Public [c] | 2,384 | Bobcats | 2010 |
Georgia Highlands College | Rome | 1970 | Public [c] | 5,529 | Chargers | 2011 |
Georgia Military College | Milledgeville | 1879 | Public [d] | 1,200 | Bulldogs | 2010 |
Gordon State College | Barnesville | 1872 | Public [c] | 4,555 | Highlanders | 2010 |
Oxford College of Emory University | Oxford | 1836 | Nonsectarian | 753 | Eagles | 2010 |
South Georgia State College | Douglas | 1906 | Public [c] | 1,959 | Hawks | 2010 |
South Georgia Technical College | Americus | 1948 | Public [b] | 1,972 | Jets | 2010 |
Southern Crescent Technical College | Griffin | 1961 | Public [b] | 501 | Tigers | 2010 |
The GCAA had 14 former full members, all but one were public schools:
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