The Cascade Collegiate Conference (or Cascade Conference) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Member schools are located in the Northwestern United States. The conference's members compete in 15 sports. The current commissioner of the conference is Robert Cashell.
History
Timeline
- 1993 – The Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) was founded. Charter members included Albertson College of Idaho (now the College of Idaho), Concordia College, Portland (later Concordia University-Portland), Eastern Oregon State College (now Eastern Oregon University), George Fox College (George Fox University), Northwest Nazarene College (now Northwest Nazarene University), the Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech), Southern Oregon State College (now Southern Oregon University), Western Baptist College (now Corban University) and Western Oregon State College (now Western Oregon University), beginning the 1993–94 academic year.
- 1995 – George Fox left the CCC and the NAIA to join the Division III ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Northwest Conference (NWC) after the 1994–95 academic year.
- 1997 – Cascade College and Northwest College (now Northwest University) joined the CCC in the 1997–98 academic year.
- 1998 – Western Oregon left the CCC and the NAIA to join the NCAA Division II ranks and the Pacific West Conference (PacWest) after the 1997–98 academic year; while remaining in the conference as an affiliate member for some sports until the end of the 1999–2000 academic year.
- 1999 – The Evergreen State College and Warner Pacific College (now Warner Pacific University) joined the CCC in the 1999–2000 academic year.
- 2007 – Northwest Christian College (now Bushnell University) joined the CCC in the 2007–08 academic year.
- 2008 – The University of British Columbia joined the CCC as an affiliate member for baseball in the 2009 spring season (2008–09 academic year).
- 2009 – Cascade left the CCC as the school ceased operations at the end of the 2008–09 academic year.
- 2010 – Lewis-Clark State College joined the CCC as an affiliate member for baseball in the 2011 spring season (2010–11 academic year).
- 2015 – Multnomah University and Walla Walla University joined the CCC in the 2015-16 academic year.
- 2015 – Four institutions joined the CCC as affiliate members (and/or added other single sports into their affiliate memberships), all effective in the 2015–16 academic year:
- British Columbia (UBC) for softball
- Carroll College and the University of Great Falls (now the University of Providence) for men's and women's soccer and softball
- and Rocky Mountain College for men's and women's soccer
- 2017 – Five institutions joined the CCC as affiliate members (and/or added other single sports into their affiliate memberships), all effective in the 2017–18 academic year:
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott, Menlo College, Montana State University-Northern, Providence (MT) and Simpson University for men's wrestling
- 2018 – Two institutions joined the CCC as affiliate members (and/or added other single sports into their affiliate memberships), both effective in the 2018–19 academic year:
- British Columbia (UBC) for men's and women's golf, and men's and women's outdoor track & field
- Life Pacific University for men's wrestling
- 2019 – Five institutions joined the CCC as affiliate members (and/or added other single sports into their affiliate memberships), all effective in the 2019–20 academic year:
- Arizona Christian University and Vanguard University for men's wrestling
- and Life Pacific, Menlo and Providence (MT) for women's wrestling
- 2020 – Lewis-Clark State upgraded its CCC membership for all sports in the 2020–21 academic year.
- 2021 - Simpson added women's wrestling in its CCC affiliate membership in the 2021–22 academic year.
- 2022 – Life Pacific left the CCC as an affiliate member for men's and women's wrestling as the school dropped both sports at the end of the 2021–22 academic year.
- 2022 – Vanguard added women's wrestling in its CCC affiliate membership in the 2022–23 academic year.
- 2024 – Menlo and Vanguard left the CCC and the NAIA as affiliate members for both men's and women's wrestling to join the NCAA Division II ranks and the Pacific West Conference (PacWest) after the 2023–24 academic year.
- 2024 – Simpson added beach volleyball in its CCC affiliate membership in the 2025 spring season (2024–25 academic year).
- 2025 – Multnomah announced that they would be discontinuing all athletic programs and leaving the CCC at the end of the 2024–25 academic year.
- 2025 – Two institutions joined the CCC as affiliate members (and/or added other single sports into their affiliate memberships), both effective in the 2025–26 academic year:
- Simpson for softball
- Trinity Western University for men's and women's cross country and men's and women's track & field
- 2027 – Simpson will upgrade to full CCC membership for all sports, beginning the 2027–28 academic year.
Member schools
Current members
The CCC currently has 11 full members; all but five are private schools.
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bushnell University | Eugene, Oregon | 1895 | Disciples of Christ | 758 | Beacons | 2007 |
| Corban University | Salem, Oregon | 1935 | Christian | 866 | Warriors | 1993 |
| Eastern Oregon University | La Grande, Oregon | 1929 | Public | 2,798 | Mountaineers | 1993 |
| The Evergreen State College | Olympia, Washington | 1967 | Public | 2,320 | Geoducks | 1999 |
| College of Idaho | Caldwell, Idaho | 1891 | Presbyterian (PCUSA) |
1,076 | Coyotes | 1993 |
| Lewis–Clark State College | Lewiston, Idaho | 1893 | Public | 3,706 | Warriors & Lady Warriors |
2020 |
| Northwest University | Kirkland, Washington | 1934 | Assemblies of God | 999 | Eagles | 1997 |
| Oregon Institute of Technology | Klamath Falls, Oregon | 1947 | Public | 5,103 | Owls | 1993 |
| Southern Oregon University | Ashland, Oregon | 1882 | Public | 5,371 | Raiders | 1993 |
| Walla Walla University | College Place, Washington | 1892 | Seventh-day Adventist |
1,397 | Wolves | 2015 |
| Warner Pacific University | Portland, Oregon | 1937 | Church of God | 350 | Knights | 1999 |
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Future members
The CCC will have one new full member, a private school:
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joining | Current conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simpson University | Redding, California | 1921 | C.M.A. | 1,185 | Red Hawks | 2027 | California Pacific (Cal Pac) |
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Affiliate members
The CCC currently has nine affiliate members, all but two are private schools:
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | CCC sport(s) |
Primary conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Christian University | Phoenix, Arizona | 1960 | Nondenominational | 1,233 | Firestorm | 2019 | men's wrestling | Great Southwest (GSAC) |
| University of British Columbia | Vancouver, British Columbia | 1908 | Public | 72,692 | Thunderbirds | 2008bsb. 2015sfb. 2018m.gf. 2018w.gf. 2018m.t.f. 2018w.t.f. |
baseball softball men's golf women's golf men's track & field women's track & field |
Canada West (CWUAA) (U Sports) |
| Carroll College | Helena, Montana | 1909 | Catholic (Diocese of Helena) |
1,103 | Fighting Saints | 2015m.soc. 2015w.soc. 2015sfb. |
men's soccer women's soccer softball |
Frontier |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott | Prescott, Arizona | 1978 | Nonsectarian | 3,286 | Eagles | 2017 | men's wrestling | Great Southwest (GSAC) |
| Montana State University-Northern | Havre, Montana | 1929 | Public | 1,021 | Lights | 2017 | men's wrestling | Frontier |
| University of Providence | Great Falls, Montana | 1932 | Catholic (Ursulines) |
677 | Argonauts | 2015m.soc. 2015w.soc. 2015sfb. 2017m.wr. 2019w.wr. |
men's soccer women's soccer softball men's wrestling women's wrestling |
Frontier |
| Rocky Mountain College | Billings, Montana | 1878 | various | 1,032 | Battlin' Bears | 2015m.soc. 2015w.soc. |
men's soccer women's soccer |
Frontier |
| Simpson University | Redding, California | 1921 | Christian & Missionary Alliance |
907 | Red Hawks | 2017m.wr. 2021w.wr. 2024b.vb. 2025sfb. |
men's wrestling women's wrestling beach volleyball softball |
California Pacific (CalPac) |
| Trinity Western University | Langley, British Columbia | 1962 | Evangelical Christian (E.F.C.C.) |
7,475 | Spartans | 2025m.c.c.; 2025w.c.c.; 2025m.t.f.; 2025w.t.f. |
men's cross country; women's cross country; men's track & field; women's track & field |
Canada West (CWUAA) (U Sports) |
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Former members
The CCC had six former full members, all but one were private schools:
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Subsequent conference(s) |
Current conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascade College | Portland, Oregon | 1956 | Churches of Christ | N/A | Thunderbirds | 1997 | 2008 | Closed in 2009 | |
| Concordia University-Portland | Portland, Oregon | 1905 | Lutheran LCMS | N/A | Cavaliers | 1993 | 2015 | Great Northwest (GNAC) (2015-20) |
Closed in 2020 |
| George Fox University | Newberg, Oregon | 1885 | Quakers | 4,531 | Bruins | 1993 | 1995 | Northwest (NWC) (1995-) | |
| Multnomah University | Portland, Oregon | 1936 | Nondenominational | N/A | Lions | 2015 | 2025 | Closed in 2025 | |
| Northwest Nazarene University | Nampa, Idaho | 1913 | Nazarene | 1,774 | Crusaders | 1993 | 2000 | Pacific West (PacWest) (2000-01) |
Great Northwest (GNAC) (2001-) |
| Western Oregon University | Monmouth, Oregon | 1856 | Public | 3,857 | Wolves | 1993 | 1998 | Pacific West (PacWest) (1998-2001) |
Great Northwest (GNAC) (2001-) |
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Former affiliate members
The CCC had five former affiliate members, four of them were private schools:
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | CCC sport(s) |
Current conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life Pacific University | San Dimas, California | 1923 | Foursquare Church | 504 | Warriors | 2018m.wr. 2019w.wr. |
2022m.wr. 2022w.wr. |
men's wrestling women's wrestling |
Great Southwest (GSAC) |
| Menlo College | Atherton, California | 1927 | Nonsectarian | 840 | Oaks | 2017m.wr. 2019w.wr. |
2024m.wr. 2024w.wr. |
men's wrestling women's wrestling |
Pacific West (PacWest) |
| Vanguard University | Costa Mesa, California | 1920 | Assemblies of God | 2,219 | Lions | 2019m.wr. 2022w.wr. |
2024m.wr. 2024w.wr. |
men's wrestling women's wrestling |
Pacific West (PacWest) |
| Western Oregon University | Monmouth, Oregon | 1856 | Public | 3,857 | Wolves | 1998w.soc. 1998m.t.f. 1998w.t.f. |
2000w.soc. 2000m.t.f. 2000w.t.f. |
women's soccer men's track & field women's track & field |
Great Northwest (GNAC) |
| Westminster College | Salt Lake City, Utah | 1875 | Nonsectarian | 1,214 | Griffins | 1994 | 1995 | women's soccer | Rocky Mountain (RMAC) |
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Membership timeline
Full member (non-football) Associate member (sport)
Fielded sports
Fall
- Men's cross country: ten schools participate
- Women's cross country: ten schools participate
- Men's soccer: fourteen schools participate
- Women's soccer: Thirteen schools participate
- Women's Volleyball: all full member schools participate
Winter
- Men's basketball: all full member schools participate
- Women's basketball: all full member schools participate
- Wrestling: Added in 2017, 12 men's teams and seven women's teams participate
Spring
- Baseball: seven schools participate
- Golf (men's & women's): eight men's and seven women's teams participate
- Softball: eleven schools participate
- Men's track and field: ten schools participate
- Women's track and field: ten schools participate
Sports not sponsored
- College of Idaho participates in men's and women's skiing as a member of the Northwest Conference of the United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association, men's and women's swimming, and women's tennis, and football in the Frontier Conference.
- Eastern Oregon participates in football as a member of the Frontier Conference.
- Southern Oregon participates in football as a member of the Frontier Conference.
Commissioners
- Howard Morris (1994–2003)
- Phil Pifer (2003–2006)
- Bart Valentine (2007)
- Dave Haglund (2007–2012)
- Robert Cashell (2012–present)
Champions
Conference titles by school
| School | Titles |
|---|---|
| British Columbia | 17 |
| Bushnell | 2 |
| Carroll | 3 |
| Concordia–Portland | 75 |
| Corban | 26 |
| Eastern Oregon | 48 |
| Embry Riddle | 1 |
| George Fox | 6 |
| College of Idaho | 66 |
| Lewis-Clark State | 6 |
| Menlo | 7 |
| Multnomah | 1 |
| Northwest | 7 |
| Northwest Christian | 6 |
| Northwest Nazarene | 7 |
| Oregon Tech | 32 |
| Rocky Mountain | 3 |
| Southern Oregon | 61 |
| Warner Pacific | 7 |
| Western Oregon | 21 |
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Volleyball
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Beach Volleyball
| Year | Team | Record | Tournament |
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| 2024 | Corban | 11–1 | Corban |
| 2025 | Corban | 15–0 | Corban |
Basketball
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Baseball
| Year | Team | Record | Tournament |
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| 1993 | George Fox | 14–3–0 | |
| 1994 | George Fox | 16–2–0 | |
| 1995 | Western Oregon | 18–2–0 | |
| 1996 | College of Idaho | 14–0–1 | |
| 1997 | College of Idaho | 14–1–0 | |
| 1998 | College of Idaho | 29–1–0 | |
| 1999 | College or Idaho | 25–4–0 | |
| 2000 | College of Idaho | 25–5–0 | |
| 2001 | Western Oregon | 25–7–0 | |
| 2002 | College of Idaho | 18–6–0 | |
| 2003 | Concordia–Portland | 11–9–0 | |
| 2004 | Concordia–Portland | 22–8–0 | |
| 2005 | College of Idaho Oregon Tech |
17–13–0 | |
| 2006 | College of Idaho | 20–10–0 | |
| 2007 | College of Idaho | 15–3–0 | |
| 2008 | College of Idaho | 14–4–0 | |
| 2009 | British Columbia | 27–6–0 | |
| 2010 | British Columbia | 27–5–0 | |
| 2011 | Lewis–Clark State | 23–8–0 | |
| 2012 | Lewis–Clark State | 25–6–0 | |
| 2013 | Lewis–Clark State | 22–6–0 | |
| 2014 | Lewis–Clark State | 24–4–0 | |
| 2015 | Lewis-Clark State | 24–4–0 | |
| 2016 | Lewis–Clark State | 30–5 | |
| 2017 | Lewis–Clark State | 22–8 | |
| 2018 | Lewis–Clark State | 26–6 | |
| 2019 | Lewis–Clark State | 24–8 | |
| 2021 | Lewis–Clark State | 30–2 | Lewis–Clark State |
| 2022 | Lewis–Clark State | 19–3 | Lewis–Clark State |
| 2023 | Oregon Tech British Columbia |
16–8 | British Columbia |
| 2024 | Lewis-Clark State | 21–3 | Bushnell |
| 2025 | British Columbia | 29–8 | Lewis-Clark State |
Golf
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Softball
| Year | Team | Record | Tournament |
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| 1999 | Eastern Oregon | 14–4 | |
| 2000 | No Cascade schedule | ||
| 2001 | Oregon Tech | 14–4 | |
| 2002 | Oregon Tech | 16–4 | |
| 2003 | Southern Oregon | 11–4 | |
| 2004 | Southern Oregon | 20–5 | |
| 2005 | Southern Oregon | 19–6 | |
| 2006 | Oregon Tech | 17–2 | |
| 2007 | College of Idaho | 16–4 | |
| 2008 | Oregon Tech | 20–4 | |
| 2009 | College of Idaho | 20–4 | |
| 2010 | Concordia–Portland | 21–3 | Concordia–Portland |
| 2011 | Oregon Tech | 19–5 | Oregon Tech |
| 2012 | Oregon Tech | 20–4 | Oregon Tech |
| 2013 | Corban | 24–4 | College of Idaho |
| 2014 | Oregon Tech | 23–5 | Concordia–Portland |
| 2015 | Oregon Tech | 22–6 | Corban |
| 2016 | E: Carroll W: Southern Oregon |
7–5 15–5 |
Eastern Oregon |
| 2017 | Corban | 22–5 | Southern Oregon |
| 2018 | Southern Oregon | 22–5 | Southern Oregon |
| 2019 | Southern Oregon | 24–3 | Southern Oregon |
| 2021 | Southern Oregon | 26–1 | Oregon Tech |
| 2022 | Oregon Tech | 25–5 | Oregon Tech |
| 2023 | Oregon Tech | 29–1 | Oregon Tech |
| 2024 | Oregon Tech | 24–3 | Eastern Oregon |
| 2025 | Oregon Tech Southern Oregon |
23–4 | Eastern Oregon |
Track and field
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Wrestling
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