Association | NJCAA |
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Commissioner | John Schultz |
Sports fielded |
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Division | Region 8 |
No. of teams | 5 |
Region | Florida |
The Southern Conference is a conference within the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 8. The conference consists of one private and five state and colleges located in Florida. [1]
Member institutions are:
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