New England Collegiate Conference
| New England Collegiate Conference | |
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| NECC | |
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| Established | 2007 |
| Association | NCAA |
| Division | Division III |
| Members | 4 |
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| Region | New England |
| Headquarters | Mansfield, Massachusetts |
| Commissioner | Jacob VanRyn (since 2019) |
| Website | neccathletics.com |
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The New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) is an NCAA Division III college athletic conference based in the Northeastern United States.
History[]
In June 2007, nine colleges from New England announced the creation of a new athletic conference under the same NECC name.
The conference, which began operations July 1, 2008, in Division III, currently includes Dean College (Franklin), Elms College (Chicopee), Lesley University (Cambridge), Mitchell College (New London, Connecticut), Newbury College (Brookline), Southern Vermont College (Bennington, Vermont), Eastern Nazarene College (Quincy) and New England College (Henniker, New Hampshire) as members. Their indicated locations are in Massachusetts unless otherwise noted.
Southern Vermont College and Newbury College both announced they would cease operations after the 2018–19 academic year,[1][2] and founding member Becker College announced the same after the 2020–21 school year.[3] Elms College joined the Great Northeast Athletic Conference, where it had competed as a swimming and diving affiliate since 2008, in the 2021-22 academic year.[4] In July 2021, original member Bay Path University was admitted to the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA),[5] implicitly leaving the conference and the NCAA.
Sports[]
| Sport | Men's | Women's |
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| Baseball | ||
| Basketball | ||
| Cross Country | ||
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| Field hockey | ||
| Golf | ||
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| Soccer | ||
| Softball | ||
| Volleyball | ||
Member schools[]
Full members[]
| Institution | Location | Nickname | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Joined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Nazarene College | Quincy, Massachusetts | Lions | 1900 | Private (Nazarene) | 772 | 2018 |
| Lesley University | Cambridge, Massachusetts | Lynx | 1909 | Private | 6,593 | 2008 |
| Mitchell College | New London, Connecticut | Mariners | 1938 | Private | 572 | 2008 |
| New England College | Henniker, New Hampshire | Pilgrims | 1946 | Private | 4,327 | 2018 |
Associate members[]
| Institution | Location | Nickname | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Joined | Primary conference | NECC sport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endicott College | Beverly, Massachusetts | Gulls | 1939 | Private | 4,600 | 2011–12 | CCC | Men's volleyball |
| Nichols College | Dudley, Massachusetts | Bison | 1815 | Private | 1,915 | 2018–19 | CCC | Men's volleyball |
| Northern Vermont University–Johnson | Johnson, Vermont | Badgers | 1828[a] | Public | 1,333 | 2019–20 | NAC | Men's volleyball |
| Russell Sage College[b] | Albany/Troy, New York[c] | Gators | 1916[d] | Private | 1,600[e] | 2020–21[6] | Empire 8 | Men's volleyball |
| Manhattanville College | Purchase, New York | Valiants | 1841 | Private | 2,494 | 2019-20 | Skyline Conference | Woman's field hockey |
full and 
associateEsports associate members[]
associate- ^ Northern Vermont University was founded in 2018 by the merger of Johnson State College, founded in 1828, and Lyndon State College, founded in 1911. The two campuses continue to operate separate athletic programs.
- ^ The Sage Colleges, which were recognized by the NECC, NCAA, and the state of New York as a single institution, rebranded as Russell Sage College in July 2020 after consolidating the three components Sage previously consisted of—the women-only Russell Sage, the coeducational Sage College of Albany (SCA), and the Sage Graduate Schools. In the context of the NECC, Russell Sage's team consists mostly of former SCA students, since SCA was the only Sage component that enrolled male undergraduates.
- ^ Russell Sage has campuses in both Albany and Troy, New York, but the former SCA operated only in Albany.
- ^ The Sage Colleges dated their history to the establishment of Russell Sage College in 1916. SCA was established in 1949 and adopted its historical name in 2002.
- ^ Reflects Russell Sage's overall undergraduate enrollment. Enrollment in the former SCA, the only Sage component from which men's volleyball drew players, was about 850.
Former members[]
| Institution | Location | Nickname | Founded | Type | Joined | Left | Current conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Path University† | Longmeadow, Massachusetts | Wildcats | 1897 | Private | 2008 | 2021 | N/A (USCAA) |
| Becker College | Worcester, Massachusetts | Hawks | 1784 | Private | 2008 | 2021 | None (Closed in 2021) |
| Dean College | Franklin, Massachusetts | Bulldogs | 1865 | Private | 2017 | 2020 | GNAC |
| Daniel Webster College | Nashua, New Hampshire | Eagles | 1965 | Private | 2008 | 2017 | None (Closed in 2017) |
| Elms College | Chicopee, Massachusetts | Blazers | 1899 | Private (Catholic) | 2008 | 2021 | GNAC |
| Newbury College | Brookline, Massachusetts | Nighthawks | 1962 | Private | 2008 | 2019 | None (Closed in 2019) |
| Regis College | Weston, Massachusetts | Pride | 1927 | Catholic | 2011 | 2017 | GNAC |
| Southern Vermont College | Bennington, Vermont | Mountaineers | 1926 | Private | 2008 | 2019 | None (Closed in 2019) |
| Wheelock College | Boston, Massachusetts | Wildcats | 1888 | Private | 2008 | 2018 | None (Merged with Boston University in 2018) |
- † - Women's college, never competed in NECC men's sports
Membership timeline[]
References[]
- ^ Therrien, Jim (March 4, 2019). "Shock as Southern Vermont College announces closing". Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ Krantz, Laura; Fernandes, Deirdre (December 14, 2018). "Newbury College to shut down in the spring". Boston Globe.
- ^ "Becker College closing permanently at end of academic year". Boston: WFXT. March 29, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "Elms, GNAC Ready to Begin Conference Affiliation in 2021-22". Great Northeast Athletic Conference. April 7, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ "Bay Path University joins United States Collegiate Athletic Association". Bay Path University. July 6, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "Sage Men's Volleyball to Join NECC as Associate Member in 2020-21" (Press release). New England Collegiate Conference. August 19, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
External links[]
- New England Collegiate Conference