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).

Ohio Community College
Athletic Conference

Association	NJCAA
Founded	1972; 53 years ago (1972)
Commissioner	Scott Barlow
Sports fielded	5 men's: 2 women's: 3
Division	Region 12
No. of teams	12
Headquarters	Dayton, Ohio
Region	Ohio and Indiana
Official website	occac.org

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	Colors
Bryant & Stratton College–Ohio Campus	Solon, Ohio	1854	Private Non-Profit	8,000	Bobcats	?	[1]
Clark State Community College	Springfield, Ohio	1966	Public[a]	6,229	Eagles	?	[2]
Columbus State Community College	Columbus, Ohio	1963	Public[a]	27,312	Cougars	?	[3]
Cuyahoga Community College (East, Metro and West)	Cleveland, Ohio	1963	Public[a]	26,740	Triceratops[b]	?	[4]
Edison State Community College	Piqua, Ohio	1973	Public[a]	4,351	Chargers	?	[5]
Hocking College	Nelsonville, Ohio	1968	Public[a]	3,671	Hawks	?	[6]
Ivy Tech Community College	Fort Wayne, Indiana	1973	Public	169,527	Titans	?	[7]
Lakeland Community College	Kirtland, Ohio	1967	Public[a]	8,034	Lakers	?	[8]
Lorain County Community College	Elyria, Ohio	1963	Public[a]	11,548	Commodores	?	[9]
Owens Community College	Toledo, Ohio	1965	Public[a]	8,282	Express	?	[10]
Sinclair Community College	Dayton, Ohio	1887	Public[a]	18,772	Tartan Pride	?	[11]
Terra State Community College	Fremont, Ohio	1968	Public[a]	2,434	Titans	?	[12]

Notes

1. Part of the University System of Ohio.
2. 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[a]	9,982	Surge	?	[13]	men's soccer women's soccer	Independent (NJCAA Region XII)
Eastern Gateway Community College	Steubenville, Ohio	1968	Public[a]	41,843	Gators	?	[14]	baseball	Independent (NJCAA Region XII)

Notes

1. 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[15]	North East, Pennsylvania	1991	Catholic	N/A	Saints	?	2021	[16]	N/A[a]

Notes

1. 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	Y	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

See also

• Michigan Community College Athletic Association, also in NJCAA Region 12