Scenic West Athletic Conference
The Scenic West Athletic Conference is a sports association for junior colleges located in Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Nevada, and California. The conference is a member of the NJCAA and sponsors 10 sports, 5 for men and 5 for women. It is the sole conference in the NJCAA's Region 18.
History
The origins of the Scenic West started in 1986, as the nine schools in the region resumed round-robin competition after discontinuing it in 1985. Salt Lake Community College began play in 1987, and the conference adopted its current name in 1990.Region 18 itself was formed in 1968, as Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington were split off from Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah, which remained in the NJCAA's Region 1. When almost all of the Oregon and Washington schools left the NJCAA to form the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges in 1983, the next year Nevada, Utah, and far western Colorado were added to Region 18 to keep the region feasible. This year brought the initial round-robin schedule, but the next year the addition of Flathead Community College of Montana caused that schedule to be dropped. This was short-lived, as Flathead's team disbanded during the season, and the remaining regional schools joined to form the current Scenic West.
Member schools
Current members
The SWAC currently has eight full members, all but one are public schools:| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Previous conference |
| Colorado Northwestern Community College | Rangely, Colorado | 1962 | Public | 1,291 | Spartans | 1984 | Colorado (CCCAC) |
| Community Christian College | Redlands, California | 1994 | Christian | 457 | Saints | 2021 | NJCAA Region I |
| Salt [Lake Community College] | Taylorsville, Utah | 1948 | Public | 30,112 | Bruins | 1987 | N/A |
| Snow College | Ephraim, Utah | 1888 | Public | 5,577 | Badgers | 1984 | NJCAA Region I |
| Twin Falls, Idaho | 1965 | Public | 9,100 | Golden Eagles | 1968 | NJCAA Region I | |
| Henderson, Nevada | 1971 | Public | 28,820 | Coyotes | 2002 | Independent | |
| Truckee Meadows Community College | Reno, Nevada | 1971 | Public | 11,849 | Mighty Lizards | 2019 | N/A |
| Utah State University Eastern | Price, Utah | 1937 | Public | 2,173 | Eagles | 1984 | NJCAA Region I |
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Former members
Scenic West
The SWAC had six former full members, all but two are public schools:| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Previous conference | Left | Current conference |
| Dixie State University | 1911 | Public | 10,000 | Rebels | 1984 | NJCAA Region I | 2006 | Western (WAC) | |
| Brigham Young University–Idaho | Rexburg, Idaho | 1888 | LDS Church | 16,773 | Vikings | 1968 | NJCAA Region I | 2002 | N/A |
| North Idaho College | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho | 1933 | Public | 7,800 | Cardinals | 1968 | NJCAA Region I | 2016 | Northwest (NWAC) Eastern |
| Treasure Valley Community College | Ontario, Oregon | 1962 | Public | 2,559 | Chukars | 1968 | NJCAA Region I | 2002 | Northwest (NWAC) Eastern |
| Utah Valley University | Orem, Utah | 1941 | Public | 31,556 | Wolverines | 1984 | NJCAA Region I | 2003 | Western (WAC) |
| Western Nevada College | Carson City, Nevada | 1971 | Public | 4,168 | Wildcats | 2006 | N/A | 2016 | N/A |
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Schools leaving before Region XVIII became the NWAC
;Notes:Region 18 Divisions
1968-691969-70
1970-71
1971-72 to 1973-74
1974-75 to 1975-76
1976-77 to 1977-78
1978-79
1979-80 to 1980-81
1981-82 to 1982-83
'''Post-NWAACC Alignments'''