Southwest Junior College Conference

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Southwest Junior College Conference
Association NJCAA
Founded1963
Sports fielded
  • 18
    • men's: 10
    • women's: 8
No. of teams22
Headquarters Austin, Texas
RegionEastern Texas and Southwestern Louisiana – NJCAA Region 14

Southwest Junior College Conference (SJCC) is hosted by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), also known as Region XIV (or Region 14) is a junior college conference for many Tech and Community Colleges. Conference championships are held in most sports and individuals can be named to All-Conference and All-Academic teams.

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Member schools

Current members

The SWJCC currently has 19 full members, all but one are public schools:

InstitutionLocationFoundedTypeEnrollmentNicknameJoined
Alvin Community College Alvin, Texas 1948Public5,293Dolphins ?
Angelina College Lufkin, Texas 1966Public5,000Roadrunners ?
Blinn College Brenham, Texas 1884Public18,977Buccaneers ?
Bossier Parish Community College Bossier City, Louisiana 1966Public [lower-alpha 1] 5,727Cavaliers ?
Coastal Bend College Beeville, Texas 1965Public4,992Cougars ?
Galveston College Galveston, Texas 1967Public2,400Whitecaps ?
Jacksonville College Jacksonville, Texas 1899 Baptist  ?Jaguars ?
Kilgore College Kilgore, Texas 1935Public5,000Rangers ?
Lamar State College–Port Arthur Port Arthur, Texas 1909Public [lower-alpha 2] 2,740Seahawks ?
Laredo College Laredo, Texas 1947Public8,749Palominos ?
Lee College Baytown, Texas 1934Public7,790Navigators ?
Navarro College Corsicana, Texas 1946Public10,000Bulldogs ?
Northeast Texas Community College Mount Pleasant, Texas 1984Public ?Eagles ?
Panola College Carthage, Texas 1947Public ?Ponies ?
Paris Junior College Paris, Texas 1924Public5,000Dragons ?
Trinity Valley Community College Athens, Texas 1946Public7,743Cardinals ?
Tyler Junior College Tyler, Texas 1926Public12,500Apaches ?
Victoria College Victoria, Texas 1925Public6,200Pirates ?
Wharton County Junior College Wharton, Texas 1946Public5,892Pioneers ?
Notes

Associate members

The SWJCC currently has three associate members, all are public schools:

InstitutionLocationFoundedTypeEnrollmentNicknameJoinedSWJCC
sport(s)
San Jacinto College–Central Pasadena, Texas 1961Public30,000Ravens ?men's basketball
women's volleyball
San Jacinto College–North Houston, Texas Gators ?baseball
women's basketball
San Jacinto College–South Coyotes ?men's soccer
softball

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