The Cascade Collegiate Conference (or Cascade Conference) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Member schools are located in the Northwestern United States. The conference's members compete in 15 sports. The current commissioner of the conference is Robert Cashell.
History
Timeline 1993 – The Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) was founded. Charter members included Albertson College of Idaho (now the College of Idaho), Concordia College, Portland (later Concordia University-Portland), Eastern Oregon State College (now Eastern Oregon University), George Fox College (George Fox University), Northwest Nazarene College (now Northwest Nazarene University), the Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech), Southern Oregon State College (now Southern Oregon University), Western Baptist College (now Corban University) and Western Oregon State College (now Western Oregon University), beginning the 1993–94 academic year. 1995 – George Fox left the CCC and the NAIA to join the Division III ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Northwest Conference (NWC) after the 1994–95 academic year. 1997 – Cascade College and Northwest College (now Northwest University) joined the CCC in the 1997–98 academic year. 1998 – Western Oregon left the CCC and the NAIA to join the NCAA Division II ranks and the Pacific West Conference (PacWest) after the 1997–98 academic year; while remaining in the conference as an affiliate member for some sports until the end of the 1999–2000 academic year. 1999 – The Evergreen State College and Warner Pacific College (now Warner Pacific University) joined the CCC in the 1999–2000 academic year. 2007 – Northwest Christian College (now Bushnell University) joined the CCC in the 2007–08 academic year. 2008 – The University of British Columbia joined the CCC as an affiliate member for baseball in the 2009 spring season (2008–09 academic year). 2009 – Cascade left the CCC as the school ceased operations at the end of the 2008–09 academic year. 2010 – Lewis-Clark State College joined the CCC as an affiliate member for baseball in the 2011 spring season (2010–11 academic year). 2015 – Multnomah University and Walla Walla University joined the CCC in the 2015-16 academic year. 2015 – Four institutions joined the CCC as affiliate members (and/or added other single sports into their affiliate memberships), all effective in the 2015–16 academic year: British Columbia (UBC) for softball Carroll College and the University of Great Falls (now the University of Providence) for men's and women's soccer and softball and Rocky Mountain College for men's and women's soccer 2017 – Five institutions joined the CCC as affiliate members (and/or added other single sports into their affiliate memberships), all effective in the 2017–18 academic year: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott, Menlo College, Montana State University-Northern, Providence (MT) and Simpson University for men's wrestling 2018 – Two institutions joined the CCC as affiliate members (and/or added other single sports into their affiliate memberships), both effective in the 2018–19 academic year: British Columbia (UBC) for men's and women's golf, and men's and women's outdoor track & field Life Pacific University for men's wrestling 2019 – Five institutions joined the CCC as affiliate members (and/or added other single sports into their affiliate memberships), all effective in the 2019–20 academic year: Arizona Christian University and Vanguard University for men's wrestling and Life Pacific, Menlo and Providence (MT) for women's wrestling 2020 – Lewis-Clark State upgraded its CCC membership for all sports in the 2020–21 academic year. 2021 - Simpson added women's wrestling in its CCC affiliate membership in the 2021–22 academic year. 2022 – Life Pacific left the CCC as an affiliate member for men's and women's wrestling as the school dropped both sports at the end of the 2021–22 academic year. 2022 – Vanguard added women's wrestling in its CCC affiliate membership in the 2022–23 academic year. 2024 – Menlo and Vanguard left the CCC and the NAIA as affiliate members for both men's and women's wrestling to join the NCAA Division II ranks and the Pacific West Conference (PacWest) after the 2023–24 academic year. 2024 – Simpson added beach volleyball in its CCC affiliate membership in the 2025 spring season (2024–25 academic year). 2025 – Multnomah announced that they would be discontinuing all athletic programs and leaving the CCC at the end of the 2024–25 academic year. 2025 – Two institutions joined the CCC as affiliate members (and/or added other single sports into their affiliate memberships), both effective in the 2025–26 academic year: Simpson for softball Trinity Western University for men's and women's cross country and men's and women's track & field 2027 – Simpson will upgrade to full CCC membership for all sports, beginning the 2027–28 academic year.
Member schools Current members The CCC currently has 11 full members; all but five are private schools.
Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Bushnell University Eugene, Oregon 1895 Disciples of Christ 758 Beacons 2007 Corban University Salem, Oregon 1935 Christian 866 Warriors 1993 Eastern Oregon University La Grande, Oregon 1929 Public 2,798 Mountaineers 1993 Olympia, Washington 1967 Public 2,320 Geoducks 1999 Caldwell, Idaho 1891 Presbyterian 1,076 Coyotes 1993 Lewis–Clark State College Lewiston, Idaho 1893 Public 3,706 Warriors &Lady Warriors 2020 Kirkland, Washington 1934 Assemblies of God 999 Eagles 1997 Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls, Oregon 1947 Public 5,103 Owls 1993 Southern Oregon University Ashland, Oregon 1882 Public 5,371 Raiders 1993 Walla Walla University College Place, Washington 1892 Seventh-dayAdventist 1,397 Wolves 2015 Warner Pacific University Portland, Oregon 1937 Church of God 350 Knights 1999
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Future members The CCC will have one new full member, a private school:
Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joining Currentconference Simpson University Redding, California 1921 C.M.A. 1,185 Red Hawks 2027 California Pacific (Cal Pac)
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Affiliate members The CCC currently has nine affiliate members, all but two are private schools:
Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined CCCsport(s) Primaryconference Arizona Christian University Phoenix, Arizona 1960 Nondenominational 1,233 Firestorm 2019 men's wrestling Great Southwest (GSAC) Vancouver, British Columbia 1908 Public 72,692 Thunderbirds 200820152018201820182018 baseballsoftballmen's golfwomen's golfmen's track & fieldwomen's track & field Canada West (CWUAA) Carroll College Helena, Montana 1909 Catholic 1,103 Fighting Saints 201520152015 men's soccerwomen's soccersoftball Frontier Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott Prescott, Arizona 1978 Nonsectarian 3,286 Eagles 2017 men's wrestling Great Southwest (GSAC) Montana State University-Northern Havre, Montana 1929 Public 1,021 Lights 2017 men's wrestling Frontier Great Falls, Montana 1932 Catholic 677 Argonauts 20152015201520172019 men's soccerwomen's soccersoftballmen's wrestlingwomen's wrestling Frontier Rocky Mountain College Billings, Montana 1878 various 1,032 Battlin' Bears 20152015 men's soccerwomen's soccer Frontier Simpson University Redding, California 1921 Christian &MissionaryAlliance 907 Red Hawks 2017202120242025 men's wrestlingwomen's wrestlingbeach volleyballsoftball California Pacific (CalPac) Trinity Western University Langley, British Columbia 1962 Evangelical Christian 7,475 Spartans 2025;2025;2025;2025 men's cross country;women's cross country;men's track & field;women's track & field Canada West (CWUAA)
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Former members The CCC had six former full members, all but one were private schools:
Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Subsequentconference(s) Currentconference Cascade College Portland, Oregon 1956 Churches of Christ N/A Thunderbirds 1997 2008 Closed in 2009 Concordia University-Portland Portland, Oregon 1905 Lutheran LCMS N/A Cavaliers 1993 2015 Great Northwest (GNAC)(2015-20) Closed in 2020 George Fox University Newberg, Oregon 1885 Quakers 4,531 Bruins 1993 1995 Northwest (NWC)(1995-) Multnomah University Portland, Oregon 1936 Nondenominational N/A Lions 2015 2025 Closed in 2025 Northwest Nazarene University Nampa, Idaho 1913 Nazarene 1,774 Crusaders 1993 2000 Pacific West (PacWest)(2000-01) Great Northwest (GNAC)(2001-) Western Oregon University Monmouth, Oregon 1856 Public 3,857 Wolves 1993 1998 Pacific West (PacWest)(1998-2001) Great Northwest (GNAC)(2001-)
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Former affiliate members The CCC had five former affiliate members, four of them were private schools:
Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left CCCsport(s) Currentconference Life Pacific University San Dimas, California 1923 Foursquare Church 504 Warriors 20182019 20222022 men's wrestlingwomen's wrestling Great Southwest (GSAC) Menlo College Atherton, California 1927 Nonsectarian 840 Oaks 20172019 20242024 men's wrestlingwomen's wrestling Pacific West (PacWest) Vanguard University Costa Mesa, California 1920 Assemblies of God 2,219 Lions 20192022 20242024 men's wrestling women's wrestling Pacific West (PacWest) Western Oregon University Monmouth, Oregon 1856 Public 3,857 Wolves 199819981998 200020002000 women's soccermen's track & fieldwomen's track & field Great Northwest (GNAC) Westminster College Salt Lake City, Utah 1875 Nonsectarian 1,214 Griffins 1994 1995 women's soccer Rocky Mountain (RMAC)
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Membership timeline
Fielded sports
Fall Men's cross country: ten schools participate Women's cross country: ten schools participate Men's soccer: fourteen schools participate Women's soccer: Thirteen schools participate Women's Volleyball: all full member schools participate
Winter Men's basketball: all full member schools participate Women's basketball: all full member schools participate Wrestling: Added in 2017, 12 men's teams and seven women's teams participate
Spring Baseball: seven schools participate Golf (men's & women's): eight men's and seven women's teams participate Softball: eleven schools participate Men's track and field: ten schools participate Women's track and field: ten schools participate
Sports not sponsored College of Idaho participates in men's and women's skiing as a member of the Northwest Conference of the United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association, men's and women's swimming, and women's tennis, and football in the Frontier Conference. Eastern Oregon participates in football as a member of the Frontier Conference. Southern Oregon participates in football as a member of the Frontier Conference.
Commissioners
Howard Morris (1994–2003) Phil Pifer (2003–2006) Bart Valentine (2007) Dave Haglund (2007–2012) Robert Cashell (2012–present)
Champions
Conference titles by school SchoolTitlesBritish Columbia17Bushnell2Carroll3Concordia–Portland75Corban26Eastern Oregon48Embry Riddle1George Fox666Lewis-Clark State6Menlo7Multnomah1Northwest7Northwest Christian6Northwest Nazarene7Oregon Tech32Rocky Mountain3Southern Oregon61Warner Pacific7Western Oregon21
Cross country
Men YearTeam1994Eastern Oregon1995Eastern Oregon1996Eastern Oregon1997Eastern Oregon1998Eastern Oregon1999Eastern Oregon2000Eastern Oregon2001Eastern Oregon2002Eastern Oregon2003Eastern Oregon2004Southern Oregon2005Southern Oregon2006Concordia–Portland2007Eastern Oregon2008Southern Oregon2009Southern Oregon2010Southern Oregon2011Southern Oregon2012Southern Oregon2013Southern Oregon2014Southern Oregon2015Southern Oregon2016Southern Oregon2017Southern Oregon2018College of Idaho2019College of Idaho2020Lewis-Clark State2021College of Idaho2022Southern Oregon2023Eastern Oregon2024College of Idaho2025Eastern Oregon