Western State Conference

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The Western State Conference (WSC) is a college athletic conference that is affiliated with the California Community College Athletic Association. The conference was established in 1950, making it the oldest community college conference in California. Its members are based primarily in the Greater Los Angeles Area, with several spread across neighboring Kern, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo and Ventura counties.

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Members

The league currently has 18 full members:

InstitutionNicknameLocationFoundedEnrollment
Allan Hancock College Allan Hancock Bulldogs Santa Maria, California 192018,500
Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley Marauders Lancaster, California 192914,024
Bakersfield College Bakersfield Renegades Bakersfield, California 191315,000
Barstow Community College Barstow Vikings Barstow, California 19595,500
College of the Canyons Canyons Cougars Santa Clarita, California 196917,089
Citrus College Citrus Owls Glendora, California 191511,000
Cuesta College Cuesta Cougars San Luis Obispo, California 196311,150
Glendale Community College Glendale Vaqueros Glendale, California 192719,029
Los Angeles Mission College Mission Eagles Sylmar, California 197511,000
Los Angeles Pierce College Pierce Brahmas Woodland Hills, California 194718,000
Los Angeles Valley College Valley Monarchs Valley Glen, California 194917,000
Moorpark College Moorpark Raiders Moorpark, California 196315,400
Oxnard College Oxnard Condors Oxnard, California 19757,233
Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara Vaqueros Santa Barbara, California 190917,000
Santa Monica College Santa Monica Corsairs Santa Monica, California 192932,000
Ventura College Ventura Pirates Ventura, California 192513,000
Victor Valley College Victor Valley Victorville, California 196113,000
West Los Angeles College West L.A. Wildcats Culver City, California 19698,000

Venues

SchoolFootball stadiumStadium capacityBasketball arenaArena capacity
Allan Hancock CollegeHancock Football StadiumJoe White Memorial Gymnasium
Bakersfield College Memorial Stadium 20,000Gil Bishop Sports Center
Barstow Community CollegeNon-Football SchoolN/AJames R. Parks Gymnasium
College of the CanyonsCougar Stadium7,500Cougar Cage3,000
Citrus College Citrus Stadium 10,000The Owl's Nest2,000
Cuesta CollegeNon-Football SchoolN/A
Glendale CollegeSartoris FieldVerdugo Gym
Los Angeles Pierce CollegeJohn Shepard Stadium5,500
Los Angeles Valley CollegeMonarch Stadium10,000
Moorpark CollegeGriffin Stadium6,000Raider Pavilion
Oxnard CollegeNon-Football SchoolN/ACondor Center
Santa Barbara City CollegeLa Playa Stadium10,000Sports Pavilion
Santa Monica CollegeCorsair Field4,850Corsair Pavilion1,600
Ventura CollegeVentura Sports Complex3,000Event Center1,800
Victor Valley CollegeHawks StadiumVictor Valley College Gym
West Los Angeles CollegeWildcat StadiumThe Den

Sports offered

Football standings

1949 Western State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Muir $ 2 –1 –17 –3 –1
Compton 4 –0 –17 –2 –1
Los Angeles City 3 –1 –16 –3 –1
Pasadena 4 –2 –08 –2 –1
Glendale (CA) 2 –3 –03 –5 –1
Long Beach 1 –4 –02 –6 –1
Ventura 0 –5 –11 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The Compton vs. Muir game, won by the latter, was originally a conference matchup, but was ruled a no content by the conference. Muir forfeited a victory over Glendale.
1950 Western State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Compton $ 4 –1 –010 –1 –0
Ventura 3 –1 –16 –3 –1
Pasadena 3 –2 –06 –3 –1
Glendale (CA) 2 –3 –05 –4 –0
Los Angeles City 1 –2 –15 –4 –1
Muir 0 –4 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1951 Western State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Pasadena $ 4 –0 –011 –0 –0
Compton 3 –1 –010 –1 –0
Los Angeles City 1 –2 –14 –5 –1
Ventura 1 –3 –08 –3 –0
Glendale (CA) 0 –3 –12 –7 –1
Muir  – 6 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Muir had a record of 3–1 against conference opponents, but those games were not counted in the conference standings because the team did not play a complete league schedule.
1952 Western State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Compton $ 5 –0 –09 –0 –1
Pasadena 4 –1 –08 –2 –0
Glendale 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
Ventura 1 –4 –02 –8 –1
Muir 1 –4 –02 –8 –0
Los Angeles City 1 –4 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1953 Western State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Pasadena $ 5 –0 –010 –0 –0
Glendale 3 –1 –15 –3 –1
Compton 2 –2 –15 –4 –2
Muir 2 –2 –14 –6 –1
Los Angeles City 1 –4 –01 –6 –1
Ventura 0 –4 –11 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1954 Western State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Compton $ 4 –0 –09 –0 –1
Pasadena 3 –1 –07 –3 –0
Glendale 2 –2 –03 –4 –1
Ventura 1 –3 –03 –6 –0
Los Angeles City 0 –4 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1955 Western State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Compton $ 5 –0 –011 –0 –0
Pasadena 4 –1 –08 –3 –0
Los Angeles City 3 –2 –05 –4 –1
Ventura 2 –3 –04 –6 –0
Glendale 1 –4 –03 –7 –0
Pierce 0 –5 –02 –6 –1
1956 Western State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Compton $ 5 –0 –010 –1 –0
Pasadena 4 –1 –08 –1 –0
Glendale 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
Ventura 2 –3 –03 –6 –0
Los Angeles City 1 –4 –04 –5 –0
Pierce 0 –5 –02 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1957 Western State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Compton $ 5 –1 –07 –2 –0
Cerritos 5 –1 –08 –2 –0
Los Angeles City 4 –2 –07 –2 –0
Glendale 3 –2 –15 –2 –1
Pierce 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Pasadena 1 –4 –11 –6 –2
Ventura 0 –6 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Western State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Cerritos $ 6 –0 –08 –1 –0
Compton 5 –1 –07 –2 –0
Pierce 3 –3 –06 –3 –0
Los Angeles City 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
Pasadena 2 –4 –02 –7 –0
Ventura 2 –4 –02 –7 –0
Glendale (CA) 1 –5 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Western State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Cerritos + 5 –1 –07 –2 –0
Pierce + 5 –1 –07 –3 –0
Compton + 5 –1 –05 –4 –0
Los Angeles City 3 –3 –07 –2 –0
Ventura 1 –5 –02 –7 –0
Glendale (CA) 1 –5 –01 –8 –0
Pasadena 1 –5 –01 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1960 Western State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Cerritos $ 7 –0 –08 –1 –0
Glendale (CA) 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
Phoenix 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
Pierce 4 –3 –04 –5 –0
Compton 2 –5 –05 –5 –0
Los Angeles City 2 –5 –02 –7 –0
Pasadena 2 –5 –02 –8 –0
Ventura 1 –6 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1961 Western State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Glendale (CA) $ 6 –1 –09 –1 –0
Cerritos 5 –1 –16 –2 –1
Phoenix 4 –2 –16 –2 –1
Compton 4 –3 –04 –4 –0
Los Angeles City 3 –3 –14 –4 –1
Pasadena 3 –4 –05 –4 –0
Pierce 1 –5 –12 –6 –1
Ventura 0 –7 –00 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1962 Western State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Glendale (CA) $ 6 –0 –07 –2 –0
Pierce 5 –1 –05 –4 –0
Los Angeles City 3 –3 –03 –3 –0
Compton 3 –3 –03 –5 –0
Pasadena 2 –4 –02 –6 –0
Harbor 1 –5 –02 –7 –0
Ventura 1 –5 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1963 Western State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Glendale (CA) $ 5 –0 –17 –1 –1
Harbor 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
Compton 3 –2 –14 –4 –1
Los Angeles City 2 –3 –14 –4 –1
Pierce 2 –3 –12 –6 –1
Pasadena 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Ventura 1 –5 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1964 Western State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Harbor $ 6 –0 –09 –0 –0
Glendale (CA) 4 –1 –15 –3 –1
Ventura 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
Pierce 3 –3 –03 –6 –0
Pasadena 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Los Angeles City 1 –5 –02 –6 –1
Compton 0 –5 –10 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 Western State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Ventura $ 6 –1 –08 –1 –0
Glendale (CA) 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
Harbor 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
Pasadena 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Pierce 4 –3 –04 –5 –0
Los Angeles City 3 –4 –05 –4 –0
Santa Barbara City 1 –6 –02 –7 –0
Compton 0 –7 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1966 Western State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Pasadena $ 6 –0 –18 –1 –1
Harbor 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Los Angeles City 4 –2 –16 –2 –1
Ventura 4 –3 –05 –4 –0
Glendale (CA) 3 –4 –04 –4 –1
Pierce 3 –4 –04 –5 –0
Santa Barbara City 2 –5 –04 –5 –0
Compton 0 –7 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1967 Western State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Pierce $^ 6 –1 –06 –4 –0
Pasadena 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Ventura 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Glendale (CA) 4 –3 –05 –4 –0
Harbor 4 –3 –04 –5 –0
Santa Barbara City 3 –4 –04 –5 –0
Compton 1 –6 –02 –6 –1
Los Angeles City 1 –6 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1968 Western State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
East Los Angeles $^ 7 –0 –011 –1 –0
Ventura 6 –1 –07 –1 –1
Los Angeles City 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Harbor 4 –3 –05 –4 –0
Glendale (CA) 3 –4 –03 –6 –0
Moorpark 2 –5 –03 –6 –0
Compton 1 –6 –02 –7 –0
Santa Barbara City 0 –7 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1969 Western State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Ventura + 4 –1 –07 –2 –0
Santa Barbara City +^ 4 –1 –07 –3 –0
Glendale (CA) 3 –2 –03 –6 –0
Moorpark 2 –3 –04 –5 –0
Compton 2 –3 –02 –7 –1
Antelope Valley 0 –5 –01 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1970 Western State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Moorpark + 4 –2 –06 –2 –0
Santa Barbara City +^ 4 –2 –05 –5 –0
Compton + 4 –2 –04 –5 –0
West Los Angeles 3 –3 –06 –3 –0
Ventura 3 –3 –04 –5 –0
Glendale (CA) 2 –4 –02 –7 –0
Antelope Valley 1 –5 –03 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1971 Western State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Santa Barbara City $^ 6 –0 –09 –2 –0
Moorpark 4 –2 –07 –3 –0
Compton 4 –2 –05 –5 –0
West Los Angeles 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
Ventura 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
Glendale (CA) 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
Antelope Valley 0 –6 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1972 Western State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Santa Barbara City + 6 –1 –09 –1 –0
West Los Angeles +^ 6 –1 –07 –3 –0
Ventura 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Hancock 4 –2 –16 –2 –1
College of the Canyons 3 –3 –15 –3 –1
Moorpark 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Glendale (CA) 1 –6 –03 –7 –0
Compton 0 –7 –00 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant

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