Western Junior College Athletic Conference
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| Established | 1972 |
| Members | 29 |
| Sports fielded | 20(10 men's, 10 women's) |
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Also known as (WJCAC). 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...
, also known as Region IV 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.
Members
- Brookhaven CollegeBrookhaven CollegeBrookhaven College, located in Farmers Branch, Texas , is one of seven colleges of the Dallas County Community College District . Brookhaven opened in 1978 and is the newest DCCCD college....
- Cedar Valley CollegeCedar Valley CollegeCedar Valley College is a community college of the Dallas County Community College District , located in Lancaster, Texas in southern Dallas County. Cedar Valley first opened its doors in 1977 and has an enrollment of more than 6,000 students....
- Cisco Junior CollegeCisco Junior CollegeCisco College is a community college in Cisco, Texas, located in Eastland County between Fort Worth and Abilene, where Highways 183, 206, and 6 intersect Interstate 20. The campus in Cisco rests atop a hill one mile north of the town and presents a beautiful view of the surrounding country...
- Clarendon CollegeClarendon College (Texas)Clarendon College is a community college located in Clarendon, the seat of Donley County in the Texas Panhandle. The college operates branch campuses in Pampa and Childress....
- Collin College
- Eastfield CollegeEastfield CollegeEastfield College is a community college of the Dallas County Community College District , located in Mesquite, Texas . The school was founded in 1970 and features an enrollment of over 10,000 students....
- El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso Community CollegeEl Paso Community College is a community college district headquartered in El Paso, Texas. EPCC operates five campuses in the Greater El Paso area, as well as courses offered at nearby Fort Bliss....
- Frank Phillips CollegeFrank Phillips CollegeFrank Phillips College is a community college, located in Borger, TexasAs with many community colleges, the Phillips motto is "Start here, go anywhere."The college also offers the Allen Campus in Perryton in Ochiltree County....
- Grayson County CollegeGrayson County CollegeGrayson County College is a community college located in Grayson County, Texas. GCC's main campus is located in Denison, with branch campuses in Sherman, Van Alstyne and Bonham ....
- Hill College
- Howard CollegeHoward CollegeHoward College is a community college with its main campus in Big Spring, Texas and branch campuses in San Angelo and Lamesa....
- Luna Community College
- McLennan Community CollegeMcLennan Community CollegeMcLennan Community College is a community college partially funded by the taxpayers of McLennan County, Texas. Located in Waco, Texas, it opened in 1965. MCC now serves about 9,000 students and has more than 700 employees. It is governed by a Board of Trustees elected from single-member...
- Midland CollegeMidland CollegeMidland College was established as an independent junior college in 1972 and held its first classes on campus in 1975. Since that time, the campus has expanded to a main campus on in Midland, Texas, United States - a county seat of over 100,000 people in the Permian Basin region of west Texas...
- Mountain View College
- Navajo Technical College
- New Mexico Junior CollegeNew Mexico Junior CollegeNew Mexico Junior College is a public junior college located less than outside of Hobbs, New Mexico, in the southeastern corner of the state.-History:New Mexico Junior College first opened its doors to students in the fall of 1966...
- New Mexico Military InstituteNew Mexico Military InstituteNew Mexico Military Institute is a state-supported educational institution. NMMI is located in Roswell, New Mexico, United States. It is sometimes referred to as the West Point of the West and it is the only state-supported military college located in the western United States. NMMI includes a...
- North Central Texas CollegeNorth Central Texas CollegeNorth Central Texas College is a community college serving Cooke County, Denton County, and Montague County, Texas. NCTC operates four campuses, the main campus in Gainesville, campuses in Corinth, Bowie, and a branch campus in Graham....
- North Lake CollegeNorth Lake CollegeNorth Lake College is a community college that is part of the Dallas County Community College District and is located in the Las Colinas area of Irving, Texas between Macarthur Boulevard and Walnut Hill Lane...
- Odessa CollegeOdessa CollegeOdessa College is a public two-year junior college based in Odessa, Texas, USA serving the people of Ector County and the Permian Basin. It opened in 1952 and currently enrolls about 5,000 annually in its university-parallel and occupational/technical courses, and 11,000 students annually in its...
- Ranger CollegeRanger CollegeRanger College is a community college located in Ranger, Texas, a small town west of Fort Worth, Texas. The college's website asserts that it "is one of the oldest public two-year colleges in continuous operation in the state of Texas." In conjunction with its main campus in Ranger, the college...
- Richland CollegeRichland CollegeRichland College is a community college that is part of the Dallas County Community College District and is located near the Lake Highlands area of Dallas, Texas near the border with Richardson and Garland. The school was founded in 1972 and is the largest school in the DCCCD, featuring nearly...
- South Plains CollegeSouth Plains CollegeSouth Plains College is a community college located in Levelland, Texas. It operates satellite branches in Plainview and at the Reese Technology Center, formerly Reese Air Force Base, in Lubbock. SPC also has many classes in the Byron Martin Advanced Technology Center in Lubbock, as part of a...
- Southwestern Christian CollegeSouthwestern Christian CollegeSouthwestern Christian College is a historically black college in Terrell, Texas, 30 miles east of Dallas. SwCC is operated by the Churches of Christ.-Academics:...
- Temple CollegeTemple CollegeTemple College is a community college based in Temple, Texas, with regional branch campuses in other locations.As of 2007, residents within the tax-district of the city of Temple, Texas pay $67 per credit hour, whereas those outside the district pay $103 per credit hour...
- Vernon CollegeVernon CollegeVernon College, known as Vernon Regional Junior College until May 2001, is a community college, located in Wichita Falls, Texas and Vernon, Texas.-Service area:Vernon College's service area includes twelve counties in North Texas.*Archer*Baylor...
- Weatherford CollegeWeatherford CollegeWeatherford College is a community college located in Weatherford, Parker County, Texas, with branch campuses in nearby Decatur and Mineral Wells...
- Western Texas CollegeWestern Texas CollegeWestern Texas College is a community college founded in 1971 and located in Snyder in Scurry County, Texas. In addition to the main campus, a downtown Snyder location focuses on Workforce and Community Service...