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Minnesota College Athletic Conference

Field	Value
name	Minnesota College Athletic Conference
color	001C4A
font_color	FFFFFF
logo	Minnesota college athl conf logo.png
logo_size	200
founded
association	NJCAA
teams	19 full + 5 associate members (20 full + 4 associate in 2027-28)
sports	17
mens	9
womens	8
region	Minnesota, North Dakota and northern Wisconsin – NJCAA Region 13
formerly	Minnesota Community College Conference
headquarters	Rochester, Minnesota
commissioner	Peter Watkins
website

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

History

North Dakota State College of Science (NDSCS) and Dakota College at Bottineau joined the conference in football only beginning with the 2014 season.

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 grew from five schools at the inception of the league to 12 programs in 2020.

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College joined the MCAC in the fall of 2018, competing in clay target and golf. Pine Technical and Community College and Lake Region State College joined the MCAC in the fall of 2018, competing in clay target. 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. NDSCS added clay target in 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.

Dakota College at Bottineau and Northland Community & Technical College announced the discontinuation of football after the fall of 2019.

Member schools

Current members

The MCAC currently has 19 full members, all of which are public schools:

Institution	Location
(Population)	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Colors	Varsity
Teams	Division
Alexandria Technical and Community College	Alexandria, Minnesota
(14,335)	1961	Public	2,549	Legends	?		4
Anoka-Ramsey Community College	Coon Rapids, Minnesota
(61,476)	1965	Public	4,501	Golden Rams	?		7
Central Lakes College	Brainerd, Minnesota
(14,395)	1938	Public	6,000	Raiders	?		8
Century College	White Bear Lake, Minnesota
(24,883)	1967	Public	12,000	Wood Ducks	?		2
Hibbing Community College	Hibbing, Minnesota
(16,214)	1916	Public	700	Cardinals	?		6
Itasca Community College	Grand Rapids, Minnesota
(11,126)	1922	Public	1,400	Vikings	?		7
Lake Superior College	Duluth, Minnesota
(86,697)	1995	Public	5,800	IceHawks	?		6
Mesabi Range College	Virginia, Minnesota
(8,423)	1970	Public	1,700	Norse	?		7
Minnesota State Community and Technical College	Fergus Falls, Minnesota
(14,119)	1960	Public	6,464	Spartans	?		7
Minnesota West Community & Technical College	Worthington, Minnesota
(13,947)	1936	Public	?	Bluejays	?		7
Northland Community & Technical College	Thief River Falls, Minnesota
(8,749)	1949	Public	4,135	Pioneers	?		7
Rainy River Community College	International Falls, Minnesota
(6,424)	1967	Public	350	Voyageurs	?		5
Ridgewater College	Willmar, Minnesota
(19,610)	1965	Public	5,500	Warriors	?		7
Riverland Community College	Austin, Minnesota
(24,718)	1940	Public	4,900	Blue Devils	?		6
Rochester Community & Technical College	Rochester, Minnesota
(106,769)	1915	Public	8,000	Yellow Jackets	?		10
St. Cloud Technical College	St. Cloud, Minnesota
(65,842)	1948	Public	?	Cyclones	?		5
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
(Southwest Tech)	Fennimore, Wisconsin
(2,497)	1967	Public	?	Chargers	?		2
Vermilion Community College	Ely, Minnesota
(3,460)	1922	Public	711	Ironmen &
Ironwomen	?		6
Western Technical College	La Crosse, Wisconsin
(51,320)	1912	Public	8,000	Cavaliers	?		4

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Future member

The MCAC will have one future member, a public school.

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joining	Current
conference
North Dakota State College of Science	Wahpeton, North Dakota	1903	Public	2,707	Wildcats	2027	Mon-Dak
(NJCAA Region XIII)

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Associate members

The MCAC currently has five associate members, all are public schools:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	MCAC
sport(s)	Current
conference
Dakota College at Bottineau	Bottineau, North Dakota	1906	Public	655	Lumberjacks	2014	clay target	Mon-Dak
(NJCAA Region XIII)
Lake Region State College	Devils Lake, North Dakota	1941	1,657	Royals	2019
North Dakota State College of Science	Wahpeton, North Dakota	1903	Public	2,707	Wildcats	2014	clay target
football	Mon-Dak
(NJCAA Region XIII)
Pine Technical & Community College	Pine City, Minnesota	1965	Public	2,020	?	?	clay target	none
Williston State College	Williston, North Dakota	1957	Public	855	Tetons	?	Mon-Dak
(NJCAA Region XIII)

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Former affiliate member

The MCAC has had one former affiliate member, which was a public school:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Nickname	Joined	Left	MCAC
sport(s)	Current
primary
conference	Conference
in former
MCAC sport
Bismarck State College	Bismarck, North Dakota	1939	Public	Mystics	?	2025	clay target,
wrestling	Frontier Conference
(NAIA)

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Former members

The MCAC has had at least eight former full members with all but two being public schools:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Nickname	Joined	Left	Colors	Current
conference
Bethany Lutheran College	Mankato, Minnesota	1927	Private
(Lutheran ELS)	Vikings	?	?		Upper Midwest
(NCAA Division III)
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College	Cloquet, Minnesota	1987	Public	Thunder	?	2023		Discontinued athletics
Golden Valley Lutheran College	Golden Valley, Minnesota	1919	Private
(Lutheran)	?	?	?	?	Closed in 1985
Inver Hills Community College	Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota	1970	Public	?	?	?		Discontinued athletics
Normandale Community College	Bloomington, Minnesota	1968	Public	Lions	?	?		Discontinued athletics
North Hennepin Community College	Brooklyn Park, Minnesota	1966	Public	Norsemen	?	?		Discontinued athletics
University of Minnesota Crookston	Crookston, Minnesota	1966	Public	Golden Eagles	?	1995		Northern Sun
(NCAA Division II)
University of Minnesota Waseca	Waseca, Minnesota	1971	Public	Rams	?	?	?	Closed in 1992

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Sports

Sport
Men's
Baseball
Basketball
Clay target
Football
Golf
Soccer
Softball
Volleyball
Wrestling

Yearly football standings

References

"MCAC Athletic Administration Contacts".
"MCAC".
"MCAC Sports". Minnesota College Athletic Conference.

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