new england small college athletic conference 

Statements about this table:
bowdoin college be 1 of 2 school found in the late 1700s
amherst college and tufts university be both in massachusetts
there be 3 school locate in maine
connecticute college be 1 of 2 methodist school
amherst college and tufts university be both in new york
there be only 2 school locate in maine
connecticut college be 1 of 2 universalist school
9 school join in 1982
institution
location
nickname
founded
founding religious affiliation
enrollment
joined
amherst college
amherst , massachusetts
lord jeffs
1821
congregationalist
1817
1971
bates college
lewiston , maine
bobcats
1855
free will baptist
1769
1971
bowdoin college
brunswick , maine
polar bears
1794
congregationalist
1777
1971
colby college
waterville , maine
white mules
1813
northern baptist
1838
1971
institution
location
nickname
founded
founding religious affiliation
enrollment
joined
connecticut college
new london , connecticut
camels
1911
methodist
1911
1982
hamilton college
clinton , new york
continentals
1793
presbyterian
1864
1971
middlebury college
middlebury , vermont
panthers
1800
congregationalist
2507
1971
institution
location
nickname
founded
founding religious affiliation
enrollment
joined
trinity college
hartford , connecticut
bantams
1823
episcopalian
2344
1971
tufts university
medford , massachusetts
jumbos
1852
universalist
5138
1971
wesleyan university
middletown , connecticut
cardinals
1831
methodist
2870
1971