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Ohio Community College
Athletic Conference
AssociationNJCAA
Founded1972; 54 years ago (1972)
CommissionerScott Barlow
Sports fielded
  • 6
    • men's: 3
    • women's: 3
DivisionRegion 12
No. of teams9
HeadquartersDayton, Ohio
RegionOhio
Websiteoccac.org

The Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (OCCAC) is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are community colleges in the states of Ohio. It is a member of Region 12 of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA).

History

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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 sport members from 9 community colleges in Ohio.

Sports sponsored

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Current sports with full conference membership (at least four schools participating) include, women's volleyball, men's basketball, women's basketball, men's soccer (conference resumed sponsorship in 2024), softball and baseball. Several schools also compete in non-conference sports such as 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

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Current members

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The OCCAC currently has 9 full members, all but one are public schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Colors
Bryant & Stratton College–Ohio Campus Solon, Ohio 1854 Private Non-Profit 8,000 Bobcats ?      [1]
Clark State Community College Springfield, Ohio 1966 Public[a] 6,229 Eagles ?      [2]
Cuyahoga Community College
(East, Metro and West) 		Cleveland, Ohio 1963 Public[a] 26,740 Triceratops[b] ?      [3]
Edison State Community College Piqua, Ohio 1973 Public[a] 4,351 Chargers ?    [4]
Hocking College Nelsonville, Ohio 1968 Public[a] 3,671 Hawks ?      [5]
Lakeland Community College Kirtland, Ohio 1967 Public[a] 8,034 Lakers ?    [6]
Lorain County Community College Elyria, Ohio 1963 Public[a] 11,548 Commodores ?    [7]
Owens Community College Toledo, Ohio 1965 Public[a] 8,282 Express ?      [8]
Terra State Community College Fremont, Ohio 1968 Public[a] 2,434 Titans ?    [9]
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Part of the University System of Ohio.
  2. ^ Former nickname was Challengers.

Former members

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The OCCAC has had four former full members, three of which were public schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Colors Current
conference
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati, Ohio 1966 Public[a] 9,400 Surge ? 2017[b]      [10] suspended
athletics[c]
Columbus State Community College Columbus, Ohio 1963 Public[a] 26,900 Cougars ? 2020      [11] suspended
athletics[c]
Mercyhurst North East[12] North East, Pennsylvania 1991 Catholic N/A Saints ? 2021      [13] N/A[d]
Sinclair Community College Dayton, Ohio 1887 Public[a] 18,772 Tartan Pride ? 2020    [14] suspended
athletics[c]
Notes
  1. ^ a b c Part of the University System of Ohio.
  2. ^ Cincinnati State eliminated all sports except men's and women's soccer after the 2016–17 season.
  3. ^ a b c Athletic program has been suspended since the COVID-19 pandemic.
  4. ^ Campus consolidated with the main Mercyhurst school in 2021.

Former affiliate members

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The OCCAC currently had two affiliate members, both were public schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Colors OCCAC
sport(s) 		Current
conference
Eastern Gateway Community College Steubenville, Ohio 1968 Public[a] N/A Gators ? 2019      [15] baseball N/A[b]
Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne, Indiana 1973 Public 89,705 Titans ? 2022    [16] volleyball discontinued
athletics
Notes
  1. ^ Part of the University System of Ohio.
  2. ^ School closed in 2024.
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School Baseball Basketball
(men's)		 Basketball
(women's)		 Softball Volleyball
(women's)		 Soccer
(men's)		 Total
Men's
Sports		 Total
Women's
Sports		 Total
Sports
Bryant & Stratton Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN 2 1 3
Clark State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Red XN 2 2 4
Cuyahoga Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 3 3 6
Edison State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN 2 3 5
Hocking Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN 2 2 4
Lakeland Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 3 3 6
Lorain County Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Red XN 3 2 5
Owens Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 3 3 6
Terra State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 3 3 6
Totals 9 9 8 6 9 4 23 22 45

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "OCCAC".
  2. ^ "Clark State".
  3. ^ "Cuyahoga Community College".
  4. ^ "Edison State Community College".
  5. ^ "Hocking College".
  6. ^ "Lakeland Community College".
  7. ^ "Lorain County Community College".
  8. ^ "Owens Community College - Graphic Identity Standards Manual" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-25.
  9. ^ "OCCAC".
  10. ^ "CinState BSM". 9 December 2010.
  11. ^ "Columbus State Community College".
  12. ^ "Mercyhurst moves up North East campus move". Archived from the original on 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  13. ^ "Mercyhurst North East".
  14. ^ "Sinclair Community College".
  15. ^ "Eastern Gateway CC".
  16. ^ "OCCAC".
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