Commonwealth Coast Conference

Commonwealth Coast Conference
	CCC
Established	1984
Association	NCAA
Division	Division III
Members	9
Sports fielded	21 men's: 11; women's: 10; ;
Region	New England
Headquarters	Springfield, Massachusetts
Commissioner	Gregg M. Kaye (since 2007)
Website	cccathletics.com
Locations

The Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division III. Member institutions are located in New England in the states of Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.

The CCC does not directly sponsor football, but since 2017 has operated the single-sport Commonwealth Coast Football, a rebranding of the league formerly known as the New England Football Conference.

Member schools

Current members

Institution	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined
Curry College	Milton, Massachusetts	1879	Private	4,182	Colonels	1984
Endicott College	Beverly, Massachusetts	1939	Private	4,600	Gulls	1999
Gordon College	Wenham, Massachusetts	1889	Private (Evangelical)	2,109	Fighting Scots	1987
Nichols College	Dudley, Massachusetts	1815	Private	1,951	Bison	1995
Roger Williams University	Bristol, Rhode Island	1956	Private	5,365	Hawks	1985
Salve Regina University	Newport, Rhode Island	1934	Private (Catholic – Sisters of Mercy)	2,686	Seahawks	1984
University of New England	Biddeford, Maine	1831	Private	8,085	Nor'easters	1999
Wentworth Institute of Technology	Boston, Massachusetts	1904	Private	3,728	Leopards	1984
Western New England University	Springfield, Massachusetts	1919	Private	3,920	Golden Bears	2007

Associate members

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	Primary Conference	CCC Sports
Becker College	Worcester, Massachusetts	Hawks	1784	Private	2079	2016	NECC	Men's Ice Hockey Football
Husson University	Bangor, Maine	Eagles	1898	Private	3,100	2019	NAC	Football

Former members

Institution	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current Conference
Anna Maria College	Paxton, Massachusetts	1946	Private	1,432	AMCats	1984	2011	GNAC
Colby–Sawyer College	New London, New Hampshire	1837	Private	1,200	Chargers	1995	2011	NAC
Eastern Nazarene College	Quincy, Massachusetts	1900	Private (Nazarene)	1,063	Lions	1992	2018	NECC
Emerson College	Boston, Massachusetts	1880	Private	4,290	Lions	1984	1989	NEWMAC
Hellenic College	Brookline, Massachusetts	1937	Private	222	Owls	1984	1985	Dropped athletics
New England College	Henniker, New Hampshire	1946	Private	1,460	Pilgrims	1989	2011	NECC
Regis College†	Weston, Massachusetts	1927	Private	1,737	Pride	1988	2011	GNAC
United States Coast Guard Academy (Coast Guard)	New London, Connecticut	1876	Federal	1,045	Bears	1984	1987	NEWMAC

Note

† - Former women's college now-turned co-ed college (Regis (Mass.) since 2007-08)

Former associate members

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	Left	Primary Conference	CCC Sports
Johnson & Wales University	Providence, Rhode Island	Wildcats	1914	Private	16,000	2016	2018	GNAC	Men's Ice Hockey
Suffolk University	Boston, Massachusetts	Rams	1906	Private	16,095	2016	2018	GNAC	Men's Ice Hockey

Membership timeline

Sports

The CCC sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in 19 sports (18 championship, one invitational). The conference started sponsoring football in the 2017-18 season, absorbing the former football-only New England Football Conference, although the CCC football league technically remains a separate entity from the all-sports CCC under the identity of Commonwealth Coast Football.^[1]

**Championship Sports**
Sport	Men's	Women's
Baseball	Y
Basketball	Y	Y
Cross Country	Y	Y
Field hockey		Y
Football	Y
Golf	Y
Ice Hockey	Y
Lacrosse	Y	Y
Soccer	Y	Y
Softball		Y
Tennis	Y	Y
Track and Field		Y
Volleyball		Y

Invitational Sports

Track & Field (Men)

Sports Sponsorship
School	MXC	WXC	FH	FB	MSOC	WSOC	WTEN	WVB	MBB	MIH	WBB	BASE	GOLF	MLAX	WLAX	SOFT	MTEN	M T&F	W T&F
Curry		Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y
Endicott	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y
Gordon	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Nichols	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Roger Williams	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Salve Regina	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y		Y
U. of New England	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y
Wentworth	Y				Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Western New England	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y

References

↑ "Commonwealth Coast Conference To Administer Football Championship Beginning in 2017-18". Commonwealth Coast Conference.

External links

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[1] "Commonwealth Coast Conference To Administer Football Championship Beginning in 2017-18". Commonwealth Coast Conference.

Commonwealth Coast Conference
Full members	Curry Eastern Nazarene Endicott Gordon New England (ME) Nichols Roger Williams Salve Regina Wentworth Western New England
Men's ice hockey associate	Becker
See also	Commonwealth Coast Football

NCAA Division III hockey conferences
Men	Commonwealth Coast Conference Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference New England Hockey Conference New England Small College Athletic Conference Northern Collegiate Hockey Association State University of New York Athletic Conference United Collegiate Hockey Conference Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Women	Colonial Hockey Conference Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference New England Hockey Conference New England Small College Athletic Conference Northern Collegiate Hockey Association United Collegiate Hockey Conference Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA	College ice hockey NCAA Division III Championships: Men / Women