Formerly | Minnesota Community College Conference |
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Association | NJCAA |
Founded | 1967 |
Commissioner | Peter Watkins |
Sports fielded |
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No. of teams | 20 full + 3 associate members |
Headquarters | Rochester, Minnesota |
Region | Minnesota, North Dakota and northern Wisconsin – NJCAA Region 13 |
Official website | mcacsports.org |
The Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) - formerly the Minnesota Community College Conference - is a junior college collegiate athletic conference in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The 23 member institutions are located in the Midwest, including Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin and they compete primarily at the NJCAA Division III level in most sports. Football and Wrestling are single-division sports in the NJCAA. The MCAC was established in the fall of 1967.
In 2017, the MCAC partnered with USA High School Clay Target League to form the first two-year college varsity Clay Target league. Clay target programs have grown from five schools at the inception of the league to 12 programs in 2020.
North Dakota State College of Science and Dakota College-Bottineau joined the conference in football only beginning with the 2014 season; NDSCS added Clay Target in the fall of 2019 and is a member of the MCAC in the sport of Clay Target.
Dakota College-Bottineau and Northland Community & Technical College announced the discontinuing of football after the fall of 2019.
Alexandria Technical & Community College joined the MCAC in the fall of 2019 and announced their intent to become a member of the NJCAA in the fall 2020. ATCC stated it intends to field new teams in the NJCAA sports.
Century College joined the MCAC in the spring of 2019, competing in the NJCAA sports of baseball and women's volleyball. Century eliminated the women's softball team, women's soccer team and men's soccer team in 2018.
Southwest (WI) Technical College joined the MCAC in the fall of 2018, competing in the sports of Clay Target and golf.
Pine Technical & Community College joined the MCAC in the fall of 2018, competing in the sport of Clay Target.
Lake Region State College joined the MCAC in the fall of 2018 competing in the sport of Clay Target.
North Dakota State College of Science added Clay Target to their athletic offerings in 2019; NDSCS continues to be a member of the MCAC in the sport of football.
The MCAC currently has 20 full members, all but one are public schools: [1]
The MCAC currently has five associate members, all are public schools:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Colors | MCAC sport(s) | Current conference |
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Bismarck State College | Bismarck, North Dakota | 1939 | Public [lower-alpha 1] | 3,500 | Mystics | ? | Green & White | clay target, wrestling | Mon-Dak (NJCAA Region XIII) |
Dakota College at Bottineau | Bottineau, North Dakota | 1906 | 655 | Lumberjacks | 2014 | Green & White | clay target | ||
Lake Region State College | Devils Lake, North Dakota | 1941 | 1,657 | Royals | 2019 | Royal & White | clay target | ||
North Dakota State College of Science | Wahpeton, North Dakota | 1903 | 2,707 | Wildcats | 2014 | Red & Black | clay target football | ||
Williston State College | Williston, North Dakota | 1957 | 855 | Tetons | ? | Green & White | clay target |
The MCAC had two former full members, both of which were public schools:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Colors | Current conference |
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Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College | Cloquet, Minnesota | 1987 | Public [lower-alpha 1] | 1,976 | Thunder | ? | 2023 | Orange & Black | Discontinued athletics |
Pine Technical & Community College | Pine City, Minnesota | 1965 | Public [lower-alpha 1] | 2,020 | N/A | ? | ? | Green & White | ? |
Sport | Men's | Women's |
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Baseball | 17 | - |
Basketball | 17 | 17 |
Clay Target | 12 | 12 |
Football | 9 | - |
Golf | 3 | - |
Soccer | 4 | 4 |
Softball | - | 14 |
Volleyball | - | 17 |
Wrestling | 6 | - |
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