Little East Conference
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Little East Conference | |
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LEC | |
Established | 1986 |
Association | NCAA |
Division | Division III |
Members | 9 |
Sports fielded |
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Region | New England |
Headquarters | North Providence, Rhode Island |
Commissioner | Pamela S. Samuelson, PhD (since June, 7 2019) |
Website | www |
Locations | |
The Little East Conference (LEC) is an NCAA Division III intercollegiate athletic conference. The member institutions are located in all six states of New England.
Current members[]
Full members[]
Little East Conference
The league currently has nine full members:
Institution | Location | Nickname | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Endowment | Joined |
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Castleton University | Castleton, Vermont | Spartans | 1787 | Public | 2,399 | $7,860,000 | 2018 |
Eastern Connecticut State University | Willimantic, Connecticut | Warriors | 1889 | Public | 4,989 | $16,300,000 | 1986 |
Keene State College | Keene, New Hampshire | Owls | 1909 | Public | 3,213 | $13,996,219 | 1997 |
Plymouth State University | Plymouth, New Hampshire | Panthers | 1871 | Public | 4,491 | $28,900,000 | 1986 |
Rhode Island College | Providence, Rhode Island | Anchormen | 1854 | Public | 7,523 | $16,400,000 | 1986 |
University of Massachusetts Boston | Boston, Massachusetts | Beacons | 1852 | Public | 16,259 | $92,000,000 | 1986 |
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | Dartmouth, Massachusetts | Corsairs | 1895 | Public | 8,513 | $59,000,000 | 1986 |
University of Southern Maine | Gorham, Maine Lewiston, Maine Portland, Maine |
Huskies | 1878 | Public | 8,022 | $38,500,000 | 1986 |
Western Connecticut State University | Danbury, Connecticut | Colonials | 1903 | Public | 5,246 | $12,800,000 | 1993 |
Associate members[]
Institution | Location | Nickname | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Endowment | Primary Conference |
LEC Sport |
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Bridgewater State University | Bridgewater, Massachusetts | Bears | 1840 | Public | 10,651 | $54,000,000 | MASCAC | field hockey men's and women's tennis women's swimming & diving |
Fitchburg State University | Fitchburg, Massachusetts | Falcons | 1894 | Public | 4,659 | $19,900,000 | MASCAC | field hockey |
Framingham State University | Framingham, Massachusetts | Rams | 1839 | Public | 4,876 | $35,385,907 | MASCAC | field hockey |
Massachusetts Maritime Academy | Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts | Buccaneers | 1891 | Public | 1,637 | $13,051,554 | MASCAC | men's lacrosse |
Salem State University | Salem, Massachusetts | Vikings | 1854 | Public | 7,242 | $25,300,000 | MASCAC | field hockey men's lacrosse men's and women's tennis |
Western New England University | Springfield, Massachusetts | Golden Bears | 1919 | Private | 3,702 | $55,900,000 | CCC | women's swimming & diving[1] |
Westfield State University | Westfield, Massachusetts | Owls | 1838 | Public | 5,400 | $6,200,000 | MASCAC | field hockey women's swimming & diving |
Worcester State University | Worcester, Massachusetts | Lancers | 1874 | Public | 6,434 | $34,500,000 | MASCAC | field hockey women's tennis |
Membership timeline[]
Sports[]
References[]
- ^ "Affiliate Members". littleeast.com. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
External links[]
Categories:
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- Sports organizations established in 1986
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