Heartland Conference
The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference is a union of 10 private small colleges and universities from Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. Formed in 1997, the Heartland Conference is affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association and participates at the Division III level, which offers no athletic scholarships. The league currently sponsors men’s championship in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, indoor and outdoor track & field and wrestling. Championships are awarded in nine women’s sports, including: basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, indoor and outdoor track & field, and volleyball. Five member schools were formerly affiliated with the Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference and three schools were members of the Association of Mideast Colleges. Anderson University, Franklin College, Hanover, Manchester University and the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology were each charter members of the ICAC. Bluffton University, Defiance College and the College of Mount St. Joseph were each members of the AMC. Transylvania University, a former member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), officially joined the Heartland Conference in 2001. Earlham College, a former member of the North Coast Athletic Conference, joined the HCAC prior to the 201011 academic year.
www.heartlandconf.org
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Anderson University Location: Anderson, Ind. Enrollment: 2,750 www.anderson.edu
Hanover College Location: Hanover, Ind. Enrollment: 1,130 www.hanover.edu
Bluffton University Location: Bluffton, Ohio Enrollment: 1,127 www.bluffton.edu
Manchester University Location: North Manchester, Ind. Enrollment: 1,223 www.manchester.edu
Defiance College Location: Defiance, Ohio Enrollment: 1,070 www.defiance.edu
College of Mount St. Joseph Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Enrollment: 2,300 www.msj.edu
Earlham College Location: Richmond, Ind. Enrollment: 1,200 www.earlham.edu
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Location: Terre Haute, Ind. Enrollment: 1,900 www.rose-hulman.edu
Franklin College Location: Franklin, Ind. Enrollment: 1,014 www.franklincollege.edu
Transylvania University Location: Lexington, Kentucky Enrollment: 1,100 www.transy.edu
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