National Junior College Athletic Association

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National Junior College Athletic Association


Abbreviation NJCAA
Motto Promote and foster Junior College Athletics on Intersectional and National levels!
Formation May 14, 1937 (Intercollegiate Athletic Association)
Legal status Association
Headquarters Colorado Springs, Colorado
Region served United States of America
Membership 24 (Conferences), 436 (members)
Official languages English
Executive Director Wayne Baker
Main organ Executive Committee
Website [http://www.njcaa.org/index.cfm

The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), founded in 1938, is an association of community college and junior college athletic departments throughout the United States of America. It is held as Divisions and Regions. The current NJCAA holds 24 separate regions.

The majority of community colleges in the state of California are not members of the NJCAA.

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[edit] History

The idea for the NJCAA was conceived in 1937 at Fresno, California. A handful of junior college representatives met to organize an association that would promote and supervise a national program of junior college sports and activities consistent with the educational objectives of junior colleges.

The constitution presented at the charter meeting in Fresno on May 14, 1938, was accepted and the National Junior College Athletic Association became a functioning organization.

In 1949, the NJCAA was reorganized by dividing the nation into sixteen regions. The officers of the association were the president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, public relations director, and the sixteen regional vice presidents.

[edit] Division History

Years Division
1938-1945 None
1945-1986 Division I
1986-1991 Division I, Division II
1991-present Division I, Division II, Division III

[edit] Awards

  • Academic All-American by Sport
  • NJCAA Academic Team of the Year by Sport
  • BJ Graber Female Athlete of the Year by Sport
  • David Rowlands Male Athlete of the Year by Sport
  • Lea Plarski Award by Sport
  • NJCAA Championship Ring National Sponsor by Sport
  • NJCAA Service Awards by Sport

[edit] Conferences

Current NJCAA map of Regions.
Current NJCAA map of Regions.

[edit] Sports

[edit] Football

Each region holds a football League instead of conference.

[edit] Basketball Championships

[edit] See also

[edit] External links and references


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