Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference

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Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
(CACC)
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference logo
Established 1961
Association NCAA
Division Division II
Members 14
Sports fielded 13 (men's: 6; women's: 7)
Region Atlantic Coast
Headquarters New Haven, Connecticut
Commissioner Daniel Mara (since 2006)
Website caccathletics.org
Locations
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference locations

The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (or CACC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division II. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the states of Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

The CACC was founded in 1961 as an NAIA conference, and later joined the NCAA in 2002 on provisional status. The CACC Conference Office has been located in New Haven, Connecticut since 2004, the same year that it upgraded to full active status. The CACC has three full-time staff members and one part-time.[1]

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Member schools[edit]

Current members[edit]

Institution Location Founded Type Enrollment Nickname Joined
North Division
Bloomfield College Bloomfield, New Jersey 1868 Private 2,000 Deacons 1961-62
Caldwell College Caldwell, New Jersey 1939 Private 1,800 Cougars 1987-88
Concordia College Bronxville, New York 1881 Private 2,431 Clippers 2009-10
Dominican College Orangeburg, New York 1952 Private 1,678 Chargers 1982-83
Felician College Lodi, New Jersey 1923 Private 1,700 Golden Falcons 1999-2000
Nyack College Nyack, New York 1882 Private 3,100 Warriors 1961-62
Post University Waterbury, Connecticut 1890 Private 1,198 Eagles 1986-67
South Division
Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1924 Private 2,000 Griffins 2007-08
Georgian Court University* Lakewood, New Jersey 1908 Private 3,153 Lions 1966-67
Goldey–Beacom College Wilmington, Delaware 1886 Private 1,600 Lightning 1999-2000
Holy Family University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1954 Private 2,100 Tigers 1999-2000
Philadelphia University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1884 Private 3,500 Rams 2005-06
University of the Sciences Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1821 Private 2,808 Devils 1999-2000
Wilmington University New Castle, Delaware 1968 Private 11,500 Wildcats 1999-2000

* - Georgian Court admitted its first male day students in fall 2012. In fall 2013, it will become fully coeducational and will add men's sports to its athletic program.

Former members[edit]

Institution Location Founded Type Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Current Conference
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, New Jersey 1968 Public 8,840 Highlanders 2000-01 2005-06 Great West
(NCAA Division I)
St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill, New York 1952 Private 2,400 Spartans 1965-66 1998-99 East Coast (ECC)

Membership timeline[edit]

Concordia College (New York) Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia University New Jersey Institute of Technology Wilmington University University of the Sciences Holy Family University Goldey–Beacom College Felician College Caldwell College Post University Dominican College (New York) Georgian Court University St. Thomas Aquinas College Nyack College Bloomfield College

Sports[edit]

The CACC sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in men's baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s golf, women's lacrosse, men’s and women’s soccer, women’s softball, men's and women's tennis and women’s volleyball. In 2008-09, the CACC added conference championships in Men's Tennis and Women's Lacrosse to bring its total championships to 13.

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://www.caccathletics.org/information/About_the_CACC

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