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The Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC), formerly the Minnesota Community College Conference (MCCC), is a junior college collegiate athletic conference in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The 23 member institutions are located in the Midwest, including Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin and they compete primarily at the NJCAA Division III level in most sports. Football and Wrestling are single-division sports in the NJCAA. The MCAC was established in the fall of 1967.

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Minnesota College Athletic Conference

Formerly	Minnesota Community College Conference
Association	NJCAA
Founded	1967
Commissioner	Peter Watkins
Sports fielded	17 men's: 9 women's: 8
No. of teams	20 full + 3 associate members
Headquarters	Rochester, Minnesota
Region	Minnesota, North Dakota and northern Wisconsin – NJCAA Region 13
Official website	mcacsports.org

History

In 2017, the MCAC partnered with USA High School Clay Target League to form the first two-year college varsity Clay Target league. Clay target programs have grown from five schools at the inception of the league to 12 programs in 2020.

North Dakota State College of Science and Dakota College-Bottineau joined the conference in football only beginning with the 2014 season; NDSCS added Clay Target in the fall of 2019 and is a member of the MCAC in the sport of Clay Target.

Dakota College-Bottineau and Northland Community & Technical College announced the discontinuing of football after the fall of 2019.

Alexandria Technical & Community College joined the MCAC in the fall of 2019 and announced their intent to become a member of the NJCAA in the fall 2020. ATCC stated it intends to field new teams in the NJCAA sports.

Century College joined the MCAC in the spring of 2019, competing in the NJCAA sports of baseball and women's volleyball. Century eliminated the women's softball team, women's soccer team and men's soccer team in 2018.

Southwest (WI) Technical College joined the MCAC in the fall of 2018, competing in the sports of Clay Target and golf.

Pine Technical & Community College joined the MCAC in the fall of 2018, competing in the sport of Clay Target.

Lake Region State College joined the MCAC in the fall of 2018 competing in the sport of Clay Target.

North Dakota State College of Science added Clay Target to their athletic offerings in 2019; NDSCS continues to be a member of the MCAC in the sport of football.

Member schools

Current members

The MCAC currently has 20 full members, all but one are public schools:^[1]

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Institution	Location (Population)	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Colors	Varsity Teams	Division
Alexandria Technical and Community College	Alexandria, Minnesota (14,335)	1961	Public^{[lower-alpha 1]}	2,549	Legends	?	Black & Crimson	4	^{[lower-alpha 2]}^{[lower-alpha 3]}^{[lower-alpha 4]}
Anoka-Ramsey Community College	Coon Rapids, Minnesota (61,476)	1965	Public^{[lower-alpha 1]}	4,501	Golden Rams	?	Blue & Gold	7	^{[lower-alpha 5]}^{[lower-alpha 6]}^{[lower-alpha 7]}^{[lower-alpha 3]}^{[lower-alpha 8]}
Central Lakes College	Brainerd, Minnesota (14,395)	1938	Public^{[lower-alpha 1]}	6,000	Raiders	?	Navy & Red	8	^{[lower-alpha 2]}^{[lower-alpha 9]}^{[lower-alpha 10]}^{[lower-alpha 3]}^{[lower-alpha 11]}^{[lower-alpha 12]}
Century College	White Bear Lake, Minnesota (24,883)	1967	Public^{[lower-alpha 1]}	12,000	Wood Ducks	?	Green & Yellow	2	^{[lower-alpha 5]}^{[lower-alpha 13]}
Hibbing Community College	Hibbing, Minnesota (16,214)	1916	Public^{[lower-alpha 1]}	700	Cardinals	?	Cardinal & White	6	^{[lower-alpha 2]}^{[lower-alpha 9]}^{[lower-alpha 14]}^{[lower-alpha 11]}^{[lower-alpha 12]}
Itasca Community College	Grand Rapids, Minnesota (11,126)	1922	Public^{[lower-alpha 1]}	1,400	Vikings	?	Blue & White	7	^{[lower-alpha 2]}^{[lower-alpha 9]}^{[lower-alpha 10]}^{[lower-alpha 14]}^{[lower-alpha 11]}^{[lower-alpha 12]}
Lake Superior College	Duluth, Minnesota (86,697)	1995	Public^{[lower-alpha 1]}	5,800	Ice Hawks	?	Blue & Yellow	6	^{[lower-alpha 12]}
Mesabi Range College	Virginia, Minnesota (8,423)	1970	Public^{[lower-alpha 1]}	1,700	Norse	?	Forest & Gold	7	^{[lower-alpha 2]}^{[lower-alpha 9]}^{[lower-alpha 10]}^{[lower-alpha 14]}^{[lower-alpha 11]}
Minnesota State Community and Technical College	Fergus Falls, Minnesota (14,119)	1960	Public^{[lower-alpha 1]}	6,464	Spartans	?	Blue & Gold	7	^{[lower-alpha 5]}^{[lower-alpha 6]}^{[lower-alpha 7]}^{[lower-alpha 3]}^{[lower-alpha 8]}
Minnesota West Community & Technical College	Worthington, Minnesota (13,947)	1936	Public^{[lower-alpha 1]}	?	Bluejays	?	Blue & White	7	^{[lower-alpha 5]}^{[lower-alpha 6]}^{[lower-alpha 7]}^{[lower-alpha 13]}^{[lower-alpha 8]}^{[lower-alpha 15]}
Northland Community & Technical College	Thief River Falls, Minnesota (8,749)	1949	Public^{[lower-alpha 1]}	4,135	Pioneers	?	Navy & Red	7	^{[lower-alpha 2]}^{[lower-alpha 9]}^{[lower-alpha 10]}^{[lower-alpha 14]}^{[lower-alpha 11]}^{[lower-alpha 15]}
Rainy River Community College	International Falls, Minnesota (6,424)	1967	Public^{[lower-alpha 1]}	350	Voyageurs	?	Red & Black	5	^{[lower-alpha 2]}^{[lower-alpha 9]}^{[lower-alpha 10]}^{[lower-alpha 14]}^{[lower-alpha 11]}
Ridgewater College	Willmar, Minnesota (19,610)	1965	Public^{[lower-alpha 1]}	5,500	Warriors	?	Scarlet & Gray	7	^{[lower-alpha 5]}^{[lower-alpha 6]}^{[lower-alpha 7]}^{[lower-alpha 3]}^{[lower-alpha 8]}^{[lower-alpha 4]}
Riverland Community College	Austin, Minnesota (24,718)	1940	Public^{[lower-alpha 1]}	4,900	Blue Devils	?	Blue & White	6	^{[lower-alpha 5]}^{[lower-alpha 6]}^{[lower-alpha 7]}^{[lower-alpha 13]}^{[lower-alpha 8]}
Rochester Community & Technical College	Rochester, Minnesota (106,769)	1915	Public^{[lower-alpha 1]}	8,000	Yellow Jackets	?	Navy & Gold	10	^{[lower-alpha 5]}^{[lower-alpha 6]}^{[lower-alpha 7]}^{[lower-alpha 13]}^{[lower-alpha 8]}
St. Cloud Technical College	St. Cloud, Minnesota (65,842)	1948	Public^{[lower-alpha 1]}	?	Cyclones	?	Forest & Gold	5	^{[lower-alpha 5]}^{[lower-alpha 6]}^{[lower-alpha 7]}^{[lower-alpha 3]}^{[lower-alpha 8]}
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College (Southwest Tech)	Fennimore, Wisconsin (2,497)	1967	Public^{[lower-alpha 16]}	?	Chargers	?	Blue & Gold	2	^{[lower-alpha 4]}
Vermilion Community College	Ely, Minnesota (3,460)	1922	Public^{[lower-alpha 1]}	711	Ironmen & Ironwomen	?	Blue & Gold	6	^{[lower-alpha 2]}^{[lower-alpha 9]}^{[lower-alpha 14]}^{[lower-alpha 11]}^{[lower-alpha 4]}
Western Technical College	La Crosse, Wisconsin (51,320)	1912	Public^{[lower-alpha 16]}	8,000	Cavaliers	?	Red & Black	4	^{[lower-alpha 5]}^{[lower-alpha 7]}^{[lower-alpha 13]}

Notes

Part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System.
North Division volleyball member
Central Division baseball member
White Division clay target member
South Division volleyball member
South Division men's basketball member
South Division women's basketball member
South Division softball member
North Division men's basketball member
North Division women's basketball member
North Division softball member
Red Division clay target member
South Division baseball member
North Division baseball member
Blue Division clay target member
Part of the Wisconsin Technical College System.

Associate members

The MCAC currently has six associate members, all are public schools:

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Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Colors	MCAC sport(s)	Current conference
Bismarck State College	Bismarck, North Dakota	1939	Public^{[lower-alpha 1]}	3,500	Mystics	?	Green & White	clay target, wrestling	Mon-Dak (NJCAA Region XIII)
Dakota College at Bottineau	Bottineau, North Dakota	1906		655	Lumberjacks	2014	Green & White	clay target
Lake Region State College	Devils Lake, North Dakota	1941		1,657	Royals	2019	Royal & White	clay target
North Dakota State College of Science	Wahpeton, North Dakota	1903		2,707	Wildcats	2014	Red & Black	clay target football
Pine Technical & Community College^[2]	Pine City, Minnesota	1965	Public^{[lower-alpha 2]}	2,020	?	?	Green & White	clay target	none
Williston State College	Williston, North Dakota	1957	Public	855	Tetons	?	Green & White	clay target	Mon-Dak (NJCAA Region XIII)

Notes

Part of the North Dakota University System.
Part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System.

Former members

The MCAC has one former full member, which was a public school:

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Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Left	Colors	Current conference
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College	Cloquet, Minnesota	1987	Public^{[lower-alpha 1]}	1,976	Thunder	?	2023	Orange & Black	Discontinued athletics

Notes

Sports

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**Teams which compete in the Minnesota College Athletic Conference.**^[3]
Sport	Men's	Women's
Baseball	17	-
Basketball	17	17
Clay Target	12	12
Football	9	-
Golf	3	-
Soccer	4	4
Softball	-	14
Volleyball	-	17
Wrestling	6	-

References

[1]
"MCAC Members". www.mcac-sports.com. Minnesota College Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
[2]
http://mcac.claytargetscoring.com/teamlist
[3]
"MCAC Sports". www.mcac-sports.com. Minnesota College Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.

External links

Official website
NJCAA Website
MCAC Hall of Fame

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