The Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (OCCAC) is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are community colleges in the state of Ohio. It is a member of Region 12 of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA).
History The OCCAC has been around since 1993 in its current state. Prior to 1993, the OCCAC was known as the Ohio Junior College Athletic Conference (OJCAC) and the Turnpike Conference. Currently, the OCCAC has full sport members from 9 community colleges in Ohio.
Sports sponsored Current sports with full conference membership (at least four schools participating) include, women's volleyball, men's basketball, women's basketball, men's soccer (conference resumed sponsorship in 2024), softball and baseball. Several schools also compete in non-conference sports such as women's soccer, track and field, men's golf, women's golf and cross country. The conference's sponsorship of men's golf ended after 2016.
Member schools Current members The OCCAC currently has 9 full members, all but one are public schools:
Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Colors Bryant & Stratton College–Ohio Campus Solon, Ohio 1854 Private Non-Profit 8,000 Bobcats ? Clark State Community College Springfield, Ohio 1966 Public 6,229 Eagles ? Cuyahoga Community College(East, Metro and West) Cleveland, Ohio 1963 Public 26,740 Triceratops ? Edison State Community College Piqua, Ohio 1973 Public 4,351 Chargers ? Hocking College Nelsonville, Ohio 1968 Public 3,671 Hawks ? Lakeland Community College Kirtland, Ohio 1967 Public 8,034 Lakers ? Lorain County Community College Elyria, Ohio 1963 Public 11,548 Commodores ? Owens Community College Toledo, Ohio 1965 Public 8,282 Express ? Terra State Community College Fremont, Ohio 1968 Public 2,434 Titans ?
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Former members The OCCAC has had four former full members, three of which were public schools:
Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Colors Currentconference Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati, Ohio 1966 Public 9,400 Surge ? 2017 suspendedathletics Columbus State Community College Columbus, Ohio 1963 Public 26,900 Cougars ? 2020 suspendedathletics Mercyhurst North East North East, Pennsylvania 1991 Catholic N/A Saints ? 2021 N/A Sinclair Community College Dayton, Ohio 1887 Public 18,772 Tartan Pride ? 2020 suspendedathletics
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Former affiliate members The OCCAC currently had two affiliate members, both were public schools:
Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Colors OCCACsport(s) Currentconference Eastern Gateway Community College Steubenville, Ohio 1968 Public N/A Gators ? 2019 baseball N/A Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne, Indiana 1973 Public 89,705 Titans ? 2022 volleyball discontinuedathletics
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Sponsored sports by school School Baseball Basketball(men's) Basketball(women's) Softball Volleyball(women's) Soccer(men's) TotalMen'sSports TotalWomen'sSports TotalSports Bryant & Stratton 2 1 3 Clark State 2 2 4 Cuyahoga 3 3 6 Edison State 2 3 5 Hocking 2 2 4 Lakeland 3 3 6 Lorain County 3 2 5 Owens 3 3 6 Terra State 3 3 6 Totals 9 9 8 6 9 4 23 22 45
See also Michigan Community College Athletic Association, also in NJCAA Region 12
References
External links
NJCAA Region 12 website