California Pacific Conference
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The California Pacific Conference is a college athletics conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The conference commissioner is Doug Weiss of California State University, East Bay. Conference leadership is shared among the member institutions. The conference was formed in 1996.
Conference members range from members of the California State University system to religious and liberal arts colleges
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[edit] Current member schools
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Joined |
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| Bethany University | Scotts Valley, California | 1919 | Private (Assemblies of God) | 1996 | |
| California State University, East Bay | Hayward, California | 1957 | Public (California State University System) | 1996 | |
| California Maritime Academy (also known as CSU Maritime) |
Vallejo, California | 1929 | Public (California State University System) | 1996 | |
| Dominican University | San Rafael, California | 1890 | Private (Catholic) | 1996 | |
| Holy Names University | Oakland, California | 1868 | Private (Catholic) | 1996 | |
| Menlo College | Atherton, California | 1927 | Private | 1996 | |
| Mills College | Oakland, California | 1852 | Private | 1996 | |
| Pacific Union College | Angwin, California | 1882 | Private (Seventh-day Adventist) | 1996 | |
| Simpson University | Redding, California | 1921 | Private | 1996 | |
| William Jessup University | Rocklin, California | 1939 | Private | 1996 |
California State University, Monterey Bay and Notre Dame de Namur University are former members of the conference that have left the NAIA and California Pacific Conference for Division II of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. CSUMB is in the California Collegiate Athletic Association. Notre Dame de Namur left in 2006 for the Pacific West Conference.
[edit] Sports sponsored
For men, the CPC sponsors basketball, cross country, golf, and soccer. For women, the CPC sponsors basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, and volleyball. Notre Dame de Namur is the only school that competes in all sports; Mills College, being a women's college, competes in only three sports.
[edit] See also
- Big West Conference, an all-California school conference that competes in Division I.
- California Collegiate Athletic Association, an all-California school conference that competes in Division II.
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