The Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC), formerly the Minnesota Community College Conference (MCCC), is a junior college collegiate athletic conference in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The 24 member institutions are located in the Midwest, including Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin and they currently compete at the NJCAA Division III level in most sports. The MCAC was established in the fall of 1967.
History North Dakota State College of Science (NDSCS) and Dakota College at Bottineau joined the conference in football only beginning with the 2014 season.
In 2017, the MCAC partnered with USA High School Clay Target League to form the first two-year college varsity Clay target league. Clay target programs grew from five schools at the inception of the league to 12 programs in 2020.
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College joined the MCAC in the fall of 2018, competing in clay target and golf. Pine Technical and Community College and Lake Region State College joined the MCAC in the fall of 2018, competing in clay target. Century College joined the MCAC in the spring of 2019, competing in the NJCAA sports of baseball and women's volleyball. Century eliminated the women's softball team, women's soccer team and men's soccer team in 2018. NDSCS added clay target in the fall of 2019. Alexandria Technical & Community College joined the MCAC in the fall of 2019 and announced their intent to become a member of the NJCAA in the fall 2020.
Dakota College at Bottineau and Northland Community & Technical College announced the discontinuation of football after the fall of 2019.
Member schools Current members The MCAC currently has 19 full members, all of which are public schools:
Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Colors VarsityTeams Division Alexandria Technical and Community College Alexandria, Minnesota(14,335) 1961 Public 2,549 Legends ? 4 Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids, Minnesota(61,476) 1965 Public 4,501 Golden Rams ? 7 Central Lakes College Brainerd, Minnesota(14,395) 1938 Public 6,000 Raiders ? 8 Century College White Bear Lake, Minnesota(24,883) 1967 Public 12,000 Wood Ducks ? 2 Hibbing Community College Hibbing, Minnesota(16,214) 1916 Public 700 Cardinals ? 6 Itasca Community College Grand Rapids, Minnesota(11,126) 1922 Public 1,400 Vikings ? 7 Lake Superior College Duluth, Minnesota(86,697) 1995 Public 5,800 IceHawks ? 6 Mesabi Range College Virginia, Minnesota(8,423) 1970 Public 1,700 Norse ? 7 Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls, Minnesota(14,119) 1960 Public 6,464 Spartans ? 7 Minnesota West Community & Technical College Worthington, Minnesota(13,947) 1936 Public ? Bluejays ? 7 Northland Community & Technical College Thief River Falls, Minnesota(8,749) 1949 Public 4,135 Pioneers ? 7 Rainy River Community College International Falls, Minnesota(6,424) 1967 Public 350 Voyageurs ? 5 Ridgewater College Willmar, Minnesota(19,610) 1965 Public 5,500 Warriors ? 7 Riverland Community College Austin, Minnesota(24,718) 1940 Public 4,900 Blue Devils ? 6 Rochester Community & Technical College Rochester, Minnesota(106,769) 1915 Public 8,000 Yellow Jackets ? 10 St. Cloud Technical College St. Cloud, Minnesota(65,842) 1948 Public ? Cyclones ? 5 Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Fennimore, Wisconsin(2,497) 1967 Public ? Chargers ? 2 Vermilion Community College Ely, Minnesota(3,460) 1922 Public 711 Ironmen &Ironwomen ? 6 Western Technical College La Crosse, Wisconsin(51,320) 1912 Public 8,000 Cavaliers ? 4
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Future member The MCAC will have one future member, a public school.
Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joining Colors Currentconference North Dakota State College of Science Wahpeton, North Dakota 1903 Public 2,707 Wildcats 2027 Mon-Dak
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Associate members The MCAC currently has five associate members, all are public schools:
Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Colors MCACsport(s) Currentconference Dakota College at Bottineau Bottineau, North Dakota 1906 Public 655 Lumberjacks 2014 clay target Mon-Dak Lake Region State College Devils Lake, North Dakota 1941 1,657 Royals 2019 North Dakota State College of Science Wahpeton, North Dakota 1903 Public 2,707 Wildcats 2014 clay targetfootball Mon-Dak Pine Technical & Community College Pine City, Minnesota 1965 Public 2,020 ? ? clay target noneWilliston State CollegeWilliston, North Dakota1957 Public855Tetons ? Mon-Dak
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Former affiliate member The MCAC has had one former affiliate member, which was a public school:
Institution Location Founded Affiliation Nickname Joined Left Colors MCACsport(s) Currentprimaryconference Conferencein formerMCAC sport Bismarck State College Bismarck, North Dakota 1939 Public Mystics ? 2025 clay target,wrestling Frontier Conference
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Former members The MCAC has had at least eight former full members with all but two being public schools:
Institution Location Founded Affiliation Nickname Joined Left Colors Currentconference Bethany Lutheran College Mankato, Minnesota 1927 Private Vikings ? ? Upper Midwest Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Cloquet, Minnesota 1987 Public Thunder ? 2023 Discontinued athletics Golden Valley Lutheran College Golden Valley, Minnesota 1919 Private ? ? ? ? Closed in 1985 Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota 1970 Public ? ? ? Discontinued athletics Normandale Community College Bloomington, Minnesota 1968 Public Lions ? ? Discontinued athletics North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park, Minnesota 1966 Public Norsemen ? ? Discontinued athletics University of Minnesota Crookston Crookston, Minnesota 1966 Public Golden Eagles ? 1995 Northern Sun University of Minnesota Waseca Waseca, Minnesota 1971 Public Rams ? ? ? Closed in 1992
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Sports + Teams which compete in the Minnesota College Athletic Conference. Sport Men's Women's Baseball Basketball Clay target Football Golf Soccer Softball Volleyball Wrestling
Yearly football standings
See also Mon-Dak Conference, also in NJCAA Region 13
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