Atlantic Women's Colleges Conference

The Atlantic Women's Colleges Conference was an eight-member college athletics conference founded in 1995 and given official status in 1999. It competed in NCAA Division III and as its name implies, only offered championships in women's sports. In the conference's later years, several of its members finally became co-educational. Following the 2006–07 season these members, seeking homes for their newly created men's athletic programs departed for other conferences. Other members also switched affiliations, leaving the conference without enough members to be officially sanctioned. Following the 2007 spring season, the conference ceased operations.

Member schools

Final members

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Joined	Left	Nickname	Subsequent conference(s)	Current conference(s)
Chatham University^[a]	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	1869	Nonsectarian	2,300	1995	2007	Cougars	Presidents' (PAC) (2007–present)
Chestnut Hill College^[a]	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1924	Catholic (S.S.J.)	2,301			Griffins	Central Atlantic (CACC)^[b] (2007–present)
Hood College^[a]	Frederick, Maryland	1893	United Church of Christ	2,422			Blazers	Capital (CAC) (2007–12)	MAC Commonwealth (2012–present)
Mary Baldwin College^[a]	Staunton, Virginia	1869	Presbyterian	2,542			Fighting Squirrels	USA South (2007–present)
Notre Dame of Maryland University	Baltimore, Maryland	1873	Catholic (S.S.N.D.)	2,901			Gators	Colonial States (CSAC) (2007–present)
Trinity Washington University	Washington, D.C.	1897	Catholic (SNDdeN)	2,100			Tigers	D-III Independent (2007–12) Great South (GSAC) (2012–15)	D-III Independent (2015–present)
Wells College^[a]	Aurora, New York	1868	Nonsectarian	480			Express	United East (UEC) (2007–present)
Wilson College^[a]	Chambersburg, Pennsylvania	1869	Presbyterian	800			Phoenix	North Eastern (NEAC) (2007–18)	Colonial States (CSAC) (2018–present)

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f This institution is a former women's college, which has eventually turned into a co-educational college (Hood since 2002–03, Chestnut Hill since 2003–04, Wells since 2005–06, Wilson since 2013–14, Chatham since 2014–15 and Mary Baldwin since 2017–18).
^ Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.

Membership timeline

Championships offered

[coed-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f This institution is a former women's college, which has eventually turned into a co-educational college (Hood since 2002–03, Chestnut Hill since 2003–04, Wells since 2005–06, Wilson since 2013–14, Chatham since 2014–15 and Mary Baldwin since 2017–18).

[D2-2] Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.

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