Chronological timeline

• 1995 - The California Pacific Conference (Cal Pac) was founded. Charter members included Bethany College (later Bethany University), California Maritime Academy (now California State University Maritime Academy), California State University at Monterey Bay, Dominican College (now the Dominican University of California), Holy Names College (now Holy Names University), Menlo College, Pacific Union College, Patten College (now Patten University), and Simpson College (now Simpson University) beginning the 1996–97 academic year.
• 1998 - California State University at Hayward (now California State University at East Bay) and the College of Notre Dame (later Notre Dame de Namur University) joined the Cal Pac in the 1998–99 academic year.
• 1999 - Mills College joined the Cal Pac in the 1999-2000 academic year.
• 2004
  • Cal State–Monterey Bay left the Cal Pac to join the Division II ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) after the 2003–04 academic year.
  • Jessup University, then known as William Jessup University, joined the Cal Pac in the 2004–05 academic year.
• 2005 - Patten left the Cal Pac to become an NAIA Independent after the 2004–05 academic year.
• 2006 - Notre Dame de Namur left the Cal Pac to join the NCAA Division II ranks and the Pacific West Conference (PacWest) after the 2005–06 academic year.
• 2009 - Two institutions left the Cal Pac and the NAIA to join the NCAA Division II ranks and to their respective new home primary conferences: Cal State–East Bay to the CCAA, and Dominican (Cal.) to the PacWest after the 2008–09 academic year.
• 2011 - The University of California at Merced joined the Cal Pac in the 2011–12 academic year.
• 2012
  • Holy Names left the Cal Pac and the NAIA to join the NCAA Division II ranks and the PacWest after the 2011–12 academic year.
  • Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University–Prescott, Marymount California University, and Soka University of America joined the Cal Pac in the 2012–13 academic year.
• 2013 - La Sierra University joined the Cal Pac in the 2013–14 academic year.
• 2014 - William Jessup left the Cal Pac to join the Golden State Athletic Conference after the 2013–14 academic year.
• 2015
  • Menlo left the Cal Pac to join the GSAC after the 2014–15 academic year.
  • The University of Antelope Valley, Benedictine University at Mesa, Providence Christian College, and Sierra Nevada College (now Sierra Nevada University) joined the Cal Pac in the 2015–16 academic year.
• 2019 - The University of Saint Katherine joined the Cal Pac in the 2019-20 academic year.
• 2020 - Park University Gilbert and Westcliff University joined the Cal Pac in the 2020-21 academic year.
• 2021 - Sierra Nevada left the Cal Pac after the 2021-22 academic year as the school announced plans to merge with the University of Nevada, Reno, dropping all athletic programs in the process.
• 2022 - Marymount California left the Cal Pac after the 2021-22 academic year as the school announced its closure in August of that year.
• 2023
  • Benedictine at Mesa, Embry-Riddle Prescott, Park–Gilbert, and St. Katherine all announced their departure for the Golden State Athletic Conference for the 2024–25 athletic season.
  • UC Merced announced it would be leaving the Cal Pac and the NAIA to join the NCAA Division II ranks and the CCAA starting the 2025–26 athletic season.
• 2024 - Antelope Valley left the Cal Pac during the 2023–24 academic year as the school announced the closure of its residential campus in favor of online undergraduate programs.

Current members

The Cal Pac currently has 12 full members, all but two are private schools:

Notes

Former members

The Cal Pac had 12 former full members, all but two were private schools:

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Membership timeline

 Full member (non-football)