Minnesota College Athletic Conference
The Minnesota College Athletic Conference, formerly the Minnesota Community College Conference, is a junior college collegiate athletic conference in the National Junior College Athletic Association. 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
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 | Varsity Teams | Division |
| Alexandria Technical and Community College | Alexandria, Minnesota | 1961 | Public | 2,549 | Legends | ? | 4 | ||
| Anoka-Ramsey Community College | Coon Rapids, Minnesota | 1965 | Public | 4,501 | Golden Rams | ? | 7 | ||
| Central Lakes College | Brainerd, Minnesota | 1938 | Public | 6,000 | Raiders | ? | 8 | ||
| Century College | White Bear Lake, Minnesota | 1967 | Public | 12,000 | Wood Ducks | ? | 2 | ||
| Hibbing Community College | Hibbing, Minnesota | 1916 | Public | 700 | Cardinals | ? | 6 | ||
| Itasca Community College | Grand Rapids, Minnesota | 1922 | Public | 1,400 | Vikings | ? | 7 | ||
| Lake Superior College | Duluth, Minnesota | 1995 | Public | 5,800 | IceHawks | ? | 6 | ||
| Mesabi Range College | Virginia, Minnesota | 1970 | Public | 1,700 | Norse | ? | 7 | ||
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College | Fergus Falls, Minnesota | 1960 | Public | 6,464 | Spartans | ? | 7 | ||
| Minnesota West Community & Technical College | Worthington, Minnesota | 1936 | Public | ? | Bluejays | ? | 7 | ||
| Northland Community & Technical College | Thief River Falls, Minnesota | 1949 | Public | 4,135 | Pioneers | ? | 7 | ||
| Rainy River Community College | International Falls, Minnesota | 1967 | Public | 350 | Voyageurs | ? | 5 | ||
| Ridgewater College | Willmar, Minnesota | 1965 | Public | 5,500 | Warriors | ? | 7 | ||
| Riverland Community College | Austin, Minnesota | 1940 | Public | 4,900 | Blue Devils | ? | 6 | ||
| Rochester Community & Technical College | Rochester, Minnesota | 1915 | Public | 8,000 | Yellow Jackets | ? | 10 | ||
| St. Cloud Technical College | St. Cloud, Minnesota | 1948 | Public | ? | Cyclones | ? | 5 | ||
| Southwest Wisconsin Technical College | Fennimore, Wisconsin | 1967 | Public | ? | Chargers | ? | 2 | ||
| Vermilion Community College | Ely, Minnesota | 1922 | Public | 711 | Ironmen & Ironwomen | ? | 6 | ||
| Western Technical College | La Crosse, Wisconsin | 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 | Current conference |
| 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 | MCAC sport | Current conference |
| 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 | Public | 1,657 | Royals | 2019 | clay target | Mon-Dak | |
| North Dakota State College of Science | Wahpeton, North Dakota | 1903 | Public | 2,707 | Wildcats | 2014 | clay target football | Mon-Dak | |
| Pine Technical & Community College | Pine City, Minnesota | 1965 | Public | 2,020 | ? | ? | clay target | none | |
| Williston State College | Williston, North Dakota | 1957 | Public | 855 | Tetons | ? | clay target | 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 | MCAC sport | Current primary conference | Conference in former MCAC sport |
| Bismarck State College | Bismarck, North Dakota | 1939 | Public | Mystics | ? | 2025 | clay target, wrestling | Frontier Conference | 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 | Current conference |
| 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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