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Tennessee Junior and Community College Athletic Association

Also known as the TJCCAA and Region 7, the Tennessee Junior and Community College Athletic Conference, commonly referred to as the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA) and a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), is a junior college athletic conference for technological and community colleges in Tennessee and Kentucky. Conference championships are held in most sports and individuals can be named to All-Conference and All-Academic teams.

Member schools

Current members

The TJCCAC currently has 11 full members, all are public schools:

Institution Location[a] Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Division
Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga 1965 Public[b] 10,121 Tigers ? Eastern
Cleveland State Community College Cleveland 1967 3,700 Cougars 1968 Eastern
Columbia State Community College Columbia 1966 5,437 Chargers 1968 Western
Dyersburg State Community College Dyersburg 1969 ? Eagles ? Western
Jackson State Community College Jackson 1967 ? Green Jays 1968 Western
Motlow State Community College Tullahoma 1969 5,000 Bucks ? Eastern
Pellissippi State Community College Hardin Valley 1974 ? Panthers 2023 Eastern
Roane State Community College Harriman 1969 6,214 Raiders ? Eastern
Southwest Tennessee Community College Memphis 2000 6,391 Saluqis ? Western
Volunteer State Community College Gallatin 1971 8,900 Pioneers ? Western
Walters State Community College Morristown 1970 6,980 Senators ? Eastern
Notes
  1. ^ All locations are within the State of Tennessee.
  2. ^ Part of the Tennessee Board of Regents.

Former members

The TJCCAC had six former full members, all were private schools:

Institution Location[a] Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Current
conference
Chattanooga City College Chattanooga 1949 Baptist
(HPBC) 		N/A ? 1968 1969 N/A[b]
Cumberland College[c] Lebanon 1842 Nonsectarian 2,550 Phoenix 1968 ? Mid-South (MSC)[d]
Freed–Hardeman College[e] Henderson 1869 Churches
of Christ 		2,283 Lions 1968 ? Mid-South (MSC)[d]
Hiwassee College Madisonville 1849 United
Methodist 		N/A Tigers 1968 ? Closed in 2019
Martin College[f] Pulaski 1870 Public[g] 1,000 RedHawks 1968 ? Southern States (SSAC)[d]
Morristown College Morristown 1881 Methodist
Episcopal 		N/A Red Knights 1968 ? Closed in 1994
Notes
  1. ^ All locations are within the State of Tennessee.
  2. ^ Merged with the University of Chattanooga to become the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC).
  3. ^ Currently known as Cumberland University since 1982.
  4. ^ a b c Currently an NAIA athletic conference.
  5. ^ Currently known as Freed–Hardeman University since 1990.
  6. ^ Later known as Martin Methodist College in 1986; currently known as the University of Tennessee Southern since 2021.
  7. ^ Part of the University of Tennessee System.

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