Tennessee Junior and Community College Athletic Association

Tennessee Junior and Community College Athletic Association

Association	NJCAA
Founded	1968;57 years ago (1968)
Sports fielded	18 (10 men's, 8 women's)
Division	Region 7
No. of teams	11
Headquarters	Memphis, Tennessee
Region	Tennessee
Official website	tjccaa.com

Also known as the TJCCAA and Region 7, the Tennessee Junior and Community College Athletic Conference, commonly referred to as the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA) and a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), is a junior college athletic conference for technological and community colleges in Tennessee and Kentucky. Conference championships are held in most sports and individuals can be named to All-Conference and All-Academic teams.

Member schools

Current members

The TJCCAC currently has 11 full members, all are public schools:

Institution	Location [a]	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Division
Chattanooga State Community College	Chattanooga	1965	Public [b]	10,121	Tigers	?	Eastern
Cleveland State Community College	Cleveland	1967		3,700	Cougars	1968	Eastern
Columbia State Community College	Columbia	1966		5,437	Chargers	1968	Western
Dyersburg State Community College	Dyersburg	1969		?	Eagles	?	Western
Jackson State Community College	Jackson	1967		?	Green Jays	1968	Western
Motlow State Community College	Tullahoma	1969		5,000	Bucks	?	Eastern
Pellissippi State Community College	Hardin Valley	1974		?	Panthers	2023	Eastern
Roane State Community College	Harriman	1969		6,214	Raiders	?	Eastern
Southwest Tennessee Community College	Memphis	2000		6,391	Saluqis	?	Western
Volunteer State Community College	Gallatin	1971		8,900	Pioneers	?	Western
Walters State Community College	Morristown	1970		6,980	Senators	?	Eastern

Notes

1. All locations are within the State of Tennessee.
2. Part of the Tennessee Board of Regents.

Former members

The TJCCAC had six former full members, all were private schools:

Institution	Location [a]	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current conference
Chattanooga City College	Chattanooga	1949	Baptist (HPBC)	N/A	?	1968	1969	N/A [b]
Cumberland College [c]	Lebanon	1842	Nonsectarian	2,550	Phoenix	1968	?	Mid-South (MSC) [d]
Freed–Hardeman College [e]	Henderson	1869	Churches of Christ	2,283	Lions	1968	?	Mid-South (MSC) [d]
Hiwassee College	Madisonville	1849	United Methodist	N/A	Tigers	1968	?	Closed in 2019
Martin College [f]	Pulaski	1870	Public [g]	1,000	RedHawks	1968	?	Southern States (SSAC) [d]
Morristown College	Morristown	1881	Methodist Episcopal	N/A	Red Knights	1968	?	Closed in 1994

Notes

1. All locations are within the State of Tennessee.
2. Merged with the University of Chattanooga to become the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC).
3. Currently known as Cumberland University since 1982.
4. Currently an NAIA athletic conference.
5. Currently known as Freed–Hardeman University since 1990.
6. Later known as Martin Methodist College in 1986; currently known as the University of Tennessee Southern since 2021.
7. Part of the University of Tennessee System.

See also

• National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)

External links

• Official website