NJCAA athletic conference
The Mid-West Athletic Conference (MWAC) is an athletic conference in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The Mid-West Athletic Conference is a two-year college conference composing the two-year schools in Central and South Central Illinois, and one school in Southwestern Indiana , who also compete as part of the NJCAA in its Region XXIV (or Region 24).[ 1] Conference championships are held in most sports and individuals can be named to All-Conference and All-Academic teams. The conference itself is a Division-II organization though some member schools feature teams that compete at the Division-I or Division-III levels.
Member schools
Current members The MWAC currently has nine full members, all are public schools:
Institution
Location
Founded
Affiliation
Enrollment
Nickname
Joined
Danville Area Community College
Danville, Illinois
1946
Public[ a]
1,924
Jaguars
1990
Heartland Community College
Normal, Illinois
1991
4,774
Hawks
2006
Illinois Central College
East Peoria, Illinois
1967
7,044
Cougars
2005
John Wood Community College
Quincy, Illinois
1992
1,718
Trail Blazers
1998
Lewis & Clark Community College
Godfrey, Illinois
1838
3,973
Trailblazers
1990
Lincoln Land Community College
Springfield, Illinois
1969
4,444
Loggers
1994
Parkland College
Champaign, Illinois
1966
5,686
Cobras
1996
Spoon River College
Canton, Illinois
1959
1,212
Snappers
1990
Vincennes University
Vincennes, Indiana
1801
Public
4,416
Trailblazers
2018
Notes
The MWAC had one former full member, which was also a private school:
Notes
^ Lincoln (Ill.) ceased operations in 2022.
Sports
School
Baseball
Basketball
Golf
Soccer
Total
Danville Area Community College
Y
Y
Y
N
3
Heartland Community College
Y
N
Y
Y
3
Illinois Central College
Y
Y
Y
Y
4
John Wood Community College
Y
Y
N
Y
3
Lewis & Clark Community College
Y
Y
Y
Y
4
Lincoln Land Community College
Y
Y
N
N
2
Parkland College
Y
Y
Y
Y
4
Spoon River College
Y
Y
N
N
3
Vincennes University
Y
Y
Y
N
3
Totals
9
8
6
5
28
Men's varsity not sponsored by the Mid-West Athletic Conference that are played by schools
School
Cross Country
E-Sports
Tennis
Bowling
Track and Field
Danville Area Community College
Yes
Yes
Heartland Community College
Yes
Yes
John Wood Community College
Yes
Lewis & Clark Community College
Yes
Parkland College
Yes
Spoon River College
Yes
Vincennes University
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
School
Basketball
Soccer
Softball
Volleyball
Total
Danville Area Community College
Y
N
Y
N
2
Heartland Community College
N
Y
Y
Y
3
Illinois Central College
Y
Y
Y
Y
3
John Wood Community College
Y
Y
Y
Y
4
Lewis & Clark Community College
Y
Y
Y
Y
4
Lincoln Land Community College
Y
Y
Y
Y
4
Parkland College
Y
Y
Y
Y
4
Spoon River College
Y
N
Y
Y
3
Vincennes University
Y
N
N
Y
2
Totals
8
6
8
8
30
Women's varsity not sponsored by the Mid-West Athletic Conference that are played by schools
School
Golf
Cross Country
E-Sports
Tennis
Track and Field
Danville Area Community College
Yes
Yes
Yes
Heartland Community College
Yes
Yes
John Wood Community College
Yes
Lewis & Clark Community College
Yes
Lincoln Land Community College
Yes
Spoon River College
Yes
Vincennes University
Yes
Yes
Yes
See also
References
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