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 (MCCC), 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 currently compete at the NJCAA Division III level in most sports. The MCAC was established in the fall of 1967.
North Dakota State College of Science (NDSCS) and Dakota College at Bottineau joined the conference in football only beginning with the 2014 season.
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 grew from five schools at the inception of the league to 12 programs in 2020.
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College joined the MCAC in the fall of 2018, competing in clay target and golf. Pine Technical and Community College and Lake Region State College joined the MCAC in the fall of 2018, competing in clay target. 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. NDSCS added clay target in 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.
Dakota College at Bottineau and Northland Community & Technical College announced the discontinuation of football after the fall of 2019.
The MCAC currently has 19 full members, all of which are public schools: [1]
The MCAC currently has six 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 | ||
Pine Technical & Community College [2] | Pine City, Minnesota | 1965 | Public [lower-alpha 2] | 2,020 | ? | ? | Green & White | clay target | none |
Williston State College | Williston, North Dakota | 1957 | Public | 855 | Tetons | ? | Green & White | clay target | Mon-Dak (NJCAA Region XIII) |
The MCAC has one former full member, which was a public school:
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 2] | 1,976 | Thunder | ? | 2023 | Orange & Black | Discontinued athletics |
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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