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 an estimated 40 employees. The conference primarily facilitates sports tickets, merchandise, and sponsorship activities. It functions as a two-year college conference serving community colleges in the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington, and the Canadian province of British Columbia. Formerly known as the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC), NWAC currently comprises 37 member institutions, making it the largest community college conference in the United States. The organization is not affiliated with the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) but acknowledges athletes representing conference schools in the NJCAA wrestling tournament via its website.