Louisiana Community Colleges Athletic Conference

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Louisiana Community Colleges Athletic Conference (LCCAC)
Association NJCAA
Founded1971
Sports fielded
  • 18 (10 men's, 8 women's)
No. of teams5
Headquarters New Orleans, Louisiana
Region Louisiana – Region 23

The Louisiana Community Colleges Athletic Conference (LCCAC) is a member conference of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). It, along with the MACJC, are members of Region XXIII (or Region 23).

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The conference was once known as the MISS-LOU Junior College Conference, up until its name change in early 2019.

The members of the LCCAC do not have football programs whereas the members of the MACJC do.

The LCCAC is a junior college conference for many technical and community colleges. Conference championships are held in most sports and individuals can be named to All-Conference and All-Academic teams. At one time, Meridian Community College in Meridian, Mississippi was a member of the LCCAC, however MCC left the conference in 2002 for the MACJC in order to cut travel expenses.

Member schools

Current members

The LCCAC currently has five full members, all are public schools:

InstitutionLocation [a] FoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoined
Baton Rouge Community College Baton Rouge 1995Public [b] 8,000Bears ?
Delgado Community College New Orleans 1921Public [b] 19,000Dolphins ?
Louisiana State University at Eunice Eunice 1964Public [c] 4,074Bengals ?
Nunez Community College Chalmette 1992Public [b] 2,166Pelicans ?
Southern University at Shreveport Shreveport 1967Public [d] 3,014Jaguars ?
Notes
  1. ↑ All locations are within the State of Louisiana.
  2. 1 2 3 Part of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System.
  3. ↑ Part of the Louisiana State University System.
  4. ↑ Part of the Southern University System.

Former members

The LCCAC had one former full member, which was also a public school:

InstitutionLocation [a] FoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoinedLeftCurrent
conference
Bossier Parish Community College Bossier City 1966Public [b] 5,727Cavaliers ? ? Southwest (SJCC)
(NJCAA Region XIV)
Notes
  1. ↑ All locations are within the State of Louisiana.
  2. ↑ Part of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System.

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