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 state of Ohio and Pennsylvania. 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]
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati, Ohio 1966 Surge      [2]
Clark State Community College Springfield, Ohio 1966 Eagles      [3]
Columbus State Community College Columbus, Ohio 1963 Cougars      [4]
Cuyahoga Community College (East, Metro, and West) Cleveland, Ohio 1963 Triceratops
(formerly Challengers)		      [5]
(formerly      )
Edison State Community College Piqua, Ohio 1973 Chargers    [6]
Hocking College Nelsonville, Ohio 1968 Hawks      [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]

Former Members
Institution Location Founded Nickname School Colors
Mercyhurst North East[13] North East, Pennsylvania 1991 Saints      [14]
Eastern Gateway Community College Steubenville, Ohio 1968 Gators      [15]
SchoolBaseballBasketball
(Men's)		Basketball
(Women's)		SoftballVolleyball
(Women's)
Bryant & Stratton
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Cincinnati State
N
N
N
N
N
Clark State
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Columbus State
N
Y
Y
N
Y
Cuyahoga Community College
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Edison State
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Hocking College
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Lakeland Community College
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Lorain County Community College
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Owens Community College
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Sinclair Community College
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Terra State Community College
N
Y
Y
N
Y

References
  1. "OCCAC".
  2. "CinState BSM".
  3. http://www.clarkstate.edu/fast_facts_about_the_college
  4. https://www.cscc.edu/employee/communications/marketing/pdf/CST-050%20Guidelines%20Nov2014%20Update.pdf
  5. "Cuyahoga Community College - OCCAC". occac.org. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  6. "Edison Community College - OCCAC". occac.org. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  7. "Hocking College".
  8. "Lakeland Community College - OCCAC". occac.org. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  9. "Lorain County Community College - OCCAC". occac.org. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  10. https://www.owens.edu/marketing/graphic_standards.pdf
  11. "Sinclair Community College - OCCAC". occac.org. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  12. "OCCAC".
  13. "Mercyhurst moves up North East campus move".
  14. "Mercyhurst North East".
  15. "Eastern Gateway CC".
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