Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference
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| Formerly | Kansas Public Junior College Association (1923–1962) Kansas Jayhawk Junior College Conference (1962–1975) |
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| Association | NJCAA |
| Founded | 1923 |
| Commissioner | Carl Heinrich |
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| Division | Region 6 |
| No. of teams | 21 |
| Headquarters | Baldwin City, Kansas |
| Region | Kansas |
| Official website | www |
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The Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) is a college athletic conference that is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). As of 2007, the KJCCC was home to more than 3,000 student-athletes in the 19 men's and women's sports. The conference's name comes from "Jayhawk" which is a term used for people born in the state of Kansas, where all of the conference's schools are located. The term Jayhawk, however, originated with a group of guerrillas during the American Civil War.[1][2][3]
Members
| Institution | Location | Founded | Nickname | Colors | Basketball | Volleyball | Softball |
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| Allen Community College | Iola | 1923 | Red Devils | Division II | Division II | Division II | |
| Barton Community College | Great Bend | 1969 | Cougars | Division I | Division I | Division I | |
| Butler Community College | El Dorado | 1927 | Grizzlies | Division I | Division I | Division I | |
| Cloud County Community College | Concordia | 1965 | Thunderbirds | Division I | Division II | Division II | |
| Coffeyville Community College | Coffeyville | 1923 | Red Ravens | Division I | Division II | Division II | |
| Colby Community College | Colby | 1964 | Trojans | Division I | Division II | Division II | |
| Cowley Community College | Arkansas City | 1922 | Tigers | Division I | Division II | Division II | |
| Dodge City Community College | Dodge City | 1935 | Conquistadors | Division I | Division I | Division I | |
| Fort Scott Community College | Fort Scott | 1919 | Greyhounds | Division II | Division II | Division II | |
| Garden City Community College | Garden City | 1919 | Broncbusters | Division I | Division I | Division I | |
| Hesston College | Hesston | 1909 | Larks | Division II | Division II | Division II | |
| Highland Community College | Highland | 1858 | Scotties | Division II | Division II | Division II | |
| Hutchinson Community College | Hutchinson | 1928 | Blue Dragons | Division I | Division I | Division I | |
| Independence Community College | Independence | 1925 | Pirates | Division I | Division II | Division I | |
| Johnson County Community College | Overland Park | 1967 | Cavaliers | Division II | Division II | Division II | |
| Kansas City Kansas Community College | Kansas City | 1923 | Blue Devils | Division II | Division II | Division II | |
| Labette Community College | Parsons | 1923 | Cardinals | Division II | Division II | Division II | |
| Neosho County Community College | Chanute | 1936 | Panthers | Division II | Division II | Division II | |
| Northwest Kansas Technical College | Goodland | 1964 | Mavericks | Division I | Division I | Division I | |
| Pratt Community College | Pratt | 1938 | Beavers | Division I | Division I | Division I | |
| Seward County Community College | Liberal | 1969 | Saints | Division I | Division I | Division I |
All KJCCC schools compete in Division I football, wrestling, track and field and cross country. Hesston is the only member that competes in Division II baseball. Independence is the only member that does not field a baseball team.
Football
Only seven of the schools have football: Butler, Coffeyville, Dodge City, Garden City, Hutchinson, Highland, and Independence. The conference is not divided into divisions for football.[4] Fort Scott terminated its football program on Nov. 8, 2021.
From 2000 through the 2013 season, the regular-season champion was considered the Jayhawk Conference champion while the playoff champion was considered the Region VI champion. Prior to the 2014 season, the playoffs were eliminated from the schedule so that each Jayhawk Conference team could play a game versus each football-playing school in Iowa. The Jayhawk Conference regular-season champion is now also the Region 6 champion.
The Independence Pirates football team was featured on the third and fourth seasons of the television documentary "Last Chance U" and consequently multiple games of the conference were featured on the documentary.[5]