Southwest Junior College Conference

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Southwest Junior College Conference
AssociationNJCAA
Founded1963
Sports fielded
  • 18
    • men's: 10
    • women's: 8
No. of teams22
HeadquartersAustin, Texas
RegionEastern Texas and Southwestern Louisiana – NJCAA Region 14

Southwest Junior College Conference (SJCC) is hosted by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), also known as Region XIV (or Region 14) is a junior college conference for many Tech and Community Colleges. Conference championships are held in most sports and individuals can be named to All-Conference and All-Academic teams.

Member schools[edit]

Current members[edit]

The SWJCC currently has 19 full members, all but one are public schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined
Alvin Community College Alvin, Texas 1948 Public 5,293 Dolphins ?
Angelina College Lufkin, Texas 1966 Public 5,000 Roadrunners ?
Blinn College Brenham, Texas 1884 Public 18,977 Buccaneers ?
Bossier Parish Community College Bossier City, Louisiana 1966 Public[a] 5,727 Cavaliers ?
Coastal Bend College Beeville, Texas 1965 Public 4,992 Cougars ?
Galveston College Galveston, Texas 1967 Public 2,400 Whitecaps ?
Jacksonville College Jacksonville, Texas 1899 Baptist ? Jaguars ?
Kilgore College Kilgore, Texas 1935 Public 5,000 Rangers ?
Lamar State College–Port Arthur Port Arthur, Texas 1909 Public[b] 2,740 Seahawks ?
Laredo College Laredo, Texas 1947 Public 8,749 Palominos ?
Lee College Baytown, Texas 1934 Public 7,790 Navigators ?
Navarro College Corsicana, Texas 1946 Public 10,000 Bulldogs ?
Northeast Texas Community College Mount Pleasant, Texas 1984 Public ? Eagles ?
Panola College Carthage, Texas 1947 Public ? Ponies ?
Paris Junior College Paris, Texas 1924 Public 5,000 Dragons ?
Trinity Valley Community College Athens, Texas 1946 Public 7,743 Cardinals ?
Tyler Junior College Tyler, Texas 1926 Public 12,500 Apaches ?
Victoria College Victoria, Texas 1925 Public 6,200 Pirates ?
Wharton County Junior College Wharton, Texas 1946 Public 5,892 Pioneers ?
Notes

Associate members[edit]

The SWJCC currently has the three campuses of San Jacinto College as members, all are public schools. As of 2022, San Jacinto merged its three mascots and teams (San Jacinto College–Central Ravens, San Jacinto College–North Gators, San Jacinto College–South Coyotes) into one mascot, the Ravens.[1][2]

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined SWJCC
sport(s)
San Jacinto College Pasadena, Texas 1961 Public 30,000 Ravens ? men's basketball, women's volleyball (central campus)
baseball, women's basketball (north campus)
men's soccer, softball (south campus)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "San Jacinto College debuts new College mascot | San Jacinto College". www.sanjac.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  2. ^ "WE ARE RAVENS: MASCOT HISTORY AND SELECTION". Retrieved 6 June 2024.

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