| Maryland Junior College Athletic Conference | |
| Founded: | 1960s |
| Association: | NJCAA |
| Teams: | 17 |
| Sports: | 17 |
| Mens: | 8 |
| Womens: | 9 |
| Region: | Maryland – NJCAA Region 20 |
| Headquarters: | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Commissioner: | Greg Witkop [1] |
The Maryland Junior College Athletic Conference (MD JUCO) is a sports association for junior colleges in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). It belongs to Region XX (20) of the NJCAA. Chartered in the late 1960s, the MD JUCO is composed of 17 community colleges in the U.S. State of Maryland.
The MD JUCO currently has 17 full members, all but two are public schools:
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Colors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegany College of Maryland | Cumberland | 1961 | Public | 18,000 | Trojans | ? | ||
| Anne Arundel Community College | Arnold | 1961 | Public | 50,000 | Riverhawks | ? | ||
| Baltimore City Community College | Baltimore | 1947 | Public | 7,000 | Panthers | ? | ||
| Carroll Community College | Westminster | 1976 | Public | 8,000 | Lynx | ? | ||
| Cecil College | North East | 1968 | Public | 10,000 | Eagles | ? | ||
| Chesapeake College | Wye Mills | 1965 | Public | 2,700 | Skipjacks | ? | ||
| Community College of Baltimore County at Catonsville | Catonsville | 1957 | Public | 30,000 | Cardinals | ? | ||
| Community College of Baltimore County at Dundalk | Dundalk | 1971 | Public | 20,000 | Lions | ? | ||
| Community College of Baltimore County at Essex | Essex | 1957 | Public | 20,000 | Knights | ? | ||
| Frederick Community College | Frederick | 1957 | Public | 6,500 | Cougars | ? | ||
| Garrett College | McHenry | 1966 | Public | 6,000 | Lakers | ? | ||
| Hagerstown Community College | Hagerstown | 1946 | Public | 10,000 | Hawks | ? | ||
| Harford Community College | Churchville | 1957 | Public | 10,000 | Fighting Owls | ? | ||
| Howard Community College | Columbia | 1966 | Public | 29,000 | Dragons | ? | ||
| Montgomery College | Rockville | 1946 | Public | 60,000 | Raptors | ? | ||
| Prince George's Community College | Largo | 1958 | Public | 40,000 | Owls | ? | ||
| La Plata | 1958 | Public | 25,000 | Hawks | ? |
The MD JUCO offers 17 sports, 8 men's and 9 women's.
| Sport | Men's | Women's | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baseball | Yes | No | |
| Basketball | Yes | Yes | |
| Cheerleading | No | Yes | |
| Cross country | Yes | Yes | |
| Golf | Yes | No | |
| Lacrosse | Yes | Yes | |
| Soccer | Yes | Yes | |
| Softball | No | Yes | |
| Tennis | Yes | Yes | |
| Track & field | Yes | Yes | |
| Volleyball | No | Yes |
| School | Basketball | Lacrosse | Tennis | Soccer | Cross Country | Track & Field | Baseball | Golf | Total Sports | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegany | 4 | |||||||||
| Anne Arundel | 5 | |||||||||
| Baltimore City | 2 | |||||||||
| Cecil | 5 | |||||||||
| Chesapeake | 3 | |||||||||
| Catonsville | 4 | |||||||||
| Dundalk | 2 | |||||||||
| Essex | 4 | |||||||||
| Frederick | 3 | |||||||||
| Garrett | 4 | |||||||||
| Hagerstown | 5 | |||||||||
| Harford | 7 | |||||||||
| Howard | 5 | |||||||||
| Mountgomery | 5 | |||||||||
| Prince George's | 4 | |||||||||
| Southern Maryland | 5 | |||||||||
| Total Sports | 16 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 67 |
| School | Basketball | Lacrosse | Tennis | Soccer | Cross Country | Track & Field | Softball | Volleball | Cheerleading | Total Sports | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegany | 3 | ||||||||||
| Anne Arundel | 6 | ||||||||||
| Baltimore City | 4 | ||||||||||
| Cecil | 4 | ||||||||||
| Chesapeake | 3 | ||||||||||
| Catonsville | 7 | ||||||||||
| Dundalk | 4 | ||||||||||
| Essex | 6 | ||||||||||
| Frederick | 4 | ||||||||||
| Garrett | 3 | ||||||||||
| Hagerstown | 4 | ||||||||||
| Harford | 7 | ||||||||||
| Howard | 6 | ||||||||||
| Mountgomery | 5 | ||||||||||
| Prince George's | 5 | ||||||||||
| Southern Maryland | 5 | ||||||||||
| Total Sports | 16 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 76 |
The MD JUCO offers two program awards, The Presidents' Cup and The Sportsmanship Award.
The Presidents’ Cup is a points based award. A school will earn points based on its final standings in a sport, with first place earning the most points, and the number of points earned being relative to the number of schools sponsoring the sport. The school with the most points at the end of the school year wins the cup. As of the 2010-11 season, the cup is awarded to men's and women's sports separately.
The Sportsmanship Award is awarded to the school with the best sportsmanship at the end of each school year. The recipient is elected by representatives from each school.
The MD JUCO has two academic awards, The Student-Athlete of the Month Award, which is given to an individual man and woman athlete each month, and the MD JUCO All-Academic Team, in which student-athletes with a GPA of over 3.6 are elected too.
The MD JUCO has two All-MD JUCO teams (first team and second team) for individual athletes in each sport.
The MD JUCO schools can qualify to compete in the NJCAA Region 20 tournament championships for each respective sport. The MD JUCO teams also face off against their fellow Region XX conference, the Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association in the tournament.
Once a team wins the regional tournament, they go on to the NJCAA national tournament. Schools from the MD JUCO have won a total of 26 national championships.[2]
| School | Number of Titles | Sport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CCBC Essex | 9 | Men's Soccer: 1974; Field Hockey: 1977, 1978, 1980; Women's Soccer: 1983, 1993; Men's Lacrosse: 1991, 2004; Baseball: 1992 | |
| Anne Arundel | 4 | Men's Lacrosse: 1998; Softball: 2003; Women's Lacrosse: 2006, 2007 | |
| CCBC Catonsville | 4 | Women's Lacrosse: 2004, 2005, 2008; Women's Soccer: 2008 | |
| Montgomery | 4 | Golf: 1990; Women's Tennis: 2001, 2006; Women's Soccer: 2011 | |
| CCBC Dundalk | 1 | Men's Basketball: 2000 | |
| Cecil | 1 | Men's Basketball: 2006 | |
| Hagerstown | 1 | Men's Marathon: 2000 | |
| Harford | 1 | Field Hockey: 1995 | |
| Prince George's | 1 | Coneisha Smith (Women's Track & Field - 400 meters): 2012 |