Panhandle Conference

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Panhandle Conference
Association NJCAA
CommissionerJohn Schultz
Sports fielded
  • 13
    • men's: 5
    • women's: 8
Division Region 8
No. of teams5
Region Florida

The Panhandle Conference is a conference within the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 8. The conference consists of four state colleges and one community college located in Florida. [1]

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Members

Member institutions are Chipola College, Pensacola State College, Northwest Florida State College, Gulf Coast State College, and Tallahassee Community College.

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References

  1. "The Panhandle Conference Takes Shape". Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.