NAIA independent schools
NAIA independent schools are 4-year institutional members of the NAIA that do not have formal conference affiliations.[1] NAIA schools that are not members of an athletic conference are members of the Association of Independent Institutions (AII), which provides member services to the institution and allows members to compete in postseason competition.
AII
- Trinity Lutheran College — Associate member.
- Allen University — will join the Appalachian Athletic Conference in 2016.
- Clarke University — will join the Heart of America Athletic Conference in 2016.
- Governors State University — will join the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference in 2016.
- Mount Mercy University — will join the Heart of America Athletic Conference in 2016.
- Texas A&M-Texarkana — will join the Red River Athletic Conference in 2016.
- York College — will join the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference in 2016.
Future independents
Institution | Location | Founded | Enrollment | Nickname | Joins |
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Crowley's Ridge College | Paragould, Arkansas | 1964 | 331 | Pioneers | 2016 |
Silver Lake College | Manitowoc, Wisconsin | 1935 | 1,000 | Lakers | 2016 |
University of the Virgin Islands | Saint Croix and Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | 1962 | 2,392 | Buccaneers | 2016 |
References
- ^ "NAIA Member Schools". NAIA. Retrieved 2012-08-24.