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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