Tennessee Junior and Community College Athletic Association

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Tennessee Junior and Community College Athletic Association
Association NJCAA
Founded1968
Sports fielded
  • 18 (10 men's, 8 women's)
DivisionRegion 7
No. of teams11
Headquarters Memphis, Tennessee
Region Tennessee

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.

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Member schools

Current members

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

InstitutionLocation [a] FoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoinedDivision
Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga 1965Public [b] 10,121Tigers ?Eastern
Cleveland State Community College Cleveland 19673,700Cougars1968Eastern
Columbia State Community College Columbia 19665,437Chargers1968Western
Dyersburg State Community College Dyersburg 1969 ?Eagles ?Western
Jackson State Community College Jackson 1967 ?Green Jays1968Western
Motlow State Community College Tullahoma 19695,000Bucks ?Eastern
Pellissippi State Community College Hardin Valley 1974 ?Panthers2023Eastern
Roane State Community College Harriman 19696,214Raiders ?Eastern
Southwest Tennessee Community College Memphis 20006,391Saluqis ?Western
Volunteer State Community College Gallatin 19718,900Pioneers ?Western
Walters State Community College Morristown 19706,980Senators ?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:

InstitutionLocation [a] FoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoinedLeftCurrent
conference
Chattanooga City College Chattanooga 1949 Baptist
(HPBC)
N/A ?19681969N/A [b]
Cumberland College [c] Lebanon 1842Nonsectarian2,550 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 1870Public [g] 1,000 RedHawks 1968 ? Southern States (SSAC) [d]
Morristown College Morristown 1881 Methodist
Episcopal
N/ARed Knights1968 ?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. 1 2 3 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.

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