Formerly | Collegiate Conference of Central Illinois |
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Association | NJCAA |
Founded | 1990 |
Sports fielded |
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Division | NJCAA Division II |
No. of teams | 9 |
Headquarters | Springfield, Illinois |
Region | Lower Illinois (NJCAA Region 24) |
Official website | http://mwaconference.com/landing/index |
The Mid-West Athletic Conference (MWAC) is an athletic conference in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The Mid-West Athletic Conference is a two-year college conference composing the two-year schools in Central and South Central Illinois, and one school in Southwestern Indiana, who also compete as part of the NJCAA in its Region XXIV (or Region 24). [1] Conference championships are held in most sports and individuals can be named to All-Conference and All-Academic teams. The conference itself is a Division-II organization though some member schools feature teams that compete at the Division-I or Division-III levels.
The MWAC currently has nine full members, all are public schools:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined |
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Danville Area Community College | Danville, Illinois | 1946 | Public [lower-alpha 1] | 1,924 | Jaguars | 1990 |
Heartland Community College | Normal, Illinois | 1991 | 4,774 | Hawks | 2006 | |
Illinois Central College | East Peoria, Illinois | 1967 | 7,044 | Cougars | 2005 | |
John Wood Community College | Quincy, Illinois | 1992 | 1,718 | Trail Blazers | 1998 | |
Lewis & Clark Community College | Godfrey, Illinois | 1838 | 3,973 | Trailblazers | 1990 | |
Lincoln Land Community College | Springfield, Illinois | 1969 | 4,444 | Loggers | 1994 | |
Parkland College | Champaign, Illinois | 1966 | 5,686 | Cobras | 1996 | |
Spoon River College | Canton, Illinois | 1959 | 1,212 | Snappers | 1990 | |
Vincennes University | Vincennes, Indiana | 1801 | Public | 4,416 | Trailblazers | 2018 |
The MWAC had one former full member, which was also a private school:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Current conference |
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Lincoln College | Lincoln, Illinois | 1865 | Nonsectarian | N/A | Lynx | ? | 2018 | N/A [lower-alpha 1] |
Sport | Men's | Women's |
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Baseball | 9 | — |
Basketball | 8 | 8 |
Golf | 6 | — |
Soccer | 5 | 6 |
Softball | — | 8 |
Volleyball | — | 8 |
School | Baseball | Basketball | Golf | Soccer | Total |
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Danville Area Community College | 3 | ||||
Heartland Community College | 3 | ||||
Illinois Central College | 4 | ||||
John Wood Community College | 3 | ||||
Lewis & Clark Community College | 4 | ||||
Lincoln Land Community College | 2 | ||||
Parkland College | 4 | ||||
Spoon River College | 3 | ||||
Vincennes University | 3 | ||||
Totals | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 28 |
School | Cross Country | E-Sports | Tennis | Bowling | Track and Field |
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Danville Area Community College | Yes | Yes | |||
Heartland Community College | Yes | Yes | |||
John Wood Community College | Yes | ||||
Lewis & Clark Community College | Yes | ||||
Parkland College | Yes | ||||
Spoon River College | Yes | ||||
Vincennes University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
School | Basketball | Soccer | Softball | Volleyball | Total |
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Danville Area Community College | 2 | ||||
Heartland Community College | 3 | ||||
Illinois Central College | 3 | ||||
John Wood Community College | 4 | ||||
Lewis & Clark Community College | 4 | ||||
Lincoln Land Community College | 4 | ||||
Parkland College | 4 | ||||
Spoon River College | 3 | ||||
Vincennes University | 2 | ||||
Totals | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 30 |
Women's varsity not sponsored by the Mid-West Athletic Conference that are played by schools
School | Golf | Cross Country | E-Sports | Tennis | Track and Field |
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Danville Area Community College | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Heartland Community College | Yes | Yes | |||
John Wood Community College | Yes | ||||
Lewis & Clark Community College | Yes | ||||
Lincoln Land Community College | Yes | ||||
Spoon River College | Yes | ||||
Vincennes University | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
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