MISS-LOU Junior College Conference
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| MISS-LOU Junior College Conference | |
|---|---|
| Data | |
| Established | 1971 |
| Members | 5 |
| Sports fielded | 18 (10 men's, 8 women's) |
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| Region | Midwest |
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The MISS-LOU Junior College Conference, also known as (MLJCC), is hosted by the National Junior College Athletic Association
National Junior College Athletic Association
The National Junior College Athletic Association , founded in 1938, is an association of community college and junior college athletic departments throughout the United States. It is held as Divisions and Regions. The current NJCAA holds 24 separate regions.-History:The idea for the NJCAA was...
. Forming Region XXIII with the MACJC
Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges
The Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges is one of the two conferences that make up Region XXIII of the National Junior College Athletic Association along with the MLJCC...
, the MLJCC is a junior college conference for many Tech and Community Colleges. Conference championships are held in most sports and individuals can be named to All-Conference and All-Academic teams. At one time, Meridian Community College
Meridian Community College
Meridian Community College is a two-year public community college in Meridian, Mississippi . Founded in 1937, it was originally named Meridian Junior College but changed its name in 1987.-History:...
in Meridian, Mississippi
Meridian, Mississippi
Meridian is the county seat of Lauderdale County, Mississippi. It is the sixth largest city in the state and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area...
was a member of the MLJCC, however MCC left the conference in 2002 for the MACJC in order to cut travel expenses. While MCC was a member of the Miss-Lou, the men's soccer team won the NJCAA Div. I championship in 2000. MCC's baseball team also won several regional titles and made several appearances in the Junior College World Series.
Members
- Baton Rouge Community CollegeBaton Rouge Community CollegeBaton Rouge Community College, an open admissions, two-year post-secondary public community college in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was established on June 28, 1995. The college settled into a permanent location in 1998...
- Bossier Parish Community CollegeBossier Parish Community CollegeBossier Parish Community College is a two-year institution of higher education established in 1967 by the Louisiana State Legislature, initially as a pilot program to test the feasibility of commuter two-year colleges...
- Delgado Community CollegeDelgado Community CollegeDelgado Community College ' is a Louisiana public community college with campuses throughout the New Orleans metropolitan area, the East and West Banks of New Orleans, the East Bank of Jefferson Parish and on the North Shore of Lake Pontchartrain in Covington and Slidell in St. Tammany Parish...
- Louisiana State University at EuniceLouisiana State University at EuniceLouisiana State University Eunice is a community college located in Eunice, Louisiana, that currently serves around 3,300 full and part-time students.LSU Eunice currently offers degrees and diplomas up to the associate's degree level...
- Southern University at ShreveportSouthern University at ShreveportSouthern University at Shreveport, Louisiana or Southern University at Shreveport is a two-year campus of the historically black Southern University System. SUS, pushed to fruition by the administration of Governor John J. McKeithen, opened for instruction on September 19, 1967...
See also
- National Junior College Athletic AssociationNational Junior College Athletic AssociationThe National Junior College Athletic Association , founded in 1938, is an association of community college and junior college athletic departments throughout the United States. It is held as Divisions and Regions. The current NJCAA holds 24 separate regions.-History:The idea for the NJCAA was...
- NJCAA Region 23NJCAA Region 23Region XXIII of the National Junior College Athletic Association consists of two conferences, the MISS-LOU Junior College Conference and Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges ...
- Mississippi Association of Community & Junior CollegesMississippi Association of Community & Junior CollegesThe Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges is one of the two conferences that make up Region XXIII of the National Junior College Athletic Association along with the MLJCC...