Mid-State Athletic Conference

The Mid-State Athletic Conference is a junior college conference located within Region III of the National [Junior College Athletic Association]. The MSAC has 8 member schools, all located in Upstate New York. Conference championships are held in most sports and individuals can be named to All- ncca

Member schools

Current members

The Mid-State currently has seven full members, all are public schools:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined
Broome Community College	Dickinson, [Broome County, New York\|Dickinson]	1946	Public	5,386	Hornets	1987
Cayuga Community College	Auburn	1953	Public	3,775	Spartans	1987
Corning Community College	Corning	1957	Public	3,972	Red Barons	1990s
Finger Lakes Community College	Canandaigua	1965	Public	5,944	Lakers	1987
Jefferson [Community College (New York)\|Jefferson Community College]	Watertown	1961	Public	2,658	Cannoneers	1987
Onondaga Community College	Syracuse	1961	Public	9,834	Lazers	1987
Tompkins Cortland Community College	Dryden	1968	Public	2,373	Panthers	1987

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Former members

The Mid-State had three former full members, all but one were public schools:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current conference
Cazenovia College	Cazenovia	1824	Nonsectarian	800	Wildcats	1987		North Atlantic (NAC)
Columbia–Greene Community College	Hudson	1966	Public	1,578	Twins			Mountain Valley (MVCC)
State [University of New York at Canton]	Canton	1906	Public	3,216	Canton Kangaroos\|Kangaroos]	1990s		North Atlantic (NAC)

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History

This conference began during the 1987–88 school year. Prior to this, a proposal was brought forward to the athletic directors of the original members by Mr. Larry Hinkle, director of athletics at Tompkins Cortland CC. The concept was approved and each A.D. received approval from his/her college president. After collaboration with other conferences already formed within Region III, Mr. Hinkle drafted MSAC by-laws. After review and minor tweaking, the by-laws were approved and officers were elected. The result was that the Mid-State Athletic Basketball Conference was officially formed. As sports were added, it became the Mid-State Athletic Conference. The original members were:

In the early 1990s, SUNY Canton was added as well as Corning Community College. Columbia-Greene Community College joined from the Mountain Valley Athletic Conference for the 2016-17 school year.