NJCAA Region 9

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Region 9 of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) consists of 17 colleges from Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming.

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Member schools

Current members

Colorado Community College Athletic Conference

The CCCAC currently has four full members, all are public schools:

InstitutionLocation [lower-alpha 1] FoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoined
Lamar Community College Lamar 1937Public [lower-alpha 2]  ?Runnin' Lopes ?
Northeastern Junior College Sterling 1941 ?Plainsmen ?
Otero College La Junta 1941 ?Rattlers ?
Trinidad State College Trinidad 19251,100Trojans ?
Notes
  1. All locations are within the State of Colorado.
  2. Part of the Colorado Community College System.

Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference

The NCCAC currently has five full members, all are public schools:

InstitutionLocation [lower-alpha 1] FoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoined
Central Community College at Columbus Columbus 1969Public [lower-alpha 2]  ?Raiders ?
McCook Community College McCook 1926 ?Indians ?
North Platte Community College North Platte 1973 ?Knights ?
Southeast Community College Beatrice 1941 ?Storm ?
Western Nebraska Community College Scottsbluff 19262,400Cougars ?
Notes
  1. All locations are within the State of Nebraska.
  2. Part of the Nebraska Community College Association.

Wyoming Community College Athletic Conference

The WCCAC currently has seven full members, all are public schools:

InstitutionLocation [lower-alpha 1] FoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoined
Casper College Casper 1945Public [lower-alpha 2] 4,023Thunderbirds ?
Central Wyoming College Riverton 19662,688Rustlers ?
Eastern Wyoming College Torrington 19481,505Lancers ?
Gillette College Gillette 19692,165Pronghorns ?;
2023 [lower-alpha 3]
Laramie County Community College Cheyenne 1968 ?Golden Eagles ?
Northwest College Powell 1946 ?Trappers ?
Western Wyoming Community College Rock Springs 19592,617Mustangs ?
Notes
  1. All locations are within the State of Wyoming.
  2. Part of the Wyoming Community College Commission.
  3. Gillette was a member of Wyoming Community College Athletic Conference (WCCAC) until 2020 when they suspended their athletic program. They reinstated in the 2023-24 season.

Independents

The NJCAA Region 9 currently has one full member that is not affiliated with an athletic conference, which is also a public school:

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoined
Colorado Mountain College Leadville, Colorado 1967Public [lower-alpha 1] 5,688Eagles ?
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Former members

The NJCAA Region 9 had three former full members, all were public schools:

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoinedLeftCurrent
conference
Little Priest Tribal College Winnebago, Nebraska 1996Public [lower-alpha 1]  ?Warriors ?2018 Iowa (ICCAC)
(NJCAA Region XI)
Luna Community College Las Vegas, New Mexico 1969Public ?Rough Riders ? ? Western Texas (WJCAC)
(NJCAA Region V)
Sheridan College [lower-alpha 2] Sheridan, Wyoming 1948Public [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 4] 2,053Generals ?2020N/A [lower-alpha 5]
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