New England Collegiate Conference

New England Collegiate Conference
	NECC
Established	2007
Association	NCAA
Division	Division III
Members	10 (9 main members + 1 provisional member)
Sports fielded	16 men's: 8; women's: 8; ;
Region	New England
Headquarters	Mansfield, Massachusetts
Commissioner	Jacob VanRyn (since 2019)
Website	neccathletics.com
Locations

The New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) is an NCAA Division III college athletic conference based in the Northeastern United States.

History

In June 2007, nine colleges from New England announced the creation of a new athletic conference under the same NECC name.

The league, which began operations July 1, 2008, as a Division III conference, currently includes Bay Path College (Longmeadow, Mass.), Becker College (Leicester, Mass.), Dean College (Franklin, Mass.), Elms College (Chicopee, Mass.), Lesley University (Cambridge, Massachusetts), Mitchell College (New London, Conn.), Newbury College (Brookline, Mass.), Southern Vermont College (Bennington, Vt.), Eastern Nazarene College (Quincy, Mass.) and New England College (Henniker, N.H.) as members.

Southern Vermont College and Newbury College both announced they would cease operations after the 2018–19 academic year.[1][2]

Sports

**Conference sports**
Sport	Men's	Women's
Baseball	Y
Basketball	Y	Y
Cross Country	Y	Y
Esports	Y	Y
Field hockey		Y
Golf	Y
Lacrosse	Y	Y
Soccer	Y	Y
Softball		Y
Volleyball	Y	Y

Member schools

Full members

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined
Bay Path University†	Longmeadow, Massachusetts	Wildcats	1897	Private	3,225	2008
Becker College	Worcester, Massachusetts	Hawks	1784	Private	2,079	2008
Dean College±	Franklin, Massachusetts	Bulldogs	1865	Private	1,055	2017
Elms College	Chicopee, Massachusetts	Blazers	1899	Catholic	1,713	2008
Lesley University	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Lynx	1909	Private	9,625	2008
Mitchell College	New London, Connecticut	Mariners	1938	Private	1,000	2008
Eastern Nazarene College	Quincy, Massachusetts	Lions	1900	Private (Nazarene)	1,063	2018
New England College	Henniker, New Hampshire	Pilgrims	1946	Private	2,000	2018

† - Women's college, therefore not competing in men's sports
± - Started four-year provisional NCAA membership in 2017–18
Dean College will leave after the 2019–20 academic year for the Great Northeast Athletic Conference.[3]

Associate members

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	Primary Conference	NECC Sport
Babson College	Wellesley, Massachusetts	Beavers	1919	Private	3,200	2009–10	NEWMAC	Men's golf
Endicott College	Beverly, Massachusetts	Gulls	1939	Private	4,600	2011–12	CCC	Men's volleyball
Nichols College	Dudley, Massachusetts	Bison	1815	Private	1,915	2018–19	CCC	Men's volleyball
Northern Vermont University–Johnson	Johnson, Vermont	Badgers	1828[lower-alpha 1]	Public	1,333	2019–20	NAC	Men's volleyball
Springfield College	Springfield, Massachusetts	Pride	1885	Private	5,062	2008–09	NEWMAC	Men's golf
Manhattanville College	Purchase, New York	Valiants	1841	Private	2,494	2019-20	Skyline Conference	Woman's Field Hockey
Upper Iowa University	Fayette, Iowa	Peacocks	1857	Private	6,158	2020-21	NSIC	Esports
Mount St. Mary's University	Emmitsburg, Maryland	Mountaineers	1808	Private	2,240	2020-21	NEC	Esports
Boise State University	Boise, Idaho	Broncos	1932	Public	25,540	2020-21	MWC	Esports
Westcliff University	Irvine, California	Warriors	1993	Pritvate	2,779	2020-21	NIAC - Cal Pac	Esports
University of Montana	Missoula, Montana	Grizzlies and Lady Griz	1893	Public	10,962	2020-21	Big Sky	Esports
Tiffin University	Tiffin, Ohio	Dragons	1888	Pritvate	4,282	2020-21	GMAC	Esports
California State University, Dominguez Hills	Carson, California	Toros	1960	Public	17,027	2020-21	CCAA	Esports
Illinois Wesleyan University	Bloomington, Illinois	Titans	1850	Private	1,893	2020-21	CCIW	Esports
Hocking College	Nelsonville, Ohio	Hawks	1968	Public	3,671	2020-21	NJCAA - OCCAC	Esports
Northcentral Technical College	Wausau, Wisconsin	Timberwolves	1912	State Technical College	-	2020-21	-	Esports
University of Rio Grande	Rio Grande, Ohio	RedStorm	1876	Private	2,300	2020-21	NAIA - RSC	Esports
Northern Essex Community College	Essex County, Massachusetts	Knights	1961	Public	6,600	2020-21	NJCAA - MCCAA	Esports
Monroe College	New York City, New York	Mustangs	1933	Private	6,794	2020-21	NJCAA	Esports
Midland University	Fremont, Nebraska	Warriors	1883	Private	-	2020-21	NAIA - GPAC	Esports
Jackson College	Jackson, Michigan	Jets	1928	Community college	5,487	2020-21	NJCAA	Esports
Randolph–Macon College	Ashland, Virginia	Yellow Jackets	1830	Private	1,419	2020-21	ODAC	Esports
St. Ambrose University	Davenport, Iowa	Fighting Bees	1882	Private	3,607	2020-21	NAIA	Esports
Valparaiso University	Valparaiso, Indiana	Crusaders	1859	Private	4,500	2020-21	MVC	Esports
Newberry College	Newberry, South Carolina	Wolves	1856	Private	1,250	2020-21	SAC	Esports
Lakeland University	Plymouth, Wisconsin	Muskies	1862	Private	3,973	2020-21	NACC	Esports
Howard Community College	Columbia, Maryland	Dragons	1966	Community college	29,894	2020-21	NJCAA - MDJUCO	Esports
Hood College	Frederick, Maryland	Blazers	1893	Private	2,052	2020-21	MAC	Esports
Champlain College	Burlington, Vermont	Beavers	1878	Private	2,900	2020-21	-	Esports
Central Methodist University	Fayette, Missouri	Eagles	1854	Private	3,382	2020-21	NAIA - HAAC	Esports
Carroll University	Waukesha, Wisconsin	Pioneers	1846	Private	3,358	2020-21	CCIW	Esports
California State University, Sacramento	Sacramento, California	Hornets	1947	Public	31,156	2020-21	Big Sky	Esports
Kansas Wesleyan University	Salina, Kansas	Coyotes	1886	Private	710	2020-21	NAIA - KCAC	Esports

Northern Vermont University was founded in 2018 by the merger of Johnson State College, founded in 1828, and Lyndon State College, founded in 1911. The two campuses continue to operate separate athletic programs.

Future associate members

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joining	Primary conference	NECC sport
The Sage Colleges (Sage)[lower-alpha 1]	Albany, New York[lower-alpha 2]	Gators	1916[lower-alpha 3]	Private	850[lower-alpha 4]	2020–21[4]	Empire 8	Men's volleyball

The Sage Colleges, which are recognized by the NECC, NCAA, and the state of New York as a single institution, consist of three components—the women-only Russell Sage College, the coeducational Sage College of Albany (SCA), and the Sage Graduate Schools. In the context of the NECC, Sage's team consists exclusively of SCA students, since SCA is the only Sage component that enrolls male undergraduates.
Sage has campuses in both Albany and Troy, New York, but SCA operates only in Albany.
The Sage Colleges date their history to the establishment of Russell Sage College in 1916. SCA was established in 1949 and adopted its current name in 2002.
Reflects only enrollment in SCA, as it is the only Sage component from which men's volleyball can draw players. Sage's overall undergraduate enrollment is about 1,600.

Former members

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Joined	Left	Current Conference
Daniel Webster College	Nashua, New Hampshire	Eagles	1965	Private	2008	2017	N/A (ceased operations)
Newbury College	Brookline, Massachusetts	Nighthawks	1962	Private	2008	2019	N/A (ceased operations)
Regis College¹	Weston, Massachusetts	Pride	1927	Catholic	2011	2017	GNAC
Southern Vermont College	Bennington, Vermont	Mountaineers	1926	Private	2008	2019	N/A (ceased operations)
Wheelock College	Boston, Massachusetts	Wildcats	1888	Private	2008	2018	N/A (merged with Boston University)

Membership timeline

References

Therrien, Jim (March 4, 2019). "Shock as Southern Vermont College announces closing". Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
Krantz, Laura; Fernandes, Deirdre (December 14, 2018). "Newbury College to shut down in the spring". Boston Globe.
https://www.thegnac.com/general/2019-20/releases/20190709m6sfsz
"Sage Men's Volleyball to Join NECC as Associate Member in 2020-21" (Press release). New England Collegiate Conference. August 19, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.

External links

Official website

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[4] Northern Vermont University was founded in 2018 by the merger of Johnson State College, founded in 1828, and Lyndon State College, founded in 1911. The two campuses continue to operate separate athletic programs.

[5] The Sage Colleges, which are recognized by the NECC, NCAA, and the state of New York as a single institution, consist of three components—the women-only Russell Sage College, the coeducational Sage College of Albany (SCA), and the Sage Graduate Schools. In the context of the NECC, Sage's team consists exclusively of SCA students, since SCA is the only Sage component that enrolls male undergraduates.

[6] Sage has campuses in both Albany and Troy, New York, but SCA operates only in Albany.

[7] The Sage Colleges date their history to the establishment of Russell Sage College in 1916. SCA was established in 1949 and adopted its current name in 2002.

[8] Reflects only enrollment in SCA, as it is the only Sage component from which men's volleyball can draw players. Sage's overall undergraduate enrollment is about 1,600.

[1] Therrien, Jim (March 4, 2019). "Shock as Southern Vermont College announces closing". Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved March 12, 2019.

[2] Krantz, Laura; Fernandes, Deirdre (December 14, 2018). "Newbury College to shut down in the spring". Boston Globe.

[3] ttps://www.thegnac.com/general/2019-20/releases/20190709m6sfsz

[9] "Sage Men's Volleyball to Join NECC as Associate Member in 2020-21" (Press release). New England Collegiate Conference. August 19, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.