Southwest Junior College Conference

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Southwest Junior College Conference
Association NJCAA
Founded1947
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), also known as Region XIV (or Region 14) is a junior college athletic conference governed by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA).

Contents

The Southwest Junior College Conference formed in 1947. [1]

Member schools

Current members

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

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoined
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 [a] 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 [b] 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 the three campuses of San Jacinto College as members, all are public schools. As of 2022, San Jacinto merged its three mascots and teams (San Jacinto College–Central Ravens, San Jacinto College–North Gators, San Jacinto College–South Coyotes) into one mascot, the Ravens. [2] [3]

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoinedSWJCC
sport(s)
San Jacinto College Pasadena, Texas 1961Public30,000Ravens ?men's basketball, women's volleyball (central campus)
baseball, women's basketball (north campus)
men's soccer, softball (south campus)

Yearly football standings

1947 Southwestern Junior College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Tyler $ 7 –0 –010 –1 –0
Kilgore 6 –1 –09 –1 –0
San Angelo 5 –2 –09 –3 –0
North Texas Aggies 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Schreiner 2 –4 –05 –5 –0
Lamar 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Paris 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
John Tarleton 0 –7 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1948 Southwestern Junior College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Kilgore $ 6 –1 –010 –1 –0
Paris 5 –2 –08 –3 –0
Tyler 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
San Angelo 5 –2 –06 –4 –0
Lamar 3 –4 –08 –4 –0
North Texas Aggies 3 –4 –04 –5 –0
John Tarleton 1 –6 –02 –7 –0
Schreiner 0 –7 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1949 Southwestern Junior College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Tyler + 6 –1 –011 –1 –0
Lamar + 6 –1 –09 –2 –0
Kilgore 5 –2 –08 –2 –0
San Angelo 4 –3 –05 –3 –1
Schreiner 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Tarleton State 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Paris 2 –5 –03 –7 –0
Arlington State 0 –7 –01 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions


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References

  1. ↑ "Junior College Group Will Meet Here in June". Fort Worth Star-Telegram . Fort Worth, Texas. May 7, 1947. p. 21. Retrieved July 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  2. ↑ "San Jacinto College debuts new College mascot | San Jacinto College". www.sanjac.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  3. ↑ "WE ARE RAVENS: MASCOT HISTORY AND SELECTION" . Retrieved 6 June 2024.
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