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The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III.
Sports
Member schools
Full members
Institution
|
Location
|
Nickname
|
Founded
|
Type
|
Enrollment
|
Joined
|
Albertus Magnus College
|
New Haven, Connecticut
|
Falcons
|
1925
|
Private
|
1,961
|
1995
|
Anna Maria College
|
Paxton, Massachusetts
|
Amcats
|
1946
|
Private
|
1,500
|
2011
|
Colby-Sawyer College
|
New London, New Hampshire
|
Chargers
|
1837
|
Private
|
1,043
|
2018
|
Emmanuel College
|
Boston, Massachusetts
|
Saints
|
1919
|
Private (Catholic)
|
1,850
|
1995
|
Johnson & Wales University
|
Providence, Rhode Island
|
Wildcats
|
1914
|
Private
|
8,564
|
1995
|
Lasell College
|
Newton, Massachusetts
|
Lasers
|
1851
|
Private
|
2,200
|
2007
|
Norwich University
|
Northfield, Vermont
|
Cadets
|
1819
|
Military
|
2,300
|
1998
|
Regis College
|
Weston, Massachusetts
|
Pride
|
1927
|
Private (Catholic)
|
2,748
|
2017
|
Rivier University
|
Nashua, New Hampshire
|
Raiders
|
1933
|
Private (Catholic)
|
2,520
|
1995
|
University of Saint Joseph
|
West Hartford, Connecticut
|
Blue Jays
|
1932
|
Private (Catholic)
|
2,405
|
1995
|
Saint Joseph's College of Maine
|
Standish, Maine
|
Monks
|
1912
|
Private (Catholic)
|
1,015
|
2007
|
Simmons University†
|
Boston, Massachuetts
|
Sharks
|
1899
|
Private
|
1,900
|
1995
|
Suffolk University
|
Boston, Massachuetts
|
Rams
|
1906
|
Private
|
8,046
|
1995
|
† - Women's college, therefore not competing in men's sports
Suffolk will leave the GNAC in 2020 to join the Commonwealth Coast Conference.[1] The GNAC will replace Suffolk with Dean, which will move from the New England Collegiate Conference at the same time.[2]
Future member
Associate members
Institution
|
Location
|
Nickname
|
Founded
|
Type
|
Enrollment
|
Joined
|
Primary Conference
|
GNAC Sport
|
Elms College
|
Chicopee, Massachusetts
|
Blazers
|
1899
|
Private
|
1,713
|
2008
|
NECC
|
swimming and diving
|
Eastern Nazarene
|
Quincy, Massachusetts
|
Lions
|
1900
|
Private
|
1,063
|
2018
|
NECC
|
men's tennis
|
Husson University
|
Bangor, Maine
|
Eagles
|
1898
|
Private
|
3,500
|
2008
|
NAC
|
swimming and diving
|
Rhode Island College
|
Providence, R.I.
|
Anchormen
|
1854
|
Private
|
9,000
|
2008-09
|
LEC
|
men's golf
|
Southern Maine
|
Portland, Maine
|
Huskies
|
1878
|
Public
|
6,189
|
2008
|
LEC
|
men's golf
|
UMass Dartmouth
|
North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
|
Corsairs
|
1895
|
Public
|
8,647
|
2012
|
LEC
|
men's golf
|
Wentworth Institute of Technology
|
Boston, Massachusetts
|
Leopards
|
1904
|
Private
|
4,576
|
2011
|
CCC
|
men's volleyball
|
Worcester State University
|
Worcester, Massachusetts
|
Lancers
|
1874
|
Public
|
5,495
|
2013
|
MASCAC
|
men's golf
|
Membership timeline
References
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