Mon-Dak Conference

The Mon-Dak Athletic Conference (MDAC) is a junior college conference for seven Tech and Community Colleges located in Montana and North Dakota, and it is a conference in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). Conference championships are held in most sports and some individuals can be named to All-Conference and All-Academic teams.

Mon-Dak Athletic Conference

Association	NJCAA
Founded	1974; 51 years ago (1974)
Sports fielded	18 men's: 10 women's: 8
No. of teams	7 (6 in 2026–27)
Region	North Dakota – NJCAA Region 13
Official website	mondakconference.com

Member schools

Current members

The Mon-Dak currently has seven full members, all but one are public schools:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined
Dakota College at Bottineau	Bottineau, North Dakota	1906	Public[a]	655	Lumberjacks	1963
Dawson Community College	Glendive, Montana	1939	Public[b]	1,200	Buccaneers	1963
Lake Region State College	Devils Lake, North Dakota	1941	Public[a]	1,657	Royals	1963
Miles Community College	Miles City, Montana	1939	Public[b]	459	Pioneers	1963
North Dakota State College of Science[c]	Wahpeton, North Dakota	1903	Public[a]	2,707	Wildcats	?
United Tribes Technical College	Bismarck, North Dakota	1969	Tribal college	375	Thunderbirds	?
Williston State College	Williston, North Dakota	1957	Public[a]	855	Tetons	1963

Notes

1. Part of the North Dakota University System.
2. Part of the Montana University System.
3. North Dakota State College of Science will leave for the Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) after the 2026–27 academic year.^[1]

Former members

The Mon-Dak had three former full members:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Nickname	Joined[a]	Left[b]	Subsequent conference	Current conference
Assumption Junior College	Richardton, North Dakota	1963	Catholic (Benedictine)	Astros	1963 1970	1965 1971	Discontinued athletics (1965-70) Closed in 1971
Bismarck State College	Bismarck, North Dakota	1939	Public	Mystics	1963	2025	Frontier Conference (NAIA)
University of North Dakota – Ellendale	Ellendale, North Dakota	1899	Public	Dusties	1969	1971	Closed in 1971

Notes

1. Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
2. Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition end.

See also

• National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)
• Minnesota College Athletic Conference, also in NJCAA Region 13