Ohio Community College Athletic Conference
AssociationNJCAA
Founded1972
CommissionerScott Barlow
Sports fielded
  • 5
    • men's: 2
    • women's: 3
DivisionRegion 12
No. of teams12
HeadquartersDayton, Ohio
RegionOhio and Indiana
Official websitehttp://www.occac.org/

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).

History

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.

Sports sponsored

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.

Member schools

Current members

The OCCAC currently has 12 full members, all but one are public schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Colors
Bryant & Stratton College–Ohio Campus Solon, Ohio 1854 For-profit 8,000 Bobcats ?      [1]
Clark State Community College Springfield, Ohio 1966 Public[a] 6,229 Eagles ?      [2]
Columbus State Community College Columbus, Ohio 1963 Public[a] 27,312 Cougars ?      [3]
Cuyahoga Community College
(East, Metro and West) 		Cleveland, Ohio 1963 Public[a] 26,740 Triceratops[b] ?      [4]
Edison State Community College Piqua, Ohio 1973 Public[a] 4,351 Chargers ?    [5]
Hocking College Nelsonville, Ohio 1968 Public[a] 3,671 Hawks ?      [6]
Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne, Indiana 1973 Public 169,527 Titans ?    [7]
Lakeland Community College Kirtland, Ohio 1967 Public[a] 8,034 Lakers ?    [8]
Lorain County Community College Elyria, Ohio 1963 Public[a] 11,548 Commodores ?    [9]
Owens Community College Toledo, Ohio 1965 Public[a] 8,282 Express ?      [10]
Sinclair Community College Dayton, Ohio 1887 Public[a] 18,772 Tartan Pride ?    [11]
Terra State Community College Fremont, Ohio 1968 Public[a] 2,434 Titans ?    [12]
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Part of the University System of Ohio.
  2. ^ Former nickname was Challengers.

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[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
  1. ^ a b 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[a]
Notes
  1. ^ Campus consolidated with the main Mercyhurst school in 2021.

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 Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN 2 2 4
Clark State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN 2 3 5
Cuyahoga Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN 3 3 6
Edison State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN 2 3 5
Hocking Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN 2 3 5
Lakeland Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN 3 3 6
Lorain County Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN 2 3 5
Owens Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY 2 4 6
Terra State Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN 1 2 3
Partial members
Columbus State Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN 1 2 3
Ivy Tech Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN 0 1 1
Sinclair Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN 2 3 5
Affiliate members
Cincinnati State Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY 1 1 2
Eastern Gateway Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN 1 0 1
Totals 10 11 11 9 11 3 2 24 33 57

See also

References

  1. ^ "OCCAC".
  2. ^ "Clark State".
  3. ^ "Columbus State Community College".
  4. ^ "Cuyahoga Community College".
  5. ^ "Edison State Community College".
  6. ^ "Hocking College".
  7. ^ "OCCAC".
  8. ^ "Lakeland Community College".
  9. ^ "Lorain County Community College".
  10. ^ https://www.owens.edu/marketing/graphic_standards.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  11. ^ "Sinclair Community College".
  12. ^ "OCCAC".
  13. ^ "CinState BSM". 9 December 2010.
  14. ^ "Eastern Gateway CC".
  15. ^ "Mercyhurst moves up North East campus move".
  16. ^ "Mercyhurst North East".

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