Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference

Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC)

Established	1961
Association	NCAA
Division	Division II
Members	14
Sports fielded	15 (men's: 7; women's: 8)
Region	Atlantic Coast
Headquarters	New Haven, Connecticut
Commissioner	Daniel Mara (since 2006)
Website	caccathletics.org
Locations

The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (or CACC) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s Division II. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the states of Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

The CACC was founded in 1961 as an NAIA conference, and later joined the NCAA in 2002 on provisional status. The CACC Conference Office has been located in New Haven, Connecticut since 2004, the same year that it upgraded to full active status. The CACC has three full-time staff members and one part-time.^[1]

Member schools

Current members

Institution	Location	Founded	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined
Bloomfield College	Bloomfield, New Jersey	1868	2,100	Bears	1961
Caldwell University	Caldwell, New Jersey	1939	2,213	Cougars	1987
Chestnut Hill College	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1924	2,301	Griffins	2007
Concordia College	Bronxville, New York	1881	2,431	Clippers	2009
Dominican College	Orangeburg, New York	1952	1,998	Chargers	1982
Felician University	Rutherford, New Jersey	1923	2,109	Golden Falcons	1999
Georgian Court University	Lakewood, New Jersey	1908	2,313	Lions	1983
Goldey–Beacom College	Wilmington, Delaware	1886	1,352	Lightning	1999
Holy Family University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1954	2,100	Tigers	1999
Nyack College	Nyack, New York	1882	3,318	Warriors	1961
Philadelphia University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1884	3,540	Rams	2005
Post University	Waterbury, Connecticut	1890	7,317	Eagles	1987
Sciences !University of the Sciences	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1821	2,749	Devils	1999
Wilmington University	New Castle, Delaware	1968	3,300	Wildcats	1999

Former members

Institution	Location	Founded	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current Conference
Dowling College	Oakdale, New York	1955	Golden Lions	1961	1989	Closed in 2016
King's !The King's College	New York City, New York	1938	Lions	1961	1989	NCCAA
Long Island University–Post	Brookville, New York	1954	Pioneers	1961	1989	East Coast
Marist College	Poughkeepsie, New York	1929	Red Foxes	1961	1981	Metro Atlantic (NCAA D-I)
Monmouth University	West Long Branch, New Jersey	1933	Hawks	1961	1985	Metro Atlantic (NCAA D-I)
New Jersey Institute of Technology	Newark, New Jersey	1968	Highlanders	2000	2006	Atlantic Sun (NCAA D-I)
Saint Thomas !St. Thomas Aquinas College	Sparkill, New York	1952	Spartans	1965	1999	East Coast
Southampton College of Long Island University	Southampton, New York	1963	Colonials	1961	1989	Closed in 2005

Membership timeline

Full member (all sports) Full member (non-football) Associate member (football-only) Associate member (sport)

Sports

A divisional format is used for basketball (M / W) and volleyball.
North Bloomfield College Caldwell Concordia College Dominican College Felician Nyack College Post	South Chestnut Hill College Georgian Court Goldey–Beacom College Holy Family Philadelphia Sciences Wilmington

**Conference sports**
Sport	Men's	Women's
Baseball	Y
Basketball	Y	Y
Cross Country	Y	Y
Golf	Y
Lacrosse		Y
Soccer	Y	Y
Softball		Y
Tennis	Y	Y
Track & Field Outdoor	Y	Y
Volleyball		Y

Men's sponsored sports by school

School	Baseball	Basketball	Cross Country	Golf	Soccer	Tennis	Track & Field Outdoor	Total CACC Sports
Bloomfield College	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	6
Caldwell	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	6
Chestnut Hill College	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Concordia College	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y			5
Dominican College	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	6
Felician	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y			5
Georgian Court		Y	Y		Y		Y	4
Goldey-Beacom College	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y			5
Holy Family		Y	Y		Y		Y	4
Nyack College	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	6
Philadelphia	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Post	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Sciences	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y		5
Wilmington	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y			5
Totals	12	14	14	10	13	6	9	78

Sciences — Track & Field Outdoor (M) begins play in 2017.^[2]

Women's sponsored sports by school

School	Basketball	Cross Country	Lacrosse	Soccer	Softball	Tennis	Track & Field Outdoor	Volleyball	Total CACC Sports
Bloomfield College	Y	Y		Y	Y		Y	Y	6
Caldwell	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Chestnut Hill College	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Concordia College	Y	Y		Y	Y			Y	5
Dominican College	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	7
Felician	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	7
Georgian Court	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	7
Goldey-Beacom College	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y		Y	6
Holy Family	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Nyack College	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	7
Philadelphia	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Post	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Sciences	Y	Y			Y	Y		Y	5
Wilmington	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	7
Totals	14	14	10	13	14	8	10	14	97

Sciences — Track & Field Outdoor (W) begins play in 2017.

Other sponsored sports by school

School	Men			Women					Co-ed
School	Ice Hockey	Lacrosse	Track & Field Indoor	Bowling ^‡	Golf	Ice Hockey	Rowing	Track & Field Indoor	Rifle ^‡
Caldwell				NEC
Chestnut Hill College		ECC	IND	IND				IND
Dominican College		ECC
Felician				ECC
Georgian Court		IND	ECC					ECC
Holy Family			IND					IND
Philadelphia					IND		IND
Post	IND	IND		IND	IND	IND
Sciences									MAC
Wilmington				IND

^‡ — D-I sport
Felician (IND) — Lacrosse (M) begins play in 2017.^[3]

References

↑ http://www.caccathletics.org/information/About_the_CACC
↑ "Devils Take Next Stride By Adding Track & Field". University of the Sciences. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
↑ "Felician To Add Men's Lacrosse, Names John Giunta First Coach". Felician University Athletics. Retrieved November 23, 2015.

External links

Official website

Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference

Members	Bloomfield Bears Caldwell Cougars Chestnut Hill Griffins Concordia Clippers Dominican Chargers Felician Golden Falcons Georgian Court Lions Goldey–Beacom Lightning Holy Family Tigers Nyack Warriors Philadelphia Rams Post Eagles Sciences Devils Wilmington Wildcats

NCAA Division II

Atlantic	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Mountain East Conference Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Independent — Bluefield State College

Central	Great American Conference Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

East	Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference East Coast Conference Northeast-10 Conference

Midwest	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Great Lakes Valley Conference Great Midwest Athletic Conference Independent — Oakland City University Salem International University

South	Gulf South Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Sunshine State Conference Independent — Auburn University at Montgomery

South Central	Heartland Conference Lone Star Conference Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

Southeast	Conference Carolinas Peach Belt Conference South Atlantic Conference

West	California Collegiate Athletic Association Great Northwest Athletic Conference Pacific West Conference

Division II	Independents ECAC Division II Lacrosse League

NCAA	Conferences Institutions Baseball (Championship) Basketball (Men, Women) Cross Country (Men, Women) Field Hockey (Championship) Football (Championship) Golf (Men, Women) Lacrosse (Men, Women) Rowing (Championship) Soccer (Men, Women) Softball (Championship) Swimming & Diving (Men, Women) Tennis (Men, Women) Track & Field (Men's indoor and outdoor, Women's indoor and outdoor) Volleyball (Championship) Wrestling (Championship) Discontinued — Ice Hockey (Championship)

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