Ohio Collegiate Athletic Conference
Encyclopedia
The Ohio Collegiate Athletic Conference is a collegiate athletic conference
affiliated with the United States Collegiate Athletic Association
(USCAA) that began play as an athletic conference in 2009.
The OCAC is composed of seven colleges and universities throughout Ohio. Those members include Ohio State Marion, Clermont College, Clark State Community College, Southern State Community College, Ohio Christian University, World Harvest Bible College, and Temple Baptist College.
, basketball
, golf
, and soccer
for men; and in basketball
, softball
, soccer
, and volleyball
for women.
College athletics
College athletics refers primarily to sports and athletic competition organized and funded by institutions of tertiary education . In the United States, college athletics is a two-tiered system. The first tier includes the sports that are sanctioned by one of the collegiate sport governing bodies...
affiliated with the United States Collegiate Athletic Association
United States Collegiate Athletic Association
The United States Collegiate Athletic Association is a national organization in the USA for the intercollegiate athletic programs of less than 100 small colleges, community collegs and junior colleges. It holds 11 "National Championship" tournaments in seven sports...
(USCAA) that began play as an athletic conference in 2009.
The OCAC is composed of seven colleges and universities throughout Ohio. Those members include Ohio State Marion, Clermont College, Clark State Community College, Southern State Community College, Ohio Christian University, World Harvest Bible College, and Temple Baptist College.
Sports
The OCAC sponsors championships in baseballCollege baseball
College baseball is baseball that is played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education. Compared to football and basketball, college competition in the United States plays a less significant contribution to cultivating professional players, as the minor leagues primarily...
, basketball
College basketball
College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
, golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, and soccer
College soccer
College soccer is a term used to describe association football played by teams who are operated by colleges and universities as opposed to a professional league operated for exclusively financial purposes...
for men; and in basketball
College basketball
College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
, softball
College softball
College softball is softball as played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education, predominantly in the United States. College softball is normally played by women at the intercollegiate level, whereas college baseball is normally played by men.As with other intercollegiate...
, soccer
College soccer
College soccer is a term used to describe association football played by teams who are operated by colleges and universities as opposed to a professional league operated for exclusively financial purposes...
, and volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
for women.
Members
Institution | Location | Team Name | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Year Joined |
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Clermont College University of Cincinnati The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio.... |
Batavia, Ohio Batavia, Ohio Batavia is a village in and the county seat of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,617 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Batavia is located at .... |
Cougars | 1972 | Public | 3,241 | 2009 |
Clark State Community College Clark State Community College Clark State Community College began in 1962 as the Springfield and Clark County Technical Education Program in an effort to meet the post-secondary, technical education needs of Springfield and the surrounding area. In 1966 the name was changed to Clark County Technical Institute and was chartered... |
Springfield, Ohio Springfield, Ohio Springfield is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Clark County. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio and is situated on the Mad River, Buck Creek and Beaver Creek, approximately west of Columbus and northeast of Dayton. Springfield is home to Wittenberg... |
Eagles | 1962 | Public | 3,340 | 2009 |
Ohio Christian University Ohio Christian University Ohio Christian University is a private professions-based baccalaureate college in Circleville, Ohio. The school is denominationally affiliated with the Churches of Christ in Christian Union.-History:... |
Circleville, Ohio Circleville, Ohio Circleville is a city in and the county seat of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States, along the Scioto River. The population was 13,485 at the 2000 census.-History:... |
Trailblazers | 1948 | Private/Churches of Christ | 700 | 2009 |
Ohio State University, Marion Campus Ohio State University, Marion Campus The Ohio State University at Marion, often referred to as OSU Marion, is a regional campus of The Ohio State University located in Marion, Ohio. The campus was founded in 1957. Its campus is located north of Columbus. There are six buildings on the campus.OSU Marion has baccalaureate program... |
Marion, Ohio Marion, Ohio Marion is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Marion County. The municipality is located in north-central Ohio, approximately north of Columbus.... |
Scarlet Wave | 1957 | Public | 3,406 | 2009 |
Southern State Community College Southern State Community College Southern State Community College is a community college centrally based in Hillsboro, Ohio. The college is divided into four campuses located in Sardinia , Washington Courthouse , Hillsboro , and Wilmington , Ohio.... |
Hillsboro, Ohio Hillsboro, Ohio Hillsboro is a city in and the county seat of Highland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,605 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hillsboro is located at .... |
Patriots | 1975 | Public | 900 | 2009 |
Ohio Mid-Western College | Sharonville, Ohio Sharonville, Ohio Sharonville is a city in Butler and Hamilton counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 13,804 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sharonville is located at .It is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area.... |
Rams | 1972 | Private/Baptist Baptist Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion... |
200 | 2009 |
Valor Christian College Valor Christian College Valor Christian College is a private Bible college associated with the World Harvest Church. The campus is located in Canal Winchester, Ohio, approximately southeast of Columbus, Ohio, on property originally built by World Harvest Church... |
Canal Winchester, Ohio Canal Winchester, Ohio As of the census of 2000, there were 4,478 people, 1,664 households, and 1,264 families residing in the village. The 2004 census estimates that there are now 5,381 people residing in the village, and Canal Winchester may become a city within the next year or two. The population density was 702.9... |
Warriors | 1990 | Private/Pentecostal Christian | 450 | 2009 |