NJCAA Region 9

Region 9 of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) consists of 16 colleges from Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming.

Member schools

Colorado Community College Athletic Conference

The CCCAC currently has four full members, all are public schools:

Institution Location[lower-alpha 1] Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined
Lamar Community College Lamar 1937 Public[lower-alpha 2]  ? Runnin' Lopes  ?
Northeastern Junior College Sterling 1941  ? Plainsmen  ?
Otero College La Junta 1941  ? Rattlers  ?
Trinidad State College Trinidad 1925 1,100 Trojans  ?
Notes
  1. All locations are within the State of Colorado.
  2. Part of the Colorado Community College System.

Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference

The NCCAC currently has five full members, all are public schools:

Institution Location[lower-alpha 1] Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined
Central Community College at Columbus Columbus 1969 Public[lower-alpha 2]  ? Raiders  ?
McCook Community College McCook 1926  ? Indians  ?
North Platte Community College North Platte 1973  ? Knights  ?
Southeast Community College Beatrice 1941  ? Storm  ?
Western Nebraska Community College Scottsbluff 1926 2,400 Cougars  ?
Notes
  1. All locations are within the State of Nebraska.
  2. Part of the Nebraska Community College Association.

Wyoming Community College Athletic Conference

The WCCAC currently has six full members, all are public schools:

Institution Location[lower-alpha 1] Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined
Casper College Casper 1945 Public[lower-alpha 2] 4,023 Thunderbirds  ?
Central Wyoming College Riverton 1966 2,688 Rustlers  ?
Eastern Wyoming College Torrington 1948 1,505 Lancers  ?
Laramie County Community College Cheyenne 1968  ? Golden Eagles  ?
Northwest College Powell 1946  ? Trappers  ?
Western Wyoming Community College Rock Springs 1959 2,617 Mustangs  ?
Notes
  1. All locations are within the State of Wyoming.
  2. Part of the Wyoming Community College Commission.

Independents

The NJCAA Region 9 currently has one full member that is not affiliated with an athletic conference, which is also a public school:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined
Colorado Mountain College Leadville, Colorado 1967 Public[lower-alpha 1] 5,688 Eagles  ?
Notes
  1. Part of the Colorado Community College System.

Former members

The NJCAA Region 9 had four former full members, all were public schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Current
conference
Gillette College[lower-alpha 1] Gillette, Wyoming 1969 Public[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] 2,165 Pronghorns  ? 2020 N/A[lower-alpha 4]
Little Priest Tribal College Winnebago, Nebraska 1996 Public[lower-alpha 5]  ? Warriors  ? 2018 Iowa (ICCAC)
(NJCAA Region XI)
Luna Community College Las Vegas, New Mexico 1969 Public  ? Rough Riders  ?  ? Western Texas (WJCAC)
(NJCAA Region V)
Sheridan College[lower-alpha 1] Sheridan, Wyoming 1948 Public[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] 2,053 Generals  ? 2020 N/A[lower-alpha 4]
Notes
  1. Former full member of the Wyoming Community College Athletic Conference (WCCAC).
  2. Part of the Northern Wyoming Community College District.
  3. Part of the Wyoming Community College Commission.
  4. Discontinued its athletics program.
  5. Part of the Nebraska Community College Association.

See also
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