Midwest Collegiate Conference

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Midwest Collegiate Conference (MCC)

Established	1988
Association	NAIA
Members	7
Sports fielded	17 (men's: 8; women's: 9)
Region	Midwestern United States Region VII
Former names	Midwest Catholic Conference (1988–1989) Midwest Classic Conference (1989–2007)
Website	midwestcollegiateconference.com
Locations

The Midwest Collegiate Conference (MCC) is a college athletic conference, consisting of seven colleges and universities located in Iowa and Wisconsin. Founded in 1988, the conference's member schools compete on the NAIA level in 17 different sports.

Members Ashford University and Waldorf College were voted out of the conference on May 17, 2011, effective at the end of the 2011-12 season.^[1] On October 14, 2011, Iowa Wesleyan College announced they would join National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III.^[2] On January 10, 2014, Grand View University and William Penn University announced they would join the Heart of America Athletic Conference after the 2014-15 season.^[3]

Member schools

Midwest Classic Conference logo

Current members

The following teams are currently members of the Midwest Collegiate Conference.

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined
AIB College of Business	Des Moines, Iowa	Eagles	1921	Private	1,000	2010
Clarke University	Dubuque, Iowa	Crusaders	1843	Private/Roman Catholic	1,230	1988¹
Grand View University²	Des Moines, Iowa	Vikings	1896	Private/Lutheran (ELCA)	1,750	1989
Mount Mercy University	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	Mustangs	1928	Private/Roman Catholic	1,490	1988
Saint Ambrose University	Davenport, Iowa	Fighting Bees (men's) Queen Bees (women's)	1882	Private/Roman Catholic	3,623	1990
Viterbo University	La Crosse, Wisconsin	V-Hawks	1923	Private/Roman Catholic	2,991	1988
William Penn University²	Oskaloosa, Iowa	Statesmen (men's) Lady Statesmen (women's)	1873	Private/Quaker	1,550	2001

Notes:

- Clarke University left the conference after the 1995-96 season, but re-joined in the 2007-08 season.
- Grand View University and William Penn University will leave for the Heart of America Athletic Conference in 2015.

Former members

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	Left	Current Conference
Ashford University	Clinton, Iowa	Saints	1918	Private	500	1988	2012	Independent
Edgewood College	Madison, Wisconsin	Eagles	1927	Private/Catholic	2,000	1988	1989	NACC (NCAA Division III)
Iowa Wesleyan College	Mount Pleasant, Iowa	Tigers	1842	Private/United Methodist	975	1995	2012	SLIAC (NCAA Division III)
Marycrest International University	Davenport, Iowa	Eagles	1939	Private/Teikyo Yamanshi Education	N/A	1988	2002	The college closed its doors at the end of the 2001-2002 school year.
Waldorf College	Forest City, Iowa	Warriors	1903	Private/Lutheran (ELCA)	650	2003	2012	MCAC

Membership timeline

Sports

The Midwest Collegiate Conference oversees the following sports:

Men and women: basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, and Track and field
Women only: softball and volleyball
Men only: baseball

Member schools also participate in a number of sports not affiliated with the MCC, including competitive dance, football, tennis, men's volleyball, and wrestling. Several football teams from Midwest Collegiate Conference schools compete in the Mid-States Football Association.

History

When the Midwest Collegiate Conference was originally formed in 1988, it consisted of six Roman Catholic colleges and universities situated across the Midwestern United States. Dubbed the Midwest Catholic Conference, member schools originally competed in only men's and women's basketball, women's volleyball, and men's soccer.

The charter members of the conference were Clarke University, Edgewood College, Marycrest University, Mount Mercy University, Mount St. Clare College, and Viterbo College. Edgewood College left the conference before the start of the 1989–90 season. With the inclusion of Grand View College that year, the conference changed its name to the Midwest Classic Conference.

Saint Ambrose University's basketball teams joined the conference for the 1990 season, and the school's other sports joined the MCC in 1991. Iowa Wesleyan College joined the conference for the 1995-1996 season. The following year, Clarke University left the MCC to participate in NCAA Division III athletics. William Penn University became a member of the Conference in 2001. Marycrest International University ceased operations after the 2001–02 season. Waldorf College joined the conference for the 2003-2004 season, completing the current nine school lineup. Clarke University returned to the conference in 2007, and the conference has officially taken the name of the Midwest Collegiate Conference.

References

External links

Official website

v t e Midwest Collegiate Conference

AIB Clarke Grand View (Leaving in 2015) Mount Mercy St. Ambrose Viterbo William Penn (Leaving in 2015)

v t e NAIA conferences

Football conferences	Central States Football League Frontier Conference Great Plains Athletic Conference Heart of America Athletic Conference Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Mid-South Conference Mid-States Football Association North Star Athletic Association NAIA independent football schools

Non-football conferences	American Midwest Conference Appalachian Athletic Conference California Pacific Conference Cascade Collegiate Conference Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Crossroads League Golden State Athletic Conference Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference Midwest Collegiate Conference Red River Athletic Conference Sooner Athletic Conference Southern States Athletic Conference The Sun Conference Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference NAIA independent schools

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