The Ohio Community College Athletic Conference or OCCAC is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are community colleges in the states of Ohio and Indiana. It is a member of Region 12 of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA).
Association | NJCAA |
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Founded | 1972 |
Commissioner | Scott Barlow |
Sports fielded |
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Division | Region 12 |
No. of teams | 12 |
Headquarters | Dayton, Ohio |
Region | Ohio and Indiana |
Official website | Official website ![]() |
History
editThe 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 or limited sport members from 12 community colleges.
Sports sponsored
editCurrent sports with full conference membership (at least four schools participating) include, women's volleyball, men's basketball, women's basketball, softball and baseball. Several schools also compete in non-conference sports such as men's soccer, 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
editCurrent members
editThe OCCAC currently has 12 full members, all but one are public schools:
- Notes
Affiliate members
editThe OCCAC currently has two affiliate members, both are public schools:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Colors | OCCAC sport(s) |
Primary conference |
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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | Cincinnati, Ohio | 1966 | Public[a] | 9,982 | Surge | ? | [13] | men's soccer women's soccer |
Independent (NJCAA Region XII) |
Eastern Gateway Community College | Steubenville, Ohio | 1968 | Public[a] | 41,843 | Gators | ? | [14] | baseball | Independent (NJCAA Region XII) |
- Notes
- ^ a b Part of the University System of Ohio.
Former members
editThe OCCAC had one former full member, which was also a private school:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Colors | Current conference |
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Mercyhurst North East[15] | North East, Pennsylvania | 1991 | Catholic | N/A | Saints | ? | 2021 | [16] | N/A[a] |
- Notes
- ^ Campus consolidated with the main Mercyhurst school in 2021.
Sponsored sports by school
editSchool | Baseball | Basketball (men's) |
Basketball (women's) |
Softball | Volleyball (women's) |
Soccer (men's) |
Soccer (women's) |
Total Men's Sports |
Total Women's Sports |
Total Sports |
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Bryant & Stratton | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
Clark State | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
Cuyahoga | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||
Edison State | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
Hocking | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
Lakeland | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||
Lorain County | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
Owens | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||
Terra State | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
Partial members | ||||||||||
Columbus State | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
Ivy Tech | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Sinclair | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
Affiliate members | ||||||||||
Cincinnati State | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
Eastern Gateway | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
Totals | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 33 | 57 |
See also
edit- Michigan Community College Athletic Association, also in NJCAA Region 12
References
edit- ^ "OCCAC".
- ^ "Clark State".
- ^ "Columbus State Community College".
- ^ "Cuyahoga Community College".
- ^ "Edison State Community College".
- ^ "Hocking College".
- ^ "OCCAC".
- ^ "Lakeland Community College".
- ^ "Lorain County Community College".
- ^ "Owens Community College - Graphic Identity Standards Manual" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-25.
- ^ "Sinclair Community College".
- ^ "OCCAC".
- ^ "CinState BSM". 9 December 2010.
- ^ "Eastern Gateway CC".
- ^ "Mercyhurst moves up North East campus move".
- ^ "Mercyhurst North East".