Minnesota College Athletic Conference

Minnesota College Athletic Conference
Minnesota College Athletic Conference
MCAC
Established	1967
Association	NJCAA
Division	Division III
Members	24
Sports fielded	9 men's: 9; women's: 8; ;
Region	13
Former names	Minnesota Community College Conference
Headquarters	Rochester, Minnesota
Commissioner	Peter Watkins
Website	mcacsports.org

Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) - formerly the Minnesota Community College Conference - is a junior college collegiate athletic conference. The 24 member institutions are located exclusively in the Midwest, including Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin. The conference competes in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and at the NJCAA Division III level in most sports. Football and Wrestling are single-division sports in the NJCAA. The MCCC was established in the fall of 1967.

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 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 of golf and eSports, and will continue to field a Clay Target program.

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[]

Institution	Location (Population)	Founded	Nickname	Colors	Varsity Teams	Division
Alexandria Technical & Community College	Alexandria, Minnesota (14,328)	1961	Legends	Black & Crimson	2	Blue
Anoka-Ramsey Community College	Coon Rapids, Minnesota (61,476)	1965	Golden Rams	Blue & Gold	7	South
Central Lakes College	Brainerd, Minnesota (13,590)	1938	Raiders	Navy & Red	8	North
Century College	White Bear Lake, Minnesota	1967	Wood Ducks	Green & Yellow	2	South Central
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College	Cloquet, Minnesota (12,124)	1987	Thunder	Orange & Black	6	North
Hibbing Community College	Hibbing, Minnesota (16,361)	1916	Cardinals	Cardinal & White	6	North
Itasca Community College	Grand Rapids, Minnesota (10,869)	1922	Vikings	Blue & White	7	North
Lake Superior College	Duluth, Minnesota	1995	Ice Hawks	Blue & Yellow	6	North / Red
Mesabi Range College	Virginia, Minnesota (8,712)	1970	Norse	Forest & Gold	7	North
Minnesota State Community and Technical College	Fergus Falls, Minnesota (13,138)	1960	Spartans	Blue & Gold	7	South
Minnesota West Community & Technical College	Worthington, Minnesota (12,764)	1936	Bluejays	Blue & White	7	South
Northland Community & Technical College	Thief River Falls, Minnesota (8,573)	1949	Pioneers	Navy & Red	7	North
Pine Technical & Community College	Pine, Minnesota (7,329)	1965	n/a	Green & White	1	Red
Rainy River Community College	International Falls, Minnesota (6,424)	1967	Voyageurs	Red & Black	5	North
Ridgewater College	Willmar, Minnesota (19,610)	1965	Warriors	Scarlet & Gray	7	South
Riverland Community College	Austin, Minnesota (24,718)	1940	Blue Devils	Blue & White	6	South
Rochester Community & Technical College	Rochester, Minnesota (106,769)	1915	Yellow Jackets	Navy & Gold	10	South
St. Cloud Technical College	St. Cloud, Minnesota (65,842)	1948	Cyclones	Forest & Gold	5	South
Southwest (WI) Technical College	Fennimore, Wisconsin	1967	Chargers	Blue & Gold	2	Red
Vermilion Community College	Ely, Minnesota (3,460)	1922	Ironmen & Ironwomen	Blue & Gold	6	North
Western Technical College	La Crosse, Wisconsin (51,320)	1912	Cavaliers	Red & Black	4	South

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Associate members[]

Institution	Location	Founded	Joined	Type	Nickname	Colors	Sport(s)	Primary Conference
Dakota College at Bottineau	Bottineau, North Dakota	1906	2014	Public	Lumberjacks	Green, White	Football	Mon-Dak Conference
North Dakota State College of Science	Wahpeton, North Dakota	1903	2014	Public	Wildcats	Red, Black	Clay Target Football	Mon-Dak Conference
Lake Region State College	Devils Lake, North Dakota	1941	2019	Public	Royals	Royal, White	Clay Target	Mon-Dak Conference

Sports[]

**Teams which compete in the Minnesota College Athletic Conference.**^[2]
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	5	-

References[]

^ "MCAC Members". www.mcac-sports.com. Minnesota College Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
^ "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

[1] "MCAC Members". www.mcac-sports.com. Minnesota College Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.

[2] "MCAC Sports". www.mcac-sports.com. Minnesota College Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.

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