What is JUCO?
JUCO is a commonly used abbreviation for junior college. Junior colleges can be a great option for student-athletes for several reasons including affordability and more playing time as a freshman.
What is JUCO football?
JUCO football stands for junior college football. For many athletes, junior college provides an opportunity to improve their academics, develop physically and get more experience competing.
Oftentimes, football players opt to compete on a junior college football programs (also referred to as JUCO football teams) after their senior year in high school. In fact, many junior colleges are feeder programs for powerhouse D1 college football teams.
For many athletes, junior college gives them an opportunity to improve their GPA and knock out some general education requirements. It also gives athletes some time to develop physically and get experience competing against older, more challenging football players. For athletes who aren’t sure what they’d like to major in or don’t have the grades in high school, this is a great way to keep playing football while moving academics forward.
Make no mistake, junior college football teams compete at an extremely high level! Competing at a junior college gives athletes an opportunity to get two more years of experience playing against college-level athletes, which can help them prepare for the rigors of four-year collegiate football.
There are 65 JUCO football teams in the United States. Teams are classified into the following JUCO football conferences: Independent, Iowa Community College Athletic Conference, Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference, Minnesota Athletic Conference, Mississippi Association of Junior & Community Colleges, Northeast Football Conference, Southwest Junior College Football Conference and Western States Football League. To start exploring the wealth of junior colleges across the country, use the following list of junior colleges with football teams. Search by state, conference or school name.
JUCO football rankings and best junior colleges for football
The NJCAA conducts a poll to rank the top NJCAA football teams. Student-athletes can see a full list of the top ranked team and learn more about each program on the NJCAA website.
Visit NCSA’s Power Rankings to view a list of the best football colleges in all divisions.
To start exploring the wealth of junior colleges across the country, use the following list of junior colleges with football teams. Search by state, conference or school name.
List of junior colleges with football teams
Santa Maria, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Pacific Conference (PaC)
JUCO
Sacramento, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – NorCal Conference (NCC)
JUCO
Lancaster, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Pacific Conference (PaC)
JUCO
Bakersfield, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Northern Conference (NorC)
JUCO
Bismarck, North Dakota
Public
Mon-Dak Conference (MON-DAK)
JUCO
Brenham, Texas
Public
Southwest Junior College Conference
JUCO
El Dorado, Kansas
Public
Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference
JUCO
Oroville, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – NorCal Conference (NCC)
JUCO
Aptos, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – NorCal Conference (NCC)
JUCO
Warner Robins, Georgia
Public
Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA)
JUCO
Brainerd, Minnesota
Public
Minnesota College Athletic Conference
JUCO
Norwalk, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Northern Conference (NorC)
JUCO
Hayward, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Bay 6 Conference (B6)
JUCO
Rancho Cucamonga, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Central Conference (CC)
JUCO
Cisco, Texas
Public
North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference
JUCO
Glendora, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Pacific Conference (PaC)
JUCO
San Francisco, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA)
JUCO
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Public
MAC Commonwealth
JUCO
Coffeyville, Kansas
Public
Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference
JUCO
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Public
North Central Community College Conference (N4C)
JUCO
San Mateo, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Bay 6 Conference (B6)
JUCO
Santa Clarita, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Northern Conference (NorC)
JUCO
Palm Desert, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Mountain Conference (MoC)
JUCO
Eureka, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Northern Conference (NorC)
JUCO
Visalia, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Valley Conference (VC)
JUCO
Weed, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – NorCal Conference (NCC)
JUCO
Redlands, California
Private
Scenic West Athletic Conference
JUCO
Compton, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA)
JUCO
San Pablo, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Pacific 7 Conference (P7)
JUCO
Wesson, Mississippi
Public
MAC Commonwealth
JUCO
Cupertino, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA)
JUCO
Pleasant Hill, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Bay 6 Conference (B6)
JUCO
Dodge City, Kansas
Public
Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference
JUCO
Decatur, Mississippi
Public
MAC Commonwealth
JUCO
Monterey Park, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Metro Conference (MetC)
JUCO
Scooba, Mississippi
Public
MAC Commonwealth
JUCO
Torrance, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Central Conference (CC)
JUCO
Iowa Falls, Iowa
Public
Iowa Community College Athletic Conference
JUCO
Quincy, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Pacific 7 Conference (P7)
JUCO
Los Altos Hills, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Pacific 7 Conference (P7)
JUCO
Fresno, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Valley Conference (VC)
JUCO
Fullerton, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Southern Conference (SoC)
JUCO
Garden City, Kansas
Public
Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference
JUCO
Gilroy, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Golden Coast Conference (GCC)
JUCO
Milledgeville, Georgia
Public
Georgia Junior College Athletic Association
JUCO
Glendale, Arizona
Public
CCCAA
JUCO
Glendale, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Metro Conference (MetC)
JUCO
Huntington Beach, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Southern Conference (SoC)
JUCO
El Cajon, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Southern Conference (SoC)
JUCO
Salinas, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Golden Coast Conference (GCC)
JUCO
Highland, Kansas
Public
Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference
JUCO
Raymond, Mississippi
Public
MAC Commonwealth
JUCO
Nelsonville, Ohio
Public
Ohio Community College Athletic Conference
JUCO
Goodman, Mississippi
Public
MAC Commonwealth
JUCO
Hutchinson, Kansas
Public
Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference
JUCO
Independence, Kansas
Public
Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference
JUCO
Fort Dodge, Iowa
Public
Iowa Community College Athletic Conference
JUCO
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Public
Iowa Community College Athletic Conference
JUCO
Fulton, Mississippi
Public
MAC Commonwealth
JUCO
Ellisville, Mississippi
Public
MAC Commonwealth
JUCO
Kilgore, Texas
Public
Southwest Junior College Conference
JUCO
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Private
Penn State University Athletic Conference
JUCO
Oakland, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Bay 6 Conference (B6)
JUCO
Long Beach, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Central Conference (CC)
JUCO
Los Angeles, California
Public
Western Athletic Conference
JUCO
California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Pacific Conference (PaC)
JUCO
Pittsburg, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Pacific 7 Conference (P7)
JUCO
Louisburg, North Carolina
Private
Carolinas Junior College Conference
JUCO
Brockton, Massachusetts
Public
JUCO
Merced, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Golden Coast Conference (GCC)
JUCO
Hibbing, Minnesota
Public
Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC)
JUCO
Virginia, Minnesota
Public
Minnesota College Athletic Conference
JUCO
Ely, Minnesota
Public
Minnesota College Athletic Conference
JUCO
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Public
Minnesota College Athletic Conference
JUCO
Granite Falls, Minnesota
Public
Minnesota College Athletic Conference
JUCO
Moorhead, Mississippi
Public
MAC Commonwealth
JUCO
Perkinston, Mississippi
Public
MAC Commonwealth
JUCO
Modesto, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Valley Conference (VC)
JUCO
New Rochelle, New York
Private
Independent
JUCO
Monterey, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Golden Coast Conference (GCC)
JUCO
Moorpark, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Northern Conference (NorC)
JUCO
Walnut, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Central Conference (CC)
JUCO
San Jacinto, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Mountain Conference (MoC)
JUCO
Corsicana, Texas
Public
Southwest Junior College Conference
JUCO
Roswell, New Mexico
Public
Western Junior College Athletic Conference
JUCO
Wahpeton, North Dakota
Public
Mon-Dak Conference
JUCO
Booneville, Mississippi
Public
MAC Commonwealth
JUCO
Miami, Oklahoma
Public
Bi-State Conference
JUCO
Senatobia, Mississippi
Public
MAC Commonwealth
JUCO
Costa Mesa, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Southern Conference (SoC)
JUCO
Kennewick, Washington
Private
Other
JUCO
San Marcos, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Southern Conference (SoC)
JUCO
Pasadena, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Metro Conference (MetC)
JUCO
Poplarville, Mississippi
Public
MAC Commonwealth
JUCO
Woodland Hills, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Pacific Conference (PaC)
JUCO
Reedley, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Valley Conference (VC)
JUCO
Riverside, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Central Conference (CC)
JUCO
Rochester, Minnesota
Public
Minnesota College Athletic Conference
JUCO
Sacramento, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Valley Conference (VC)
JUCO
Mission Viejo, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Southern Conference (SoC)
JUCO
Carneys Point, New Jersey
Public
Garden State Athletic Conference (GSAC)
JUCO
San Bernardino, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Mountain Conference (MoC)
JUCO
San Diego, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Mountain Conference (MoC)
JUCO
Stockton, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Bay 6 Conference (B6)
JUCO
San Jose, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Golden Coast Conference (GCC)
JUCO
Santa Ana, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Metro Conference (MetC)
JUCO
Santa Barbara, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Pacific Conference (PaC)
JUCO
Santa Monica, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Northern Conference (NorC)
JUCO
Santa Rosa, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – NorCal Conference (NCC)
JUCO
Redding, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – NorCal Conference (NCC)
JUCO
Rocklin, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – NorCal Conference (NCC)
JUCO
Ephraim, Utah
Public
Scenic West Athletic Conference
JUCO
Summit, Mississippi
Public
MAC Commonwealth
JUCO
Chula Vista, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Mountain Conference (MoC)
JUCO
Buffalo, New York
Public
Western New York Athletic Conference
JUCO
Troy, New York
Public
Mountain Valley Conference (NJCAA)
JUCO
Garden City, New York
Public
Independent
JUCO
Newton, New Jersey
Public
Garden State Athletic Conference
JUCO
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Public
Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association
JUCO
Athens, Texas
Public
Southwest Junior College Conference
JUCO
Tyler, Texas
Public
Southwest Junior College Conference
JUCO
Ventura, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Northern Conference (NorC)
JUCO
Victorville, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Mountain Conference (MoC)
JUCO
Coalinga, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Valley Conference (VC)
JUCO
Culver City, California
Public
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) – Metro Conference (MetC)
JUCO
Media, Pennsylvania
Private
Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference
JUCO
Marysville, California
Public
CCCAA
JUCO
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