# Mid-West Athletic Conference

The Mid-West Athletic Conference (MWAC) is an athletic conference in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The Mid-West Athletic Conference is a two-year college conference composing the two-year schools in Central and South Central Illinois, and one school in Southwestern Indiana, who also compete as part of the NJCAA in its Region XXIV (or Region 24). Conference championships are held in most sports and individuals can be named to All-Conference and All-Academic teams. The conference itself is a Division-II organization though some member schools feature teams that compete at the Division-I or Division-III levels.

## Member schools
### Current members

The MWAC currently has nine full members, all are public schools:
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined |
| Danville Area Community College | Danville, Illinois | 1946 | Public | 1,924 | Jaguars | 1990 |
| Heartland Community College | Normal, Illinois | 1991 | Public | 4,774 | Hawks | 2006 |
| Illinois Central College | East Peoria, Illinois | 1967 | Public | 7,044 | Cougars | 2005 |
| John Wood Community College | Quincy, Illinois | 1992 | Public | 1,718 | Trail Blazers | 1998 |
| Lewis & Clark Community College | Godfrey, Illinois | 1838 | Public | 3,973 | Trailblazers | 1990 |
| Lincoln Land Community College | Springfield, Illinois | 1969 | Public | 4,444 | Loggers | 1994 |
| Parkland College | Champaign, Illinois | 1966 | Public | 5,686 | Cobras | 1996 |
| Spoon River College | Canton, Illinois | 1959 | Public | 1,212 | Snappers | 1990 |
| Vincennes University | Vincennes, Indiana | 1801 | Public | 4,416 | Trailblazers | 2018 |

#### Notes

* ↑ Part of the Illinois Community College System.

### Former members

The MWAC had one former full member, which was also a private school:
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Current conference |
| Lincoln College | Lincoln, Illinois | 1865 | Nonsectarian | N/A | Lynx | ? | 2018 | N/A |

#### Notes

* ↑ Lincoln (Ill.) ceased operations in 2022.

## Sports

Teams in Mid-West Athletic Conference competition :
| Sport | Men's | Women's |
| Baseball | 9 | — |
| Basketball | 8 | 8 |
| Golf | 6 | — |
| Soccer | 5 | 6 |
| Softball | — | 8 |
| Volleyball | — | 8 |

### Men's sponsored sports by school

| School | Base­ball | Basket­ball | Golf | Soccer | Total |
| Danville Area Community College | Y | Y | Y | N | 3 |
| Heartland Community College | Y | N | Y | Y | 3 |
| Illinois Central College | Y | Y | Y | Y | 4 |
| John Wood Community College | Y | Y | N | Y | 3 |
| Lewis & Clark Community College | Y | Y | Y | Y | 4 |
| Lincoln Land Community College | Y | Y | N | N | 2 |
| Parkland College | Y | Y | Y | Y | 4 |
| Spoon River College | Y | Y | N | N | 3 |
| Vincennes University | Y | Y | Y | N | 3 |
| Totals | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 28 |
Men's varsity not sponsored by the Mid-West Athletic Conference that are played by schools :
| School | Cross Country | E-Sports | Tennis | Bowling | Track and Field |
| Danville Area Community College | Yes | Yes | | | |
| Heartland Community College | Yes | Yes | | | |
| John Wood Community College | | Yes | | |
| Lewis & Clark Community College | | | Yes | | |
| Parkland College | | Yes | | |
| Spoon River College | | Yes | | | |
| Vincennes University | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Yes |

### Women's sponsored sports by school

| School | Basket­ball | Soccer | Softball | Volley­ball | Total |
| Danville Area Community College | Y | N | Y | N | 2 |
| Heartland Community College | N | Y | Y | Y | 3 |
| Illinois Central College | Y | Y | Y | Y | 3 |
| John Wood Community College | Y | Y | Y | Y | 4 |
| Lewis & Clark Community College | Y | Y | Y | Y | 4 |
| Lincoln Land Community College | Y | Y | Y | Y | 4 |
| Parkland College | Y | Y | Y | Y | 4 |
| Spoon River College | Y | N | Y | Y | 3 |
| Vincennes University | Y | N | N | Y | 2 |
| Totals | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 30 |
Women's varsity not sponsored by the Mid-West Athletic Conference that are played by schools
| School | Golf | Cross Country | E-Sports | Tennis | Track and Field |
| Danville Area Community College | Yes | Yes | Yes | | |
| Heartland Community College | | Yes | Yes | | |
| John Wood Community College | | | Yes | | |
| Lewis & Clark Community College | | | | Yes | |
| Lincoln Land Community College | | | Yes | | |
| Spoon River College | | | Yes | | |
| Vincennes University | | Yes | Yes | | Yes |