The Mid-West Athletic Conference (MWAC) is an athletic conference in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The Mid-West Athletic Conference is a two-year college conference composing the two-year schools in Central and South Central Illinois, and one school in Southwestern Indiana, who also compete as part of the NJCAA in its Region XXIV (or Region 24). Conference championships are held in most sports and individuals can be named to All-Conference and All-Academic teams. The conference itself is a Division-II organization though some member schools feature teams that compete at the Division-I or Division-III levels.
Member schools Current members The MWAC currently has nine full members, all are public schools:
Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Danville Area Community College Danville, Illinois 1946 Public 1,924 Jaguars 1990 Heartland Community College Normal, Illinois 1991 4,774 Hawks 2006 Illinois Central College East Peoria, Illinois 1967 7,044 Cougars 2005 John Wood Community College Quincy, Illinois 1992 1,718 Trail Blazers 1998 Lewis & Clark Community College Godfrey, Illinois 1838 3,973 Trailblazers 1990 Lincoln Land Community College Springfield, Illinois 1969 4,444 Loggers 1994 Parkland College Champaign, Illinois 1966 5,686 Cobras 1996 Spoon River College Canton, Illinois 1959 1,212 Snappers 1990 Vincennes University Vincennes, Indiana 1801 Public 4,416 Trailblazers 2018
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Former members The MWAC had one former full member, which was also a private school:
Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Currentconference Lincoln College Lincoln, Illinois 1865 Nonsectarian N/A Lynx ? 2018 N/A
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Sports
+ Teams in Mid-West Athletic Conference competition Sport Men's Women's Baseball 9 — Basketball 8 8 Golf 6 — Soccer 5 6 Softball — 8 Volleyball — 8
Men's sponsored sports by school School Baseball Basketball Golf Soccer Total Danville Area Community College 3 Heartland Community College 3 Illinois Central College 4 John Wood Community College 3 Lewis & Clark Community College 4 Lincoln Land Community College 2 Parkland College 4 Spoon River College 3 Vincennes University 3 Totals 9 8 6 5 28
+ Men's varsity not sponsored by the Mid-West Athletic Conference that are played by schools School Cross Country E-Sports Tennis Bowling Track and Field Danville Area Community College Yes Yes Heartland Community College Yes Yes John Wood Community College Yes Lewis & Clark Community College Yes Parkland CollegeYes Spoon River College Yes Vincennes University Yes Yes Yes Yes
Women's sponsored sports by school School Basketball Soccer Softball Volleyball Total Danville Area Community College 2 Heartland Community College 3 Illinois Central College 3 John Wood Community College 4 Lewis & Clark Community College 4 Lincoln Land Community College 4 Parkland College 4 Spoon River College 3 Vincennes University 2 Totals 8 6 8 8 30 Women's varsity not sponsored by the Mid-West Athletic Conference that are played by schools School Golf Cross Country E-Sports Tennis Track and Field Danville Area Community College Yes Yes Yes Heartland Community College Yes Yes John Wood Community College Yes Lewis & Clark Community College Yes Lincoln Land Community College Yes Spoon River College Yes Vincennes University Yes Yes Yes
References
External links
NJCAA Region 24 website