title: Garden State Athletic Conference
text: # Garden State Athletic Conference
  
  The Garden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) is a junior college conference in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) for many technical and community colleges in New Jersey. And it is one conference in the Region 19 of the NJCAA. Conference championships are held in most sports and individuals can be named to All-Conference and All-Academic teams.
  
  ## Member schools
  
  ### Current members
  
  The GSAC currently has 16 full members, all but two are public schools:
  
  | Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Atlantic Cape Community College | Mays Landing | 1966 | Public | 6,500 | Buccaneers | ? |
  | Bergen Community College | Paramus | 1965 | Public | 19,152 | Bulldogs | ? |
  | Brookdale Community College | Lincroft | 1967 | Public | 14,360 | Jersey Blues | ? |
  | Camden County College | Blackwood | 1967 | Public | 11,000 | Cougars | ? |
  | County College of Morris | Randolph | 1968 | Public | 7,000 | Titans | ? |
  | Essex County College | Newark | 1966 | Public | 18,087 | Wolverines | ? |
  | Mercer County Community College | West Windsor | 1966 | Public | 7,000 | Vikings | ? |
  | Middlesex County College | Edison | 1964 | Public | 13,000 | Colts | ? |
  | Ocean County College | Toms River | 1964 | Public | 7,480 | Vikings | ? |
  | Passaic County Community College | Paterson | 1971 | Public | 9,548 | Panthers | ? |
  | Raritan Valley Community College | North Branch | 1965 | Public | 8,484 | Golden Lions | ? |
  | Rowan College of South Jersey at Cumberland (RCSJ–Cumberland) | Vineland | 2019 | Public | 9,792 | Dukes | 2019 |
  | Rowan College of South Jersey at Gloucester (RCSJ–Gloucester) | Sewell | 2019 | Public | 9,792 | Roadrunners | 2019 |
  | Salem Community College | Carneys Point | 1958 | Public | 900 | Oaks | ? |
  | Sussex County Community College | Newton | 1981 | Public | 2,800 | Skylanders | ? |
  | Union County College | Cranford | 1933 | Public | 8,298 | Owls | ? |
  
  **Notes**
  
  * ↑ All cities are located within the State of New Jersey.
  * 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Part of the New Jersey County Colleges System.
  
  ### Former members
  
  The GSAC had five former full members, all but one were public schools:
  
  | Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Current conference |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Delaware Technical & Community College at Charles L. Terry | Dover, Delaware | 1972 | Public | 14,029 | ? | ? | ? | Eastern Pennsylvania (EPAC) (NJCAA Region XIX) |
  | Delaware Technical & Community College at Jack F. Owens | Georgetown, Delaware | 1966 | Public | 14,029 | ? | ? | ? | Eastern Pennsylvania (EPAC) (NJCAA Region XIX) |
  | Delaware Technical & Community College at Stanton-Wilmington | Stanton, Delaware | 1973 | Public | 14,029 | ? | ? | ? | Eastern Pennsylvania (EPAC) (NJCAA Region XIX) |
  | Rowan College at Burlington County (RCBC) | Mount Laurel, New Jersey | 1966 | Public | 3,474 | Barons | ? | 2021 | N/A |
  | Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology (Thaddeus Stevens Tech) | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | 1905 | Public | 1,200 | Bulldogs | ? | ? | Eastern Pennsylvania (EPAC) (NJCAA Region XIX) |
  
  **Notes**
  
  * ↑ This campus sponsors men's lacrosse.
  * ↑ This campus sponsors baseball and softball, as well as men's & women's cross country.
  * ↑ This campus sponsors men's & women's basketball and women's volleyball.
  * ↑ Part of the New Jersey County Colleges System.
  * ↑ Discontinued its intercollegiate athletics program.
  