The United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) is a national organization for the intercollegiate athletic programs of 72 mostly small colleges, including community/junior colleges, across the United States. The USCAA holds 15 national championships and 2 national invitationals annually.^[1]

In 1966 (58 years ago) (1966), the USCAA was founded as the National Little College Athletic Association (NLCAA), primarily to sponsor a national basketball tournament for small colleges and junior colleges.^[2]

In the 1970s and through the 1980s, as the NLCAA, the USCAA began adding more sports.^[2]

In 1989, the NLCAA changed its name to the National Small College Athletic Association (NSCAA).^[2]

In 2001, the USCAA adopted its current name.^[2]

The USCAA sanctions competition in eight men's and seven women's sports:^[1]

Postseason national championships are held in all sports except football, which has few participating teams.^[1]

• Eastern Metro Athletic Conference
• Eastern States Athletic Conference
• Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
• Penn State University Athletic Conference
• Yankee Small College Conference

• List of USCAA institutions
• National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
• National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)
• National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA)
• National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)
• California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA)