NJCAA Region 9

Region 9 of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) consists of 16 colleges from Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming.

Member schools

Current members

Colorado Community College Athletic Conference

The CCCAC currently has four full members, all are public schools:

Institution	Location[a]	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined
Lamar Community College	Lamar	1937	Public[b]	?	Runnin' Lopes	?
Northeastern Junior College	Sterling	1941		?	Plainsmen	?
Otero College	La Junta	1941		?	Rattlers	?
Trinidad State College	Trinidad	1925		1,100	Trojans	?

Notes

1. All locations are within the State of Colorado.
2. Part of the Colorado Community College System.

Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference

The NCCAC currently has four full members, all are public schools:

Institution	Location[a]	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined
McCook Community College	McCook	1926	Public[b]	?	Indians	?
North Platte Community College	North Platte	1973		?	Knights	?
Southeast Community College	Beatrice	1941		?	Storm	?
Western Nebraska Community College	Scottsbluff	1926		2,400	Cougars	?

Notes

1. All locations are within the State of Nebraska.
2. Part of the Nebraska Community College Association.

Wyoming Community College Athletic Conference

The WCCAC currently has seven full members, all are public schools:

Institution	Location[a]	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined
Casper College	Casper	1945	Public[b]	4,023	Thunderbirds	?
Central Wyoming College	Riverton	1966		2,688	Rustlers	?
Eastern Wyoming College	Torrington	1948		1,505	Lancers	?
Gillette College	Gillette	1969		2,165	Pronghorns	?; 2023[c]
Laramie County Community College	Cheyenne	1968		?	Golden Eagles	?
Northwest College	Powell	1946		?	Trappers	?
Western Wyoming Community College	Rock Springs	1959		2,617	Mustangs	?

Notes

1. All locations are within the State of Wyoming.
2. Part of the Wyoming Community College Commission.
3. Gillette was a member of Wyoming Community College Athletic Conference (WCCAC) until 2020 when they suspended their athletic program. They reinstated in the 2023-24 season.

Independents

The NJCAA Region 9 currently has one full member that is not affiliated with an athletic conference, which is also a public school:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined
Colorado Mountain College	Leadville, Colorado	1967	Public[a]	5,688	Eagles	?

Notes

1. Part of the Colorado Community College System.

Former members

The NJCAA Region 9 had four former full members, all were public schools:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current conference
Central Community College at Columbus	Columbus, Nebraska	1969	Public[a]	?	Raiders	?	2025	Iowa (ICCAC) (NJCAA Region XI)
Little Priest Tribal College	Winnebago, Nebraska	1996	Public[a]	?	Warriors	?	2018	N/A[b]
Luna Community College	Las Vegas, New Mexico	1969	Public	?	Rough Riders	?	?	Western Texas (WJCAC) (NJCAA Region V)
Sheridan College[c]	Sheridan, Wyoming	1948	Public[d][e]	2,053	Generals	?	2020	N/A[b]

Notes

1. Part of the Nebraska Community College Association.
2. Discontinued its athletics program.
3. Former full member of the Wyoming Community College Athletic Conference (WCCAC).
4. Part of the Northern Wyoming Community College District.
5. Part of the Wyoming Community College Commission.

See also

• National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)
• NJCAA Region 8
• NJCAA Region 23

External links

• NJCAA Region 9 website