New England Collegiate Conference

New England Collegiate Conference
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Association	NCAA
Commissioner	Del Malloy
Sports fielded	16 men's: 8; women's: 8; ;
Division	Division III
Region	New England
Official website	neccathletics.com
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The New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) is an NCAA Division III college athletic conference based in the Northeastern United States.

History

In June 2007, nine colleges from New England announced the creation of a new athletic conference under the same NECC name.

The league, which began operations July 1, 2008, as a Division III conference includes Bay Path College (Longmeadow, Mass.), Becker College (Leicester, Mass.), Daniel Webster College (Nashua, N.H.), Elms College (Chicopee, Mass.), Lesley University (Cambridge, Mass.), Mitchell College (New London, Conn.), Newbury College (Brookline, Mass.), Southern Vermont College (Bennington, Vt.), and Wheelock College (Boston, Mass.). The most recent expansion is the addition of Regis College (Weston, Mass.), effective in the 2011-12 academic year.

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined
Bay Path University†	Longmeadow, Massachusetts	Wildcats	1897	Private	2,370	2008
Becker College	Worcester, Massachusetts	Hawks	1784	Private	2,079	2008
Daniel Webster College	Nashua, New Hampshire	Eagles	1965	Private	722	2008
Elms College	Chicopee, Massachusetts	Blazers	1899	Catholic	1,713	2008
Lesley University	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Lynx	1909	Private	9,625	2008
Mitchell College	New London, Connecticut	Mariners	1938	Private	1,000	2008
Newbury College	Brookline, Massachusetts	Nighthawks	1962	Private	1,311	2008
Regis College	Weston, Massachusetts	Pride	1927	Catholic	1,811	2011
Southern Vermont College	Bennington, Vermont	Mountaineers	1926	Private	410	2008
Wheelock College	Boston, Massachusetts	Wildcats	1888	Private	1,086	2008

† - Women's college, therefore not competing in men's sports

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	Primary Conference	NECC Sport
Babson College	Wellesley, Massachusetts	Beavers	1919	Private/Non-sectarian	3,200	2009-10	NEWMAC	men's golf
Endicott College	Beverly, Massachusetts	Gulls	1939	Private	4,600	2011-12	CCC	men's volleyball
Springfield College	Springfield, Massachusetts	Pride	1885	Private/Non-sectarian	5,062	2008-09	NEWMAC	men's golf