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California Community College Athletic Association
The California Community College Athletic Association is a sports association for community colleges in the U.S. state of California. It oversees 103 athletic programs throughout the state....
. The conference was established in 1950, making it the oldest community college conference in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Its members are primarily based in the Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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region.
Members
The league currently has 14 full members:| Institution | Location | Founded | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Hancock College Allan Hancock College Allan Hancock College is a California public community college located in Santa Maria in northern Santa Barbara County. Approximately 11,000 credit and more than 5,500 noncredit and community services students enroll each semester.-History:... |
Santa Maria, California Santa Maria, California Santa Maria is a city in Santa Barbara County, on the Central Coast of California. The 2010 census population was 100,062, putting it ahead of Santa Barbara for the first time and making it the largest city in the county... |
1920 | 18,500 |
| Bakersfield College Bakersfield College Bakersfield College is a public community college located in Bakersfield, California, USA. Bakersfield College has an official Twitter account at @bcrenegades and an official... |
Bakersfield, California Bakersfield, California Bakersfield is a city near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California. It is roughly equidistant between Fresno and Los Angeles, to the north and south respectively.... |
1913 | 15,000 |
| College of the Canyons College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is a public two-year community college that operates within the Santa Clarita Community College District. The college is located on of rolling, tree-dotted hills in the incorporated city of Santa Clarita in northern Los Angeles County, California. The college’s address is:... |
Santa Clarita, California Santa Clarita, California Santa Clarita is the fourth largest city in Los Angeles County, California, United States and the twenty-fourth largest city in the state of California. The 2010 US Census reported the city's population grew 16.7% from the year 2000 to 176,320 residents. It is located about northwest of downtown... |
1969 | 17,089 |
| Citrus College Citrus College Citrus College is a community college located in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendora, California; the Citrus Community College District which supports the school includes the communities of Glendora, Azusa, Charter Oak, Claremont, Monrovia, and Duarte. The school is the oldest public community... |
Glendora, California Glendora, California Glendora is a municipality in Los Angeles County, California, United States, east of downtown Los Angeles. As of the 2010 census, the population of Glendora was 50,073.... |
1915 | 11,000 |
| Cuesta College Cuesta College Cuesta College is a public community college located in San Luis Obispo County near the Central Coast of California. It currently offers 76 Associate's degree programs and 96 certificate programs... |
San Luis Obispo, California San Luis Obispo, California San Luis Obispo is a city in California, located roughly midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles on the Central Coast. Founded in 1772 by Spanish Fr. Junipero Serra, San Luis Obispo is one of California’s oldest communities... |
1963 | 11,150 |
| Glendale Community College | Glendale, California Glendale, California Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city population is 191,719, down from 194,973 at the 2000 census. making it the third largest city in Los Angeles County and the 22nd largest city in the state of California... |
1927 | 19,029 |
| Los Angeles Pierce College Los Angeles Pierce College Los Angeles Pierce College, also known as Pierce College, Pierce, is a community college that serves more than 23,000 students in the northern Chalk Hills of Woodland Hills, a community within the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California.The college began with 70 students... |
Woodland Hills, California | 1947 | 18,000 |
| Los Angeles Valley College Los Angeles Valley College Los Angeles Valley College is a community college located in the Valley Glen district of Los Angeles, California in the east-central San Fernando Valley. The school is a part of the Los Angeles Community College District.... |
Valley Glen, California | 1949 | 17,000 |
| Moorpark College Moorpark College Moorpark College is a California state college located on a property reclining on a hill in Moorpark, a town in Ventura County, California. It was established in 1967 and as of 2006, had an enrollment of 16,580 students and 175 full-time faculty members.... |
Moorpark, California Moorpark, California Moorpark is a city in Southern California. It was founded in 1900 by Robert Poindexter, presumably named after the moorpark apricots that grew in the area. The city has experienced a great amount of growth since the late 1970s... |
1963 | 15,400 |
| Oxnard College Oxnard College Oxnard College is a California-state funded community college located in Oxnard, California. It was established in 1975. It serves the Oxnard Plain cities of Oxnard, Camarillo, and the town of Port Hueneme. The college offers two year degrees, as well as career and technical education programs to... |
Oxnard, California Oxnard, California Oxnard is the 113th largest city in the United States, 19th largest city in California and largest city in Ventura County, California, by way of population. It is located at the western edge of the fertile Oxnard Plain, and is an important agricultural center, with its distinction as the... |
1975 | 7,233 |
| Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara City College is a two-year community college founded in 1909. It is located on a campus right over the beach in the city of Santa Barbara, California, USA. SBCC offers associate degrees in English, Social Sciences, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, and occupational and... |
Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean... |
1909 | 17,000 |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica College Santa Monica College is a two-year, public, junior college located in Santa Monica, California.Santa Monica College was first opened in 1929 as Santa Monica Junior College. Current enrollment is over 30,000 students in more than 90 fields of study... |
Santa Monica, California Santa Monica, California Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, US. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is surrounded on three sides by the city of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles on the northeast, Mar Vista on the east, and... |
1929 | 32,000 |
| Ventura College Ventura College Ventura College is a California-state funded community college located in Ventura, California, USA. Established in 1925, the college has a campus with an enrollment of 14,456 students. The college is part of the Ventura County Community College District.... |
Ventura, California Ventura, California Ventura is the county seat of Ventura County, California, United States, incorporated in 1866. The population was 106,433 at the 2010 census, up from 100,916 at the 2000 census. Ventura is accessible via U.S... |
1925 | 13,000 |
| West Los Angeles College West Los Angeles College West Los Angeles College is a community college located in Culver City, California. It opened in 1969 and serves approximately 10,000 students.... |
Culver City, California Culver City, California Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 38,883, up from 38,816 at the 2000 census. It is mostly surrounded by the city of Los Angeles, but also shares a border with unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Culver... |
1969 | 8,000 |
- Allan Hancock BulldogsAllan Hancock CollegeAllan Hancock College is a California public community college located in Santa Maria in northern Santa Barbara County. Approximately 11,000 credit and more than 5,500 noncredit and community services students enroll each semester.-History:...
- Bakersfield RenegadesBakersfield CollegeBakersfield College is a public community college located in Bakersfield, California, USA. Bakersfield College has an official Twitter account at @bcrenegades and an official...
- Canyons CougarsCollege of the CanyonsCollege of the Canyons is a public two-year community college that operates within the Santa Clarita Community College District. The college is located on of rolling, tree-dotted hills in the incorporated city of Santa Clarita in northern Los Angeles County, California. The college’s address is:...
- Citrus OwlsCitrus CollegeCitrus College is a community college located in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendora, California; the Citrus Community College District which supports the school includes the communities of Glendora, Azusa, Charter Oak, Claremont, Monrovia, and Duarte. The school is the oldest public community...
- Cuesta CougarsCuesta CollegeCuesta College is a public community college located in San Luis Obispo County near the Central Coast of California. It currently offers 76 Associate's degree programs and 96 certificate programs...
- Glendale Vaqueros
- L.A. Pierce BrahmasLos Angeles Pierce CollegeLos Angeles Pierce College, also known as Pierce College, Pierce, is a community college that serves more than 23,000 students in the northern Chalk Hills of Woodland Hills, a community within the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California.The college began with 70 students...
- L.A. Valley MonarchsLos Angeles Valley CollegeLos Angeles Valley College is a community college located in the Valley Glen district of Los Angeles, California in the east-central San Fernando Valley. The school is a part of the Los Angeles Community College District....
- Moorpark RaidersMoorpark CollegeMoorpark College is a California state college located on a property reclining on a hill in Moorpark, a town in Ventura County, California. It was established in 1967 and as of 2006, had an enrollment of 16,580 students and 175 full-time faculty members....
- Oxnard CondorsOxnard CollegeOxnard College is a California-state funded community college located in Oxnard, California. It was established in 1975. It serves the Oxnard Plain cities of Oxnard, Camarillo, and the town of Port Hueneme. The college offers two year degrees, as well as career and technical education programs to...
- Santa Barbara VaquerosSanta Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara City College is a two-year community college founded in 1909. It is located on a campus right over the beach in the city of Santa Barbara, California, USA. SBCC offers associate degrees in English, Social Sciences, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, and occupational and...
- Santa Monica CorsairsSanta Monica CollegeSanta Monica College is a two-year, public, junior college located in Santa Monica, California.Santa Monica College was first opened in 1929 as Santa Monica Junior College. Current enrollment is over 30,000 students in more than 90 fields of study...
- Ventura PiratesVentura CollegeVentura College is a California-state funded community college located in Ventura, California, USA. Established in 1925, the college has a campus with an enrollment of 14,456 students. The college is part of the Ventura County Community College District....
- West L.A. WildcatsWest Los Angeles CollegeWest Los Angeles College is a community college located in Culver City, California. It opened in 1969 and serves approximately 10,000 students....
Conference Venues
| School | Football stadium | Stadium capacity | Basketball arena | Arena capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Hancock College | TBA | TBA | Joe White Memorial Gymnasium | TBA |
| Bakersfield College | Memorial Stadium | 20,000 | TBA | TBA |
| College of the Canyons | Cougar Stadium | 7,500 | TBA | TBA |
| Citrus College | Citrus Stadium | 10,000 | The Owl's Nest | 2,000 |
| Cuesta College | Non-Football School | N/A | TBA | TBA |
| Glendale College | Sartoris Field | TBA | Verdugo Gym | TBA |
| Los Angeles Pierce College | John Shepard Stadium | 5,500 | TBA | TBA |
| Los Angeles Valley College | Monarch Stadium | 10,000 | TBA | TBA |
| Moorpark College | Griffin Stadium | 6,000 | Raider Pavilion | TBA |
| Oxnard College | Non-Football School | N/A | Condor Center | TBA |
| Santa Barbara City College | La Playa Stadium | 10,000 | Sports Pavilion | TBA |
| Santa Monica College | Corsair Field | 4,850 | Corsair Pavilion | 1,600 |
| Ventura College | Ventura Sports Complex | 3,000 | Event Center | 1,800 |
| West Los Angeles College | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |