 ounded in 1983, the North Coast Athletic Conference is dedicated to fostering a complementary relationship between intercollegiate athletics and the pursuit of academic excellence. Consisting of 10 academically selective colleges and universities in Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania — Allegheny College, Denison University, Earlham College, Hiram College, Kenyon College, Oberlin College, Ohio Wesleyan University, Wabash College, Wittenberg University and The College of Wooster — the NCAC believes that high-level athletic programs need not be sacrificed in order to meet rigid academic standards.Significantly, all 10 NCAC institutions have been granted chapters of Phi Beta Kappa, the preeminent honor society for colleges and universities. Only 270 of the more than 3,000 four-year institutions in the United States have been so honored.  A member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III, the NCAC features championship competition in 22 sports — 11 for men and 11 for women. The 11 women's sports are among the most offered by any Division III conference, and the equality in number and emphasis between men’s and women’s athletics is just one of the elements that sets the North Coast apart.The goals of the conference express the best aspirations of American amateur athletics. The NCAC brings together a group of institutions which share a common allegiance to academic quality and to the conduct of athletics so as to support the educational purpose. Intercollegiate athletics can and should complement academic life, rather than compete with it, and sports should enhance the experience of students during their college years. This type of academic and athletic commitment has been led by the 10 school presidents, who have taken an active role in the governance of the conference. Forty-four teams from all 22 North Coast sports, and all 10 NCAC schools, were represented in NCAA post-season competition during the 2006-07 academic year. The NCAC added two Division III championships as Kenyon won men's and women's swimming. The NCAC's 23-year total of national championships stands at 55. In addition, 179 student-athletes from around the conference earned All-America and/or Academic All-America honors. The NCAC's commitment to equity, its broad base of athletic programs, and an unwavering insistence on excellence in academics has served as a model for conferences throughout the country. The North Coast has shown not only that these ideals can coexist, but that they can flourish. The NCAC continues as a pace-setter in the 21st century. Some related North Coast Athletic Conference links: |
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