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Established
  
1989

Division
  
Division II

Association
  
NCAA

Members
  
10

East Coast Conference

Sports fielded
  
18 (men's: 8; women's: 10)

Region
  
Northeastern United States

The East Coast Conference (ECC) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s Division II. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the states of Connecticut and New York, as well as the District of Columbia.

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History

The East Coast Conference was founded in 1989 as the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference. Its charter members included:

  • Adelphi University (1989 to 2009)
  • Concordia College (1989 to 2009)
  • C.W. Post College (1989 to present)
  • Dowling College (1989 to 2016)
  • Mercy College (1989 to present)
  • Molloy College (1989 to present)
  • New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) (1989 to present)
  • Pace University (1989 to 1997)
  • Queens College (1989 to present)
  • Southampton College of Long Island University (1989 to 2005)

    • Other members that joined were:

  • University of Bridgeport (2000 to present)
  • University of New Haven (2002 to 2008)
  • New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) (1997 to 2000)
  • Philadelphia University (1991 to 2005)
  • College of Saint Rose (1991 to 2000)
  • St. Thomas Aquinas College (2000 to present)
  • University of the District of Columbia (2011 to present)
  • Roberts Wesleyan College (2012 to present)
  • Daemen College (2013 to present)

    • The ECC has become a lacrosse powerhouse, seeing six ECC teams win the Division II Men's Lacrosse championship over the past 10 years. In addition, at least 1 ECC team has competed in 13 the last 14 championship games. Recent ECC champions include Adelphi (1998, 1999, 2001), C.W. Post (1996, 2006 Tri-Champion), Dowling College (2006 Tri-Champion), NYIT (1997, 2003, 2005, 2008), and Mercyhurst College (2006 Tri-Champion, 2007)

    Affiliate members

  • Adelphi — was a full member from 1989–2009.
  • Georgian Court — track & field outdoor (W) was an affiliate member in 2012–13.
  • Chestnut Hill College, Dominican College — lacrosse (M) begins Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference competition in 2017.

    • Membership timeline

     Full member (all sports)   Full member (non-football)   Associate member (football-only)   Associate member (sport) 

    Sports

    The East Coast Conference sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in the following sports:

    Women's sponsored sports by school

  • ‡ — D-I sport

    • Other sponsored sports by school

  • ‡ — D-I sport
  • Roberts Wesleyan (IND) — Swimming & Diving (M), Swimming & Diving (W) begin play in 2017.

    • References

    East Coast Conference Wikipedia
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