New England Collegiate Conference


The New England Collegiate Conference 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, Becker College, Dean College, Elms College, Lesley University, Mitchell College, Newbury College, Southern Vermont College, Eastern Nazarene College and New England College as members.
Southern Vermont College and Newbury College both announced they would cease operations after the 2018–19 academic year.

Sports

SportMen'sWomen's
Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Field hockey
Golf
Lacrosse
Soccer
Softball
Volleyball

Member schools

Full members

† - 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.

Associate members

Future associate members

Former members

Membership timeline


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