Northwest Athletic Conference

Northwest Athletic Conference, also known as NWAC, is a non-profit organization headquartered in the United States. Founded in 1946, it operates with approximately 40 employees. The conference primarily focuses on sports tickets, merchandise, and sponsorship. Functioning as a two-year college conference for community colleges, it serves institutions in the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington, as well as the Canadian province of British Columbia. Formerly known as the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC), NWAC is currently the largest community college conference in the United States, comprising 37 members. The organization maintains no affiliation with the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), though it acknowledges athletes from its member schools who participate in the NJCAA wrestling tournament on its website.