Massachusetts Community College Athletic Association

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Massachusetts Community College Athletic Association
Association NJCAA
Founded1970
Sports fielded
  • 18 (10 men's, 8 women's)
No. of teams13
Headquarters Boston, Massachusetts
Region New England (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island)

The Massachusetts Community College Athletic Association (also known as the MCCAA) is a sports association in the NJCAA for junior colleges located in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. The conference is a member of the Region 21 of NJCAA. Conference championships are held in most sports and individuals can be named to All-Conference and All-Academic teams.

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Member schools

Current members

The MCCAA currently has 13 full members, all are public schools:

InstitutionLocationFoundedTypeEnrollmentNicknameJoined
Bristol Community College Fall River, Massachusetts 1965Public [lower-alpha 1] 11,111Bayhawks ?
Bunker Hill Community College Boston, Massachusetts 1973Public [lower-alpha 1] 13,324Bulldogs ?
Community College of Rhode Island
(CCRI)
Warwick, Rhode Island 1964Public17,000Knights ?
Gateway Community College New Haven, Connecticut 1992Public [lower-alpha 2] 14,000Lions ?
Holyoke Community College Holyoke, Massachusetts 1946Public [lower-alpha 1] 4,217Cougars ?
Massachusetts Bay Community College
(Mass Bay)
Wellesley, Massachusetts 1961Public [lower-alpha 1] 4,400Buccaneers ?
Massasoit Community College Brockton, Massachusetts 1966Public [lower-alpha 1] 6,995Warriors ?
Northern Essex Community College Haverhill, Massachusetts 1961Public [lower-alpha 1] 500Knights ?
Quincy College Quincy, Massachusetts 1958Public3,500Granite ?
Quinsigamond Community College Worcester, Massachusetts 1963Public [lower-alpha 1] 7,368Wyverns ?
Roxbury Community College Boston, Massachusetts 1973Public [lower-alpha 1] 2,382Tigers ?
Springfield Technical Community College Springfield, Massachusetts 1967Public [lower-alpha 1] 6,800Rams ?
University of Connecticut at Avery Point
(UConn Avery Point)
Groton, Connecticut 1967Public [lower-alpha 3] 564Pointers ?
Notes
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Part of the Massachusetts Higher Education System.
  2. Part of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities System.
  3. Part of the University of Connecticut System.

Former members

The MCCAA had one former full member, which was also a private school:

InstitutionLocationFoundedTypeEnrollmentNicknameJoinedLeftCurrent
conference
Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology Boston, Massachusetts 1908Nonsectarian500Chargers ?2020N/A [lower-alpha 1]
Notes
  1. Discontinued its intercollegiate athletics program.

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