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Arizona Community College Athletic Conference

The Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) is a junior college conference in Region 1 of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). Conference championships are held in most sports and individuals can be named to All-Conference and All-Academic teams. The conference was formed in 1964 as the Arizona Junior College Athletic Conference (AJCAC).[1][2]

Arizona Community College Athletic Conference
AssociationNJCAA
Founded1964
Sports fielded
  • 22
    • men's: 12
    • women's: 10
DivisionRegion 1
No. of teams17
HeadquartersYuma, Arizona
RegionArizona
Official websitewww.accac.org
Locations
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Member schools edit

Current members edit

The ACCAC currently has 17 full members, all are public schools:

Institution Location[a] Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined
Arizona Western College Yuma 1963 Public 11,492 Matadors ?
Central Arizona College Coolidge 1961 Public 12,239 Vaqueros ?
Chandler-Gilbert Community College Chandler 1992 Public[b] 14,728 Coyotes ?
Cochise College Douglas 1964 Public 7,983 Apaches ?
Coconino County Community College Flagstaff 1991 Public 3,515 Running Comets ?
Eastern Arizona College Thatcher 1888 Public 6,423 Gila Monsters ?
Estrella Mountain Community College Avondale 1992 Public[b] 15,000 Mountain Lions ?
GateWay Community College Phoenix 1968 Public[b] 16,000 Geckos ?
Glendale Community College Glendale 1965 Public[b] 19,133 Gauchos ?
Mesa Community College Mesa 1965 Public[b] 25,960 Thunderbirds ?
Paradise Valley Community College Phoenix 1985 Public[b] 9,000 Pumas ?
Phoenix College Phoenix 1920 Public[b] 12,000 Bears ?
Pima Community College Tucson 1969 Public 75,039 Aztecs ?
Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale 1970 Public[b] 10,000 Fighting Artichokes ?
South Mountain Community College Phoenix 1978 Public[b] 9,000 Cougars ?
Tohono Oʼodham Community College Sells 1998 Public[c] 200 Jegos ?
Yavapai College Prescott 1965 Public 11,616 Roughriders ?
Notes
  1. ^ All locations are within the State of Arizona.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Part of the Maricopa County Community College District.
  3. ^ Also a tribal college.

Future members edit

The ACCAC will have one new full member, which is also a public school:

Institution Location[a] Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joining Current
conference
Mohave Community College Kingman 1970 Public ? Bighorns 2024 ?
Notes
  1. ^ All locations are within the State of Arizona.

Sports edit

Teams in Arizona Community College Athletic Conference competition
Sport Men's Women's
Baseball 14 —
Basketball 12 11
Cross country 9 9
Golf 8 7
Soccer 11 13
Softball — 11
Tennis 4 5
Track and field 6 5
Volleyball — 10

Men's sponsored sports by school edit

School Base­ball Basket­ball Cross Country Golf Soccer Tennis Track & Field Total
Arizona Western College  Y  Y  N  N  Y  N  N 3
Central Arizona College  Y  Y  Y  N  N  N  Y 4
Chandler-Gilbert Community College  Y  Y  N  Y  Y  N  N 4
Cochise College  Y  Y  N  N  N  N  N 2
Coconino Community College  N  N  Y  N  N  N  N 1
Eastern Arizona College  Y  Y  N  Y  N  N  N 3
Estrella Mountain Community College  N  N  Y  Y  N  N  N 2
GateWay Community College  Y  N  N  N  Y  N  N 2
Glendale Community College  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 7
Mesa Community College  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 7
Paradise Valley Community College  Y  N  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 6
Phoenix College  Y  Y  Y  N  Y  N  Y 5
Pima Community College  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 7
Scottsdale Community College  Y  Y  N  N  Y  N  N 3
South Mountain Community College  Y  Y  N  Y  Y  N  N 4
Tohono O'odham Community College  N  N  Y  N  N  N  N 1
Yavapai College  Y  Y  N  N  Y  N  N 3
Totals 14 12 9 8 11 4 6 64
Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference that are played by schools
School Rodeo Volleyball eSports
Central Arizona College Yes
Cochise College Yes
South Mountain Community College Yes
Yavapai College Yes


Women's sponsored sports by school edit

School Basket­ball Cross
Country 		Golf Soccer Softball Tennis Track & Field Volley­ball Total
Arizona Western College  Y  N  N  Y  Y  N  N  Y 4
Central Arizona College  Y  Y  Y  N  N  N  Y  N 4
Chandler-Gilbert Community College  Y  N  Y  Y  Y  N  N  Y 5
Cochise College  Y  N  N  Y  N  N  N  N 2
Coconino Community College  N  Y  N  N  N  N  N  N 1
Eastern Arizona College  Y  N  N  Y  N  Y  N  Y 4
Estrella Mountain Community College  N  Y  Y  N  N  N  N  N 2
GateWay Community College  N  N  N  Y  Y  N  N  N 2
Glendale Community College  Y  Y  N  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 7
Mesa Community College  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 8
Paradise Valley Community College  N  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  N 6
Phoenix College  Y  Y  N  Y  Y  N  Y  Y 6
Pima Community College  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 8
Scottsdale Community College  Y  N  N  Y  Y  N  N  Y 4
South Mountain Community College  Y  N  Y  Y  Y  N  N  Y 5
Tohono O'odham Community College  N  Y  N  N  N  N  N  N 1
Yavapai College  N  N  N  Y  Y  N  N  Y 3
Totals 11 9 7 13 11 5 5 10 71
Notes

Women's varsity not sponsored by the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference that are played by schools

School Rodeo Beach Volleyball eSports
Central Arizona College Yes
Cochise College Yes
Mesa Community College Yes
South Mountain Community College Yes
Yavapai College Yes

NJCAA national titles edit

Institution Total Men's Women's Co-ed Titles
Central Arizona College 40 15 25 0 Baseball (3), Men's Cross Country (8), Men's Outdoor Track and Field (4), Women's Basketball (3), Women's Cross Country (2), Softball (12), Women’s Outdoor Track & Field (5), Volleyball (1), Women’s Rodeo (2)
Phoenix College 23 11 12 0 Baseball (3), Men’s Basketball (1), Men’s Golf (1), Men’s Outdoor Track & Field (3), Wrestling (2), Football (1), Women’s Cross Country (1), Softball (10), Women's Soccer (1)
Mesa Community College 20 16 4 0 Baseball (4), Men’s Golf (1), Men’s Tennis (1), Men’s Indoor Track & Field (1), Men’s Outdoor Track & Field (7), Football (2), Volleyball (2), Women’s Basketball (1), Women’s Outdoor Track & Field (1)
Yavapai College 15 11 4 0 Baseball (4), Men’s Soccer (7), Women’s Cross Country (2), Softball (2)
Scottsdale Community College 15 10 5 0 Men’s Golf (10), Volleyball (5)
Paradise Valley Community College 12 3 9 0 Men’s Cross Country (3), Women’s Cross Country (6), Women’s Soccer (3)
Glendale Community College 8 6 2 0 Baseball (1), Men’s Cross Country (1), Football (3), Judo (1), Softball (1), Volleyball (1)
South Mountain Community College 7 7 0 0 Men’s Golf (7)
Pima Community College 6 2 4 0 Men’s Soccer (1), Men’s Cross Country (1), Softball (2), Women’s Tennis (2)
Arizona Western College 3 1 2 0 Softball (2), Football (1)
Eastern Arizona College 1 0 1 0 Volleyball (1)
Total 150 82 68 0

References edit

  1. ^ "Creation of Junior College Conference Is Near Approval". The Yuma Daily Sun. Yuma, Arizona. Associated Press. May 15, 1964. p. 2B. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "Arizona JC Conference Makes Rules". Tucson Daily Citizen. Tucson, Arizona. Associated Press. July 3, 1964. p. 18. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .

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