Ohio Community College Athletic Conference

The Ohio Community College Athletic Conference or OCCAC is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are community colleges in the states of Ohio and Indiana. It is a member of Region XII of the National Junior College Athletic Association. 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 or limited sport members from 12 community colleges.

Ohio Community College Athletic Conference
OCCAC
Established1972
AssociationNJCAA
DivisionRegion XII
Members12
Sports fielded
  • 5
    • men's: 2
    • women's: 3
RegionOhio
HeadquartersDayton, Ohio
CommissionerScott Barlow
Websitehttp://www.occac.org/

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

Members
Institution Location Founded Nickname School Colors
Bryant & Stratton College Solon, Ohio 1854 Bobcats      [1]
Clark State Community College Springfield, Ohio 1966 Eagles      [2]
Columbus State Community College Columbus, Ohio 1963 Cougars      [3]
Cuyahoga Community College (East, Metro, and West) Cleveland, Ohio 1963 Triceratops
(formerly Challengers)		      [4]
(formerly      )
Edison State Community College Piqua, Ohio 1973 Chargers    [5]
Hocking College Nelsonville, Ohio 1968 Hawks      [6]
Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne, Indiana 1973 Titans    [7]
Lakeland Community College Kirtland, Ohio 1967 Lakers    [8]
Lorain County Community College Elyria, Ohio 1963 Commodores    [9]
Owens Community College Toledo, Ohio 1965 Express      [10]
Sinclair Community College Dayton, Ohio 1887 Tartan Pride    [11]
Terra State Community College Fremont, Ohio 1968 Titans    [12]

Affiliate members
Institution Location Founded Nickname School Colors
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati, Ohio 1966 Surge      [13]
Eastern Gateway Community College Steubenville, Ohio 1968 Gators      [14]

Former members
Institution Location Founded Nickname School Colors Notes
Mercyhurst North East[15] North East, Pennsylvania 1991 Saints      [16] Campus consolidated with the
main Mercyhurst school in 2021.
SchoolBaseballBasketball
(Men's)		Basketball
(Women's)		SoftballVolleyball
(Women's)		Soccer
(Men's)		Soccer
(Women's)
Bryant & StrattonYYYYNNN
Cincinnati StateNNNNNYY
Clark StateYYYYYNN
Columbus StateNYYNYNN
CuyahogaYYYYYYN
Edison StateYYYYYNN
HockingNYYYYNN
LakelandYYYYYYN
Lorain CountyYYYYYNN
OwensYYYYYNY
SinclairYYYYYNN
Terra StateNYYNYNN

References
  1. "OCCAC".
  2. "Clark State".
  3. "Columbus State Community College".
  4. "Cuyahoga Community College".
  5. "Edison State Community College".
  6. "Hocking College".
  7. "OCCAC".
  8. "Lakeland Community College".
  9. "Lorain County Community College".
  10. https://www.owens.edu/marketing/graphic_standards.pdf
  11. "Sinclair Community College".
  12. "OCCAC".
  13. "CinState BSM".
  14. "Eastern Gateway CC".
  15. "Mercyhurst moves up North East campus move".
  16. "Mercyhurst North East".
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