Ohio Community College Athletic Conference
# 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 12 of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA).

## History

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.

## Sports sponsored

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.

## Member schools

### Current members

The OCCAC currently has 12 full members, all but one are public schools:

| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bryant & Stratton College–Ohio Campus | Solon, Ohio | 1854 | For-profit | 8,000 | Bobcats | ? |
| Clark State Community College | Springfield, Ohio | 1966 | Public | 6,229 | Eagles | ? |
| Columbus State Community College | Columbus, Ohio | 1963 | Public | 27,312 | Cougars | ? |
| Cuyahoga Community College (East, Metro and West) | Cleveland, Ohio | 1963 | Public | 26,740 | Triceratops | ? |
| Edison State Community College | Piqua, Ohio | 1973 | Public | 4,351 | Chargers | ? |
| Hocking College | Nelsonville, Ohio | 1968 | Public | 3,671 | Hawks | ? |
| Ivy Tech Community College | Fort Wayne, Indiana | 1973 | Public | 169,527 | Titans | ? |
| Lakeland Community College | Kirtland, Ohio | 1967 | Public | 8,034 | Lakers | ? |
| Lorain County Community College | Elyria, Ohio | 1963 | Public | 11,548 | Commodores | ? |
| Owens Community College | Toledo, Ohio | 1965 | Public | 8,282 | Express | ? |
| Sinclair Community College | Dayton, Ohio | 1887 | Public | 18,772 | Tartan Pride | ? |
| Terra State Community College | Fremont, Ohio | 1968 | Public | 2,434 | Titans | ? |

**Notes**

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Part of the University System of Ohio.
* ↑ Former nickname was Challengers.

### Affiliate members

The OCCAC currently has two affiliate members, both are public schools:

| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Colors | OCCAC sport(s) | Primary conference |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | Cincinnati, Ohio | 1966 | Public | 9,982 | Surge | ? | | men's soccer women's soccer | Independent (NJCAA Region XII) |
| Eastern Gateway Community College | Steubenville, Ohio | 1968 | Public | 41,843 | Gators | ? | | baseball | Independent (NJCAA Region XII) |

**Notes**

* 1 2 Part of the University System of Ohio.

### Former members

The OCCAC had one former full member, which was also a private school:

| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Colors | Current conference |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mercyhurst North East | North East, Pennsylvania | 1991 | Catholic | N/A | Saints | ? | 2021 | | N/A |

**Notes**

* ↑ Campus consolidated with the main Mercyhurst school in 2021.

### Sponsored sports by school

| School | Baseball | Basketball (men's) | Basketball (women's) | Softball | Volleyball (women's) | Soccer (men's) | Soccer (women's) | Total Men's Sports | Total Women's Sports | Total Sports |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bryant & Stratton | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Clark State | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Cuyahoga | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Edison State | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Hocking | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Lakeland | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Lorain County | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Owens | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Terra State | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Partial members |||||||||||
| Columbus State | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Ivy Tech | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sinclair | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Affiliate members |||||||||||
| Cincinnati State | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Eastern Gateway | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 33 | 57 |
