New England Collegiate Conference

The New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) is an NCAA Division III college athletic conference based in the Northeastern United States.

For the former Division II conference, see New England Collegiate Conference (Division II).
New England Collegiate Conference
NECC
Established2007
AssociationNCAA
DivisionDivision III
Members4
Sports fielded
  • 16
    • men's: 8
    • women's: 8
RegionNew England
HeadquartersMansfield, Massachusetts
CommissionerJacob VanRyn (since 2019)
Websiteneccathletics.com
Locations

History
New England Collegiate Conference
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Locations of NECC members, 2021-2022 full and associate

In June 2007, nine colleges from New England announced the creation of a new athletic conference under the same NECC name.

The conference, which began operations July 1, 2008, in Division III, currently includes Lesley University (Cambridge), Mitchell College (New London, Connecticut), Eastern Nazarene College (Quincy) and New England College (Henniker, New Hampshire) as members. Their indicated locations are in Massachusetts unless otherwise noted.

Southern Vermont College and Newbury College both announced they would cease operations after the 2018–19 academic year,[1][2] and founding member Becker College announced the same after the 2020–21 school year.[3] Elms College joined the Great Northeast Athletic Conference, where it had competed as a swimming and diving affiliate since 2008, in the 2021-22 academic year.[4] In July 2021, original member Bay Path was admitted to the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA),[5] implicitly leaving the conference and the NCAA.

Chronological timeline
  • 2009 - Massachusetts Tech (MIT) left the NECC as an associate member for men's golf as the school dropped the sport due to budget cuts, effective after the 2008-09 academic year.
  • 2009 - Babson College joined the NECC as an associate member for men's golf, effective the 2009 fall season (2009-10 academic year).
  • 2011 - Regis College joined the NECC, effective the 2011-12 academic year.
  • 2011 - Endicott College joined the NECC as an associate member for men's volleyball, effective the 2012 spring season (2011-12 academic year).
  • 2016 - Eastern Nazarene College joined the NECC as an associate member for men's volleyball, effective the 2017 spring season (2016-17 academic year).
  • 2017 - Dean College joined the NECC, effective the 2018-19 academic year.
  • 2018 - Wheelock left the NECC as the school announced that it would be merged into Boston University, effective after the 2017-18 academic year.
  • 2018 - Eastern Nazarene joined the NECC for all sports, effective the 2018-19 academic year.
  • 2018 - Nichols College joined the NECC as an associate member for men's volleyball, effective the 2019 spring season (2018-19 academic year).
  • 2019 - Newbury and Southern Vermont left the NECC as both schools announced that they would close, effective after the 2018-19 academic year.
  • 2019 - Springfield and Babson left the NECC as associate members for men's golf, effective after the 2018-19 academic year.
  • 2020 - Dean left the NECC to join the GNAC, effective after the 2019-20 academic year.
  • 2020 - Russell Sage College joined the NECC as an associate member for men's volleyball, effective the 2021 spring season (2020-21 academic year).
  • 2021 - Three institutions left the NECC: Becker closed, Bay Path would leave the NCAA to join the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA), and Elms joined the GNAC, all effective after the 2020-21 academic year; thus leaving the conference with four institutions to compete in the 2021-22 academic year.

Member schools

Full members
Institution Location Nickname Founded Type Enrollment Joined
Eastern Nazarene College Quincy, Massachusetts Lions 1900 Private
(Nazarene)		 772 2018
Lesley University Cambridge, Massachusetts Lynx 1909 Private 6,593 2008
Mitchell College New London, Connecticut Mariners 1938 Private 572 2008
New England College Henniker, New Hampshire Pilgrims 1946 Private 4,327 2018

Associate members
Institution Location Nickname Founded Type Enrollment Joined Primary
conference		 NECC
sport
Endicott College Beverly, Massachusetts Gulls 1939 Private 4,600 2011–12 CCC men's volleyball
Nichols College Dudley, Massachusetts Bison 1815 Private 1,915 2018–19 CCC men's volleyball
Northern Vermont University–Johnson Johnson, Vermont Badgers 1828[lower-alpha 1] Public 1,333 2019–20 NAC men's volleyball
Russell Sage College[lower-alpha 2] Albany/Troy, New York[lower-alpha 3] Gators 1916[lower-alpha 4] Private 1,600[lower-alpha 5] 2020–21[6] Empire 8 men's volleyball
Manhattanville College Purchase, New York Valiants 1841 Private 2,494 2019–20 Skyline field hockey
Notes
  1. Northern Vermont University was founded in 2018 by the merger of Johnson State College, founded in 1828, and Lyndon State College, founded in 1911. The two campuses continue to operate separate athletic programs.
  2. The Sage Colleges, which were recognized by the NECC, NCAA, and the state of New York as a single institution, rebranded as Russell Sage College in July 2020 after consolidating the three components Sage previously consisted of—the women-only Russell Sage, the coeducational Sage College of Albany (SCA), and the Sage Graduate Schools. In the context of the NECC, Russell Sage's team consists mostly of former SCA students, since SCA was the only Sage component that enrolled male undergraduates.
  3. Russell Sage has campuses in both Albany and Troy, New York, but the former SCA operated only in Albany.
  4. The Sage Colleges dated their history to the establishment of Russell Sage College in 1916. SCA was established in 1949 and adopted its historical name in 2002.
  5. Reflects Russell Sage's overall undergraduate enrollment. Enrollment in the former SCA, the only Sage component from which men's volleyball drew players, was about 850.

Esports associate members
Institution Location Nickname Founded Type Enrollment Joined Primary
conference
Boise State University Boise, Idaho Broncos 1932 Public 25,540 2020–21 Mountain West
(NCAA D-I)
California State University, Dominguez Hills Carson, California Toros 1960 Public 17,027 2020–21 CCAA
(NCAA D-II)
California State University, Sacramento Sacramento, California Hornets 1947 Public 31,156 2020–21 Big Sky
(NCAA D-I)
Carroll University Waukesha, Wisconsin Pioneers 1846 Private 3,358 2020–21 CCIW
Central Methodist University Fayette, Missouri Eagles 1854 Private 3,382 2020–21 Heart of America
(NAIA)
Champlain College Burlington, Vermont Beavers 1878 Private 2,900 2020–21 N/A[lower-alpha 1]
Hocking College Nelsonville, Ohio Hawks 1968 Public 3,671 2020–21 OCCAC
(NJCAA)
Hood College Frederick, Maryland Blazers 1893 Private 2,052 2020–21 MAC Commonwealth
Howard Community College Columbia, Maryland Dragons 1966 Community college 29,894 2020–21 MDJUCO
(NJCAA)
Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, Illinois Titans 1850 Private 1,893 2020–21 CCIW
Jackson College Jackson, Michigan Jets 1928 Community college 5,487 2020–21 MCCAA
(NJCAA)
Kansas Wesleyan University Salina, Kansas Coyotes 1886 Private 710 2020–21 KCAC
(NAIA)
Lakeland University Plymouth, Wisconsin Muskies 1862 Private 3,973 2020–21 NACC
Midland University Fremont, Nebraska Warriors 1883 Private 1,394 2020–21 Great Plains
(NAIA)
Monroe College New York City, New York Mustangs 1933 Private 6,794 2020–21 MHC
(NJCAA)
University of Montana Missoula, Montana Grizzlies and Lady Griz 1893 Public 10,962 2020–21 Big Sky
(NCAA D-I)
Mount St. Mary's University Emmitsburg, Maryland Mountaineers 1808 Private 2,240 2020–21 NEC
(NCAA D-I)
Newberry College Newberry, South Carolina Wolves 1856 Private 1,250 2020–21 South Atlantic
(NCAA D-II)
Northcentral Technical College Wausau, Wisconsin Timberwolves 1912 State technical college 6,395 2020–21 N/A[lower-alpha 1]
Northern Essex Community College Essex County, Massachusetts Knights 1961 Public 6,600 2020–21 MCCAA
(NJCAA)
Randolph–Macon College Ashland, Virginia Yellow Jackets 1830 Private 1,419 2020–21 Old Dominion
University of Rio Grande Rio Grande, Ohio RedStorm 1876 Private 2,300 2020–21 River States
(NAIA)
St. Ambrose University Davenport, Iowa Fighting Bees 1882 Private 3,607 2020–21 Chicagoland
(NAIA)
Tiffin University Tiffin, Ohio Dragons 1888 Private 4,282 2020–21 G-MAC
(NCAA D-II)
Upper Iowa University Fayette, Iowa Peacocks 1857 Private 6,158 2020–21 Northern Sun
(NCAA D-II)
Valparaiso University Valparaiso, Indiana Beacons 1859 Private 4,500 2020–21 MVC
(NCAA D-I)
Westcliff University Irvine, California Warriors 1993 Private 2,779 2020–21 CalPac
(NAIA)
Notes
  1. This institution has no varsity sports program.
New England Collegiate Conference Esports
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Locations of NECC Esports associate members, 2021-2022 associate


      Former members
      Institution Location Nickname Founded Type Joined Left Current
      conference
      Bay Path University[lower-alpha 1] Longmeadow, Massachusetts Wildcats 1897 Private 2008–09 2020–21 N/A (USCAA)
      Becker College Worcester, Massachusetts Hawks 1784 Private 2008–09 2020–21 Closed in 2021
      Dean College Franklin, Massachusetts Bulldogs 1865 Private 2017–18 2019–20 Great Northeast
      Daniel Webster College Nashua, New Hampshire Eagles 1965 Private 2008–09 2016–17 Closed in 2017
      Elms College Chicopee, Massachusetts Blazers 1899 Private
      (Catholic)      		 2008–09 2020–21 Great Northeast
      Newbury College Brookline, Massachusetts Nighthawks 1962 Private 2008–09 2018–19 Closed in 2019
      Regis College Weston, Massachusetts Pride 1927 Private
      (Catholic)      		 2011–12 2016–17 Great Northeast
      Southern Vermont College Bennington, Vermont Mountaineers 1926 Private 2008–09 2018–19 Closed in 2019
      Wheelock College Boston, Massachusetts Wildcats 1888 Private 2008–09 2017–18 N/A[lower-alpha 2]
      Notes
      1. This institution was a women's college, therefore it did not compete in men's sports.
      2. Wheelock was merged with Boston University in 2018.

      Membership timeline
      Russell Sage CollegeManhattanville CollegeNorthern Vermont UniversityNichols CollegeNew England CollegeDean CollegeEastern Nazarene CollegeRegis College (Massachusetts)Endicott CollegeBabson CollegeSpringfield College (Massachusetts)Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyWheelock CollegeSouthern Vermont CollegeNewbury College (United States)Mitchell CollegeLesley UniversityElms CollegeDaniel Webster CollegeBecker CollegeBay Path University

      Sports
      See also: NECC Men's Basketball Tournament
      Conference sports
      SportMen'sWomen's
      Baseball4-
      Basketball44
      Cross Country44
      Esports 29
      Field hockey-2
      Golf--
      Lacrosse33
      Soccer44
      Softball-4
      Volleyball64

      References
      1. Therrien, Jim (March 4, 2019). "Shock as Southern Vermont College announces closing". Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
      2. Krantz, Laura; Fernandes, Deirdre (December 14, 2018). "Newbury College to shut down in the spring". Boston Globe.
      3. "Becker College closing permanently at end of academic year". Boston: WFXT. March 29, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
      4. "Elms, GNAC Ready to Begin Conference Affiliation in 2021-22". Great Northeast Athletic Conference. April 7, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
      5. "Bay Path University joins United States Collegiate Athletic Association". Bay Path University. July 6, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
      6. "Sage Men's Volleyball to Join NECC as Associate Member in 2020-21" (Press release). New England Collegiate Conference. August 19, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
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