National Junior College Athletic Association
180px Logo NJCAA
Abbreviation	NJCAA
Motto	Promote and foster Junior College Athletics on Intersectional and National levels!
Formation	May 14, 1938 (Intercollegiate Athletic Association)
Legal status	Association
Headquarters	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Region served	United States
Membership	24 (Regions), 525 (Members)
Official languages	English
Executive Director	Mary Ellen Leicht
Main organ	Executive Committee
Website	www.NJCAA.org/index.cfm

Men and women Division III basketball championship trophies from 2003 at Suffolk County Community College

The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), founded in 1938, is an association of community college and junior college athletic departments throughout the United States. It is held as Divisions and Regions. The current NJCAA holds 24 separate regions.

History[link]

The idea for the NJCAA was conceived in 1937 at Fresno, California. A handful of junior college representatives met to organize an association that would promote and supervise a national program of junior college sports and activities consistent with the educational objectives of junior colleges.

The constitution presented at the charter meeting in Fresno on May 14, 1938, was accepted and the National Junior College Athletic Association became a functioning organization.

In 1949, the NJCAA was reorganized by dividing the nation into sixteen regions. The officers of the association were the president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, public relations director, and the sixteen regional vice presidents. Ironically, though the NJCAA was founded in California, it no longer operates there and has been supplanted instead by the unaffiliated California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) with 100+ colleges participating.

Division History[link]

Awards[link]

• Academic All-American by Sport
• NJCAA Academic Team of the Year by Sport
• BJ Graber Female Athlete of the Year by Sport
• David Rowlands Male Athlete of the Year by Sport
• Lea Plarski Award by Sport
• NJCAA Championship Ring National Sponsor by Sport
• NJCAA Service Awards by Sport

Halls of fame[link]

NJCAA Hall of Fame

See footnote^[1]

NJCAA Hall of Fame (Region XVI)

See footnote^[2]

NJCAA Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame

See footnotes^[3][4]

NJCAA Basketball Hall of Fame

See footnote^[5]

NJCAA Men's Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame

See footnote^[6]

NJCAA Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame

See footnote^[7]

NJCAA Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame

See footnote^[8]

Conferences[link]

• Region 1 Arizona Community College Athletic Conference
• Region 2 Bi-State Conference
• Region 3 Mid-State Athletic Conference, West New York Athletic Conference, Mountain Valley Athletic Conference (NY) (http://www.region3athletics.org/)
• Region 4 Illinois N4C Conference, Illinois Skyway Conference (http://www.illinoisskyway.org/), Arrowhead Conference
• Region 5 Metro Athletic Conference (NJCAA), North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference, Western Junior College Athletic Conference
• Region 6 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference
• Region 7 Tennessee Junior and Community College Athletic Association
• Region 8 Suncoast Conference
• Region 9 NJCAA Region 9, Mon-Dak Conference
• Region 10 Carolinas Junior College Conference
• Region 11 Iowa Community College Athletic Conference
• Region 12 Michigan Community College Athletic Association, Ohio Community College Athletic Conference
• Region 13 Minnesota College Athletic Conference, Mon-Dak Conference
• Region 14 Southwest Junior College Conference
• Region 15 Mid Hudson Conference
• Region 16 Missouri Community College Athletic Conference
• Region 17 Georgia Junior College Athletic Association
• Region 18 Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges, Scenic West Athletic Conference
• Region 19 Garden State Athletic Conference
• Region 20 Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association, Maryland Junior College Athletic Conference
• Region 21 Massachusetts Community College Athletic Association
• Region 22 Alabama Community College Conference
• Region 23 NJCAA Region 23
• Region 24 Mid-West Athletic Conference, Collegiate Conference of Central Illinois

Sports[link]

Baseball[link]

• JUCO World Series^[9][10]
• JUCO Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame^[11]

Basketball Championships[link]

• NJCAA Division I
• NJCAA Division II
• NJCAA Division III
• NJCAA Women's Championship

Football[link]

Due to the relatively small number of schools fielding teams, some football-only conferences exist. They may be home to teams from multiple regions.

• The Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference includes only schools in Kansas (Region 6). All are members of the conference in other sports.
• The Midwest Football Conference includes schools from Iowa (Region 11), northern Illinois (Region 4), Michigan (part of Region 12) and North Dakota (part of Region 13).
• The Minnesota College Athletic Conference, like the KJCCC, includes only schools in Minnesota (part of Region 13), all of which participate in the conference in other sports.
• The Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges only includes schools in that state, which is a part of Region 23. None of the Louisiana members of Region 23 field a football team.
• The Northeast Football Conference includes schools from Region 3 (Upper New York), 15 (Lower New York, New York City and Long Island), 19 (Lackawanna, Pa.) and 21 (Dean, Mass.) Lackawanna and Dean are the only football-playing schools in their respective regions.
• The Southwest Junior College Football Conference includes teams from both regions in Texas (5 and 14) and one from Oklahoma (Region 2).
• Western States Football League includes teams from Arizona (Region 1), New Mexico (Region 5), and Utah (Region 18).

There are also independent schools in Regions 2 (Arkansas Baptist and Lon Morris), 10 (Louisburg, N.C.), 13 (Dakota-Bottineau), 15 (Globe Tech) and 17 (Georgia Military).

Regions 7, 8, 9, 16, 20, 22 and 24 do not have any football programs.

See also[link]

• List of Division 1 NJCAA schools
• List of Division 2 NJCAA schools
• List of Division 3 NJCAA schools
• California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA)
• National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website

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In college athletics in the United States, institutions typically join together in conferences for regular play.

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)[link]

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)[link]

Other collegiate sports associations[link]

In general[link]

• Association of Christian College Athletics (ACCA)
• Central Plains Athletic Conference (CPAC)
• Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC)
• Liga Atletica Interuniversitaria de Puerto Rico (LAI)
• Midwest Christian College Conference
• National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA)
• Northern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
• Pacific Christian Athletic Conference
• United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA)
  • Ohio Collegiate Athletic Conference
  • Pennsylvania State University Athletic Conference
  • Yankee Small College Conference
• Wisconsin Collegiate Conference

Boxing[link]

• National Collegiate Boxing Association (NCBA)

Cycling[link]

• Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference (ECCC)

Gymnastics[link]

• East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) (women)
• Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League (EIGL) (men)

Lacrosse[link]

See: Category:College lacrosse leagues in the United States

Rowing[link]

• Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges (EARC) (men)
• Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges (EAWRC)

Sprint football[link]

• Collegiate Sprint Football League (CSFL)

Volleyball[link]

• Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) (men)
• North East Collegiate Volleyball Association (men)

Water polo[link]

• Western Water Polo Association

Wrestling[link]

• Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA)
• National Collegiate Wrestling Association
  • Mid-Atlantic – Teams from Tennessee, the Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware
  • North Central – Teams from Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin
  • Northeast – Teams from New York, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont
  • Northwest – Teams from Washington and British Columbia
  • Southeast – Teams from Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi
  • Southwest – Teams from Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Louisiana, and Kansas
  • West – Teams from California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona

Junior colleges[link]

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• Alabama Community College Conference
• Arizona Community College Athletic Conference
• Arrowhead Conference
• Bi-State Conference
• Carolinas Junior College Conference
• Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference
• Garden State Athletic Conference
• Georgia Junior College Athletic Association
• Great Rivers Athletic Conference
• Illinois N4C Conference
• Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference
• Iowa Community College Athletic Conference
• Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference
• Maryland Junior College Athletic Conference
• Michigan Community College Athletic Association
• Mid-Florida Conference
• Mid Hudson Athletic Conference
• Mid-State Athletic Conference
• Mid-West Athletic Conference
• Midwest Football Conference (NJCAA)
• Minnesota College Athletic Conference
• Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges
• MISS-LOU Junior College Conference
• Missouri Community College Athletic Conference
• Mon-Dak Conference
• Mountain Valley Conference
• NJCAA Region 9
• Ohio Community College Athletic Conference
• Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference
• Northeast JC Football Conference
• Panhandle Conference
• Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association
• Southern Florida Conference
• Scenic West Athletic Conference
• Southwest Junior College Football Conference
• Tennessee Junior and Community College Athletic Association
• Western Junior College Athletic Conference
• Western New York Athletic Conference
• Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference
• Western States Football League
• Wisconsin Technical College Conference
• Wyoming Community College Athletic Conference

[edit] Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges

[edit] California Community College Athletic Association

• Bay Valley Conference
• Big Eight Conference (California)
• Central Valley Conference
• Coast Conference
• Foothill Athletic Conference
• Golden Valley Conference
• Orange Empire Conference
• Pacific Coast Conference (California)
• South Coast Conference
• Western State Conference

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National Junior College (Simplified Chinese: 国家初级学院) is the first junior college established by the Ministry Of Education, located in Bukit Timah, Singapore. It is considered as one of the top five junior colleges in Singapore. NJC offers a two-year course for pre-university students leading up to the GCE 'A' Levels. In 2004, the college started the four-year Integrated Programme.

History[link]

Established in 1969, the College was created with the aim of centralising the two-year pre-university course with maximum utilization of specialist personnel and resources.

In keeping with its name and philosophy, the College claims no affiliation with any secondary school but instead draws its students from a wide spectrum. Thus, each year, about 80 Singapore secondary schools will have representatives amongst the College's student population. In addition, Singapore students learn alongside students from India, China, Hong Kong, Korea as well as ASEAN countries such as Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. NJC also plays host to German, PRC, Taiwanese, Vietnamese and Japanese students in exchange programmes.

Milestones[link]

Principals[link]

• Mr Lim Kim Woon – 1969 to 1975
• Mr Chow Kye Lock – 1975 to 1976
• Mrs Yeo Lai Cheng – 1976 to 1980
• Mr Wee Heng Tin – 1980 to 1981
• Mr Lim Bok Hai – 1982 to 1985
• Mr Chan Tung Fong – 1986 to 1988
• Mrs Goh Chi Lan – 1989 to 1995
• Mrs Maureen Ng Boey Lin – 1995 to 2001
• Mrs Virginia Cheng – 2002 to present

Achievements[link]

NJC's academic performance has ensured that it is consistently ranked a few notches behind Raffles and Hwa Chong by the Singapore Ministry of Education (based on percentage of three and four 'A's according to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE 'A' Levels results). NJC has achievements in areas such as co-curricular activities for which it has been awarded the MOE Sustained Achievement Award in Aesthetics, Sports and Physical Fitness. It is best known for being awarded the Lee Kuan Yew National Education Award twice for its outstanding commitment and achievement in National Education. In addition, it was awarded the Singapore Quality Class and Best Practice Award in Student All-Round Development, Teaching and Learning and Staff Well-Being. For these achievements, NJC was awarded the MOE School Excellence Award in 2008.

Since its inception, NJC has produced scholars for public and private scholarships. To date, it has produced 45 President's Scholars, mostly in the early years of the college. In 2009, it produced its first President's Scholar in 13 years.^[1]

Major school achievements[link]

Singapore Youth Festival achievements[link]

• 2005: 4 Gold with Honours, 6 Golds, 2 Silvers
• 2007: 6 Gold with Honours, 5 Silvers, 1 Bronze
• 2009: 3 Gold with Honours, 4 Golds, 2 Silvers, 2 Bronzes

In 2008, NJC Western Dance was invited to perform at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games.

Mission, vision and values[link]

Mission: College of the Nation: Home of scholars and leaders who serve with honour.

Vision:

• NJCians have sound moral values and a deep sense of responsibility to College and Country.
• Their passion for knowledge is nurtured in a vibrant learning environment which fosters excellence, critical and creative thought and an enterprising spirit.
• They are prepared to lead with sensitivity, and serve with honour.

Values:

• Loyalty with Integrity
• Scholarship with Creativity
• Leadership with Sensitivity
• Service with Honour

Uniform[link]

The main colour of the school uniform is grey – a colour chosen for its similarity to the color white, which is one of the official colors of the school. This was in light of criticisms upon the announcement of its inception that the College would perpetuate elitism. Consequently, the colour grey, rather than white, was chosen for the uniform to remind students of the college of their duty to serve the Nation with honour, and the need to be humble and respectful of others irrespective of their educational background. Female students have a pleated A-line skirt with option of shorts underneath.

On Wednesdays, which are known as 'Dress-Down Days', NJCians can wear the college's white polo t-shirt instead of their greys. For PE classes, NJCians wear white PE attire with red trims on its sleeves and red shorts. For most formal events, NJCians wear their red College blazer together with white shirts, red College ties, grey pants or skirts and black leather or court shoes. On some formal occasions though, instead of donning blazers, NJCians simply wear their red tie along with their full-grey uniform.

College anthem and song[link]

There are two college songs – the College Anthem and the College Song. The College Anthem was composed by Mr. Leong Yoon Pin, a renowned Singaporean composer.

The College Anthem, which is in the Republic's national language of Malay, is sung on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays while the College Song is sung on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This is accompanied by the NJC Symphonic Band and Choir (since 1998), a tradition of NJC.

Education and special programmes[link]

Admission[link]

NJC offers three education routes that lead to the GCE ‘A’ Level examinations:

• 6 year Integrated Programme (Grades 7 to 12)
• 4 year Integrated Programme (Grades 9 to 12)
• 2 year JC Programme (Grades 11 to 12)

Students who are admitted to the NJC Integrated Programme (at Junior High 1 and 3 level) will skip the GCE ‘O’ Level and take the GCE ‘A’ Level examinations at the end of their sixth or fourth year in NJC.

Students who are admitted to NJC JC Programme (at Senior High 1 level) must have taken their GCE ‘O’ Levels examinations or equivalent. They will take the GCE ‘A’ Level examinations at the end of their second year in NJC.

House System[link]

The six houses are:

• Aerius (purple)
• Aqua (blue)
• Ignis (red)
• Lignum (orange)
• Solaris (yellow)
• Terra (green)

Senior Council[link]

Under the Student Council is the Senior Council, consisting of 43 Student Representatives who are elected by the student body from a group of council elects which must first be approved by teachers in April and will hold office for a year. The Senior Council is run by the Executive Committee elected by the council members except the President and Vice-President, who are elected by the Junior High 1 to Senior High 2 population. This committee comprises the President, Vice-President, Honorary Secretary, Honorary Treasurer, four Heads of Committees and six House Captains.

The five standing committees are:

• Creative and Publicity Unit (CPU)
• Committee of Internal Affairs (CIA)
• Feedback Unit (FBU)
• Ideas Committee (Ideas)
• House Activities Team (HAT)

Junior Council[link]

Established in 2010, the Junior Council is made up of 24 Student Representatives selected by teachers that represent the Junior High 1 to 3 students. The Junior Council and Senior Council are autonomous bodies working hand-in-hand under the ambit of the Student Council. Other than the Executive Committee (whose President is elected by the Secondary 1 to 3 cohort), there are 4 Standing Committees. (SWAT(I) and SWAT(F) were previously considered under the major committee SWAT, but have, since 2011, become 2 different committees)

• Student Welfare Action Team (Initiative) (SWAT(I))
• Student Welfare Action Team (Feedback) (SWAT(F))
• Publicity And INspiration Team (PAINT)
• Council Affairs, Resources and Engagement (CARE) team

Special Programmes[link]

• NJC Integrated Programme
• Enhanced Boarding Programme
• Art Elective Programme
• Humanities Programme
• Music Programme
• Science Training and Research (STaR) Programme
• Sapphire Scholars Programme
• Taiwan Immersion Programme
• CAAL Programme
• Community Involvement Programme
• National Education Programme
• Innovation and Enterprise Programme

Notable alumni[link]

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Politics[link]

• Lee Hsien Loong (1969–1970), Singapore's current and 3rd Prime Minister, Minister of Finance^{[citation needed]}
• Dr Vivian Balakrishnan (1979–1980), Singapore's Minister for the Environment and Water Resources.^{[citation needed]}
• Dr Ng Eng Hen, Minister of Manpower and Second Minister of Defence.^{[citation needed]}
• Dr Balaji Sadasivan, Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Information, Communication and the Arts.^{[citation needed]}
• Assoc. Prof. Ho Peng Kee, Senior Minister of State for Law and Home Affairs.^{[citation needed]}
• Gan Kim Yong, Minister of State for Education and Manpower.^{[citation needed]}
• S. Iswaran, Minister of State of Trade and Industry.^{[citation needed]}
• Lim Swee Say (1971–1972), Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, People's Action Party (PAP) Whip, and Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress.^{[citation needed]}
• Matthias Yao, Mayor of the South East District, Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Member of Parliament for MacPherson.^{[citation needed]}
• Dr Lam Pin Min, Member of Parliament for Ang Mo Kio GRC.^{[citation needed]}
• Hri Kumar Sangaran, Member of Parliament for Bishan-ToaPayoh GRC.^{[citation needed]}
• Chia Shi Lu, Member of Parliament for Tanjong Pagar GRC.
• Sylvia Lim, Member of Parliament for the Aljunied Group Representation Constituency. Chairman of Workers' Party^{[citation needed]}
• Chen Show Mao, Member of Parliament for the Aljunied Group Representation Constituency.

Civil and legal[link]

• Davinder Singh, CEO of Singapore law firm Drew & Napier, ex-Member of Parliament (wef. 2006).^{[citation needed]}
• Chen Show Mao, Partner in the Corporate Department of international law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell and Managing Partner of their Beijing Office. Notably, Chen advised the Agricultural Bank of China on its US$22 billion initial public offering (IPO), which was the second largest IPO in history.

Academic, business and corporate[link]

• Lee Hsien Yang, former President & CEO of SingTel, currently Non-Executive Director and Chairman-Designate of Fraser and Neave Limited.^{[citation needed]}
• Ho Ching, CEO & Executive Director of Temasek Holdings, one of Forbe's Most Powerful Women in Business (3rd in 2007).^{[citation needed]}
• Lyn Lee, Founder and CEO of Awfully Chocolate and Everything with Fries.^{[citation needed]}
• Dr. Georgia Lee, Aesthetics Doctor, TLC Medical Practice.^{[citation needed]}

Cultural and creative[link]

• Jane Ittogi, Chairman of the Singapore Art Museum
• Eelyn Kok, Mediacorp actress
• Elvin Ng, Mediacorp actor and artiste, Model
• Jeanette Aw, Mediacorp actress
• Tung Soo Hua, Mediacorp newscaster

References[link]

External links[link]

• School webpage
• National Junior College Integrated Programme webpage