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Region 9 of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) consists of 17 colleges from Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming.

Member schools

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Current members

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Colorado Community College Athletic Conference

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The CCCAC currently has four full members, all are public schools:

Institution Location[a] Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined
Lamar Community College Lamar 1937 Public[b] ? Runnin' Lopes ?
Northeastern Junior College Sterling 1941 ? Plainsmen ?
Otero College La Junta 1941 ? Rattlers ?
Trinidad State College Trinidad 1925 1,100 Trojans ?
Notes
  1. ^ All locations are within the State of Colorado.
  2. ^ Part of the Colorado Community College System.

Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference

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The NCCAC currently has five full members, all are public schools:

Institution Location[a] Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined
Central Community College at Columbus Columbus 1969 Public[b] ? Raiders ?
McCook Community College McCook 1926 ? Indians ?
North Platte Community College North Platte 1973 ? Knights ?
Southeast Community College Beatrice 1941 ? Storm ?
Western Nebraska Community College Scottsbluff 1926 2,400 Cougars ?
Notes
  1. ^ All locations are within the State of Nebraska.
  2. ^ Part of the Nebraska Community College Association.

Wyoming Community College Athletic Conference

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The WCCAC currently has seven full members, all are public schools:

Institution Location[a] Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined
Casper College Casper 1945 Public[b] 4,023 Thunderbirds ?
Central Wyoming College Riverton 1966 2,688 Rustlers ?
Eastern Wyoming College Torrington 1948 1,505 Lancers ?
Gillette College Gillette 1969 2,165 Pronghorns ?;
2023[c]
Laramie County Community College Cheyenne 1968 ? Golden Eagles ?
Northwest College Powell 1946 ? Trappers ?
Western Wyoming Community College Rock Springs 1959 2,617 Mustangs ?
Notes
  1. ^ All locations are within the State of Wyoming.
  2. ^ Part of the Wyoming Community College Commission.
  3. ^ Gillette was a member of Wyoming Community College Athletic Conference (WCCAC) until 2020 when they suspended their athletic program. They reinstated in the 2023-24 season.

Independents

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The NJCAA Region 9 currently has one full member that is not affiliated with an athletic conference, which is also a public school:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined
Colorado Mountain College Leadville, Colorado 1967 Public[a] 5,688 Eagles ?
Notes
  1. ^ Part of the Colorado Community College System.

Former members

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The NJCAA Region 9 had three former full members, all were public schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Current
conference
Little Priest Tribal College Winnebago, Nebraska 1996 Public[a] ? Warriors ? 2018 Iowa (ICCAC)
(NJCAA Region XI)
Luna Community College Las Vegas, New Mexico 1969 Public ? Rough Riders ? ? Western Texas (WJCAC)
(NJCAA Region V)
Sheridan College[b] Sheridan, Wyoming 1948 Public[c][d] 2,053 Generals ? 2020 N/A[e]
Notes
  1. ^ Part of the Nebraska Community College Association.
  2. ^ Former full member of the Wyoming Community College Athletic Conference (WCCAC).
  3. ^ Part of the Northern Wyoming Community College District.
  4. ^ Part of the Wyoming Community College Commission.
  5. ^ Discontinued its athletics program.

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