Atlantic Women's Colleges Conference

The Atlantic Women's Colleges Conference was an eight-member college athletics conference founded in 1995 and given official status in 1999. It competed in NCAA Division III and as its name implies, only offered championships in women's sports. In the conference's later years, several of its members finally became co-educational. Following the 2006-2007 season these members, seeking homes for their newly created men's athletic programs departed for other conferences. Other members also switched affiliations, leaving the conference without enough members to be officially sanctioned. Following the 2007 spring season, the conference ceased operations.

Member schools[]

Final members[]

Institution	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	Left	Nickname	Subsequent conference(s)	Current conference(s)
Chatham University^[a]	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	1869	Private	2,300	1995–96	2006–07	Cougars	Presidents' (PAC) (2007–08 to present)
Chestnut Hill College^[a]	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1924		2,301			Griffins	CACC (NCAA D-II) (2007–08 to present)
Hood College^[a]	Frederick, Maryland	1893		2,422			Blazers	Capital (CAC) (2007–08 to 2011–12)	MAC Commonwealth (2012–13 to present)
Mary Baldwin College^[a]	Staunton, Virginia	1869		2,542			Fighting Squirrels	USA South (2007–08 to present)
Notre Dame of Maryland University	Baltimore, Maryland	1873		2,901			Gators	CSAC (2007–08 to present)
Trinity Washington University	Washington, D.C.	1897		2,100			Tigers	NCAA D-III Independent (2007–08 to 2011–12) GSAC (2012–13 to 2014–15)	NCAA D-III Independent (2015–16 to present)
Wells College^[a]	Aurora, New York	1868		480			Express	NEAC (2007–08 to present)
Wilson College^[a]	Chambersburg, Pennsylvania	1869		800			Phoenix	NEAC (2007–08 to 2017–18)	CSAC (2018–19 to present)

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f This institution is a former women's college, which has eventually turned into a co-educational college (Hood since 2002–03, Chestnut Hill since 2003–04, Wells since 2005–06, Wilson since 2013–14, Chatham since 2014–15 and Mary Baldwin since 2017–18).

Membership timeline[]

Championships offered[]

[coed-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f This institution is a former women's college, which has eventually turned into a co-educational college (Hood since 2002–03, Chestnut Hill since 2003–04, Wells since 2005–06, Wilson since 2013–14, Chatham since 2014–15 and Mary Baldwin since 2017–18).

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