Ohio_Community_College_Athletic_Conference
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 | http://www.occac.org/ |
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 or limited sport members from 12 community colleges.
Current 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.
Current members
The OCCAC currently has 12 full members, all but one are public schools:
- Notes
- Part of the University System of Ohio.
Affiliate members
The OCCAC currently has two affiliate members, both are public schools:
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Colors | OCCAC sport(s) |
Primary conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | Cincinnati, Ohio | 1966 | Public[lower-alpha 1] | 9,982 | Surge | ? | [13] | men's soccer women's soccer |
Independent (NJCAA Region XII) |
| Eastern Gateway Community College | Steubenville, Ohio | 1968 | Public[lower-alpha 1] | 41,843 | Gators | ? | [14] | baseball | Independent (NJCAA Region XII) |
- Notes
- Part of the University System of Ohio.
Former members
The OCCAC had one former full member, which was also a private school:
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Colors | Current conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercyhurst North East[15] | North East, Pennsylvania | 1991 | Catholic | N/A | Saints | ? | 2021 | [16] | N/A[lower-alpha 1] |
- Notes
- Campus consolidated with the main Mercyhurst school in 2021.
Sponsored sports by school
| School | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant & Stratton |  Y | Y | Y | Y |  N | N | N | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Clark State | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Cuyahoga | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Edison State | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Hocking | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Lakeland | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Lorain County | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Owens | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Terra State | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Partial members | ||||||||||
| Columbus State | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Ivy Tech | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sinclair | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Affiliate members | ||||||||||
| Cincinnati State | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Eastern Gateway | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 33 | 57 |
- Michigan Community College Athletic Association, also in NJCAA Region 12
- "CinState BSM". 9 December 2010.