The Northern California Junior College Conference (NCJCC) was an intercollegiate athletic conference with member schools located mostly in California. The conference was founded in 1922 as the California Coast Conference (CCC) and initially had both junior college (two-year) and four-year college members. The California Coast Conference was formed at a meeting held in Fresno, California on May 12 and May 13, 1922. The conference's eight charter members were divided into two groups. The northern group consisted of Chico State College—now known as California State University, Chico, San Jose State Teachers College—now known as San Jose State University, Modesto Junior College, and the College of the Pacific—now known as the University of the Pacific. The southern group included Fresno State College—now known as California State University, Fresno, Loyola College of Los Angeles—now known as Loyola Marymount University, Santa Barbara State College—now known as University of California, Santa Barbara, and California Polytechnic Institute—now known as California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Schedules were drawn up for competition in four sports: football, basketball, baseball, and track and field. Southern Oregon Normal School—now known as Southern Oregon University—joined the conference in 1929, but withdrew after the football season that fall.
In 1930, the conference was reorganized as the Northern California Junior College Conference. In 1950, the conference was split into three new conferences: the Big Seven Conference, the Coast Conference, and the Golden Valley Conference.
All of the two-year schools that were in the conference are now members of a conference within the California Community College Athletic Association (3C2A). Of the four-year schools, Fresno State, San Jose State, Chico State, and Pacific left the conference and joined the Far Western Conference—later known as the Northern California Athletic Conference. Cal Poly did not become a four-year school until 1941, and played as an independent after leaving the CCC. Loyola joined the West Coast Conference, while Santa Barbara State joined the California Collegiate Athletic Association.
Members Institution Location Founded Nickname Joined Left Current conference (association/level) Bakersfield Junior College Bakersfield, California 1913 Renegades 1923 1924 Western State Conference (3C2A) California Polytechnic Institute San Luis Obispo, California 1915 Mustangs 1922 1928 Big West Conference (NCAA Division I) Chico State Teachers College Chico, California 1900 Wildcats 1922 1928 California Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II) San Mateo Junior College San Mateo, California 1922 Bulldogs 1923 1928 Coast Conference (3C2A) Fresno State College Fresno, California 1911 Bulldogs 1922 1924 Mountain West Conference (NCAA Division I) Loyola College of Los Angeles Los Angeles, California 1911 Lions 1922 1922 West Coast Conference (NCAA Division I) Marin Junior College Kentfield, California 1926 Mariners 1927 1928 Big 8 Conference (3C2A) Modesto Junior College Modesto, California 1921 Pirates 1922 1928 Big 8 Conference (3C2A) College of the Pacific Stockton, California 1895 Tigers 1922 1928 West Coast Conference Sacramento Junior College Sacramento, California 1916 Panthers 1922 1928 Big 8 Conference (3C2A) San Jose State Teachers College San Jose, California 1857 Spartans 1922 1928 Mountain West Conference (NCAA Division I) Santa Barbara State College Santa Barbara, California 1891 Roadrunners 1927 1928 Big West Conference (NCAA Division I) Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, California 1918 Bear Cubs 1925 1928 Big 8 Conference (3C2A)
Football champions
1922: Fresno State (2–0–1) 1923: Fresno State (3–0) and Pacific (CA) (4–0) 1924: Chico State (4–0) 1925: Chico State defeated (championship game, forfeit) 1926: Chico State (5–0–1) 1927: defeated Chico State (championship game) 1928: San Jose State tied (championship game)
Yearly football standings
See also List of defunct college football conferences
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