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JUCO Football Teams: Increase Your Athletic and Academic Skill Level

list of junior college football teams

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. 

How many JUCO football teams are there? 

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

School
City and State
Type
Conference
Division
Allan Hancock College
Santa Maria, California
Public
Western State Conference
JC
American River College
Sacramento, California
Public
NCFC
JC
Bakersfield College
Bakersfield, California
Public
Western State Conference
JC
Blinn College
Brenham, Texas
Public
SJCC
JC
Butler Community College
El Dorado, Kansas
Public
KJCCC
JC
Butte College
Oroville, California
Public
Golden Valley Conference
JC
Central Lakes College – Brainerd
Brainerd, Minnesota
Public
MCAC
JC
Chabot College
Hayward, California
Public
Coast Conference
JC
Chaffey College
Rancho Cucamonga, California
Public
South Coast Conference
JC
Cisco College
Cisco, Texas
Public
SWJCFC
JC
Citrus College
Glendora, California
Public
Western States Conference
JC
Coahoma Community College
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Public
MACCC
JC
Coalinga College
Coalinga, California
Public
Central Valley Conf
JC
Coffeyville Community College
Coffeyville, Kansas
Public
KJCCC
JC
College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Public
NCCCC
JC
College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita, California
Public
Western States Conference
JC
College of the Desert
Palm Desert, California
Public
IEAC
JC
College of the Redwoods
Eureka, California
Public
Golden Valley Conference
JC
College of the Sequoias
Visalia, California
Public
Central Valley Conference
JC
College of the Siskiyous
Weed, California
Public
Golden Valley Conference
JC
Community Christian College
Redlands, California
Private
Scenic West Athletic Conference
JC
Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Wesson, Mississippi
Public
MACCC
JC
De Anza College
Cupertino, California
Public
Coast Conference
JC
Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill, California
Public
BIG 8 Conference
JC
Dodge City Community College
Dodge City, Kansas
Public
KJCCC
JC
East Central Community College
Decatur, Mississippi
Public
MACCC
JC
East Los Angeles College
Monterey Park, California
Public
SCC
JC
East Mississippi Community College
Scooba, Mississippi
Public
MACCC
JC
El Camino College
Torrance, California
Public
SCC
JC
Ellsworth Community College
Iowa Falls, Iowa
Public
ICCAC
JC
Erie Community College
Buffalo, New York
Public
Region 3
JC
Feather River College
Quincy, California
Public
Golden Valley Conference
JC
Foothill College
Los Altos Hills, California
Public
Coast Conference
JC
Fresno City College
Fresno, California
Public
Central Valley Conference
JC
Fullerton College
Fullerton, California
Public
OEC
JC
Garden City Community College
Garden City, Kansas
Public
KJCCC
JC
Georgia Military College – Milledgeville
Milledgeville, Georgia
Public
Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association
JC
Glendale Community College – California
Glendale, California
Public
WSC
JC
Golden West College
Huntington Beach, California
Public
OEC
JC
Highland Community College – Kansas
Highland, Kansas
Public
KJCCC
JC
Hinds Community College
Raymond, Mississippi
Public
MACCC
JC
Hocking College
Nelsonville, Ohio
Public
OCCAC
JC
Holmes Community College
Goodman, Mississippi
Public
MACCC
JC
Hutchinson Community College
Hutchinson, Kansas
Public
KJCCC
JC
Independence Community College
Independence, Kansas
Public
KJCCC
JC
Iowa Central Community College
Fort Dodge, Iowa
Public
ICCAC
JC
Iowa Western Community College
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Public
ICCAC
JC
Itawamba Community College — Fulton Campus
Fulton, Mississippi
Public
MACCC
JC
Jones County Junior College
Ellisville, Mississippi
Public
MACCC
JC
Kilgore College
Kilgore, Texas
Public
SWJCFC
JC
Lackawanna College
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Private
Eastern Pennsylvania Athletic Conference
JC
Los Angeles Valley College
Valley Glen, California
Public
Western State Conference
JC
Louisburg College
Louisburg, North Carolina
Private
REG10N
JC
Merced College
Merced, California
Public
Central Valley Conference
JC
Minnesota North College – Mesabi Range
Virginia, Minnesota
Public
MCAC
JC
Minnesota North College – Vermilion
Ely, Minnesota
Public
MCAC
JC
Minnesota State Community & Technical College
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Public
MCAC
JC
Minnesota West Community & Technical College
Granite Falls, Minnesota
Public
MCAC
JC
Mississippi Delta Community College
Moorhead, Mississippi
Public
MACCC
JC
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, Mississippi
Public
MACCC
JC
Modesto Junior College
Modesto, California
Public
Central Valley Conference
JC
Monroe College – New Rochelle
Bronx, New York
Private
Northeast Football Conference
JC
Monterey Peninsula College
Monterey, California
Public
Coast
JC
Moorpark College
Moorpark, California
Public
WSC
JC
Mt. San Antonio College
Walnut, California
Public
CCCAA
JC
Mt. San Jacinto College
San Jacinto, California
Public
IEAC
JC
Nassau Community College
Garden City, New York
Public
Region 15
JC
Navarro College
Corsicana, Texas
Public
SWJCFC
JC
New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell, New Mexico
Public
SWJCFC
JC
North Dakota State College of Science
Wahpeton, North Dakota
Public
Mon-Dak Conference
JC
Northeast Mississippi Community College
Booneville, Mississippi
Public
MACCC
JC
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Miami, Oklahoma
Public
Region 2
JC
Northwest Mississippi Community College
Senatobia, Mississippi
Public
MACCC
JC
Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa, California
Public
Orange Empire Conference
JC
Palomar College
San Marcos, California
Public
PCAC
JC
Pasadena City College
Pasadena, California
Public
South Coast Conference
JC
Pearl River Community College
Poplarville, Mississippi
Public
MACCC
JC
Reedley College
Reedley, California
Public
Big 8 Conference
JC
Riverside City College
Riverside, California
Public
OEC
JC
Rochester Community & Technical College
Rochester, Minnesota
Public
MCAC
JC
Sacramento City College
Sacramento, California
Public
Big 8 Conference
JC
Saddleback College
Mission Viejo, California
Public
SCFA
JC
San Bernardino Valley College
San Bernardino, California
Public
SCFA
JC
San Diego Mesa College
San Diego, California
Public
SCFA
JC
San Joaquin Delta College
Stockton, California
Public
Big 8 Conference
JC
San Jose City College
San Jose, California
Public
Coast Conference
JC
Santa Barbara City College
Santa Barbara, California
Public
SCFA
JC
Santa Monica College
Santa Monica, California
Public
SCFA
JC
Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, California
Public
Big 8 Conference
JC
Shasta College
Redding, California
Public
Golden Valley
JC
Snow College
Ephraim, Utah
Public
Scenic West Athletic Conference
JC
Southwest Mississippi Community College
Summit, Mississippi
Public
MACCC
JC
Southwestern College – California
Chula Vista, California
Public
SCFA
JC
SUNY Hudson Valley Community College
Troy, New York
Public
Mountain Valley Collegiate Conference
JC
Sussex County Community College
Newton, New Jersey
Public
Region 19
JC
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Public
Eastern Pennsylvania Athletic Conference
JC
Trinity Valley Community College
Athens, Texas
Public
Region 24
JC
Tyler Junior College
Tyler, Texas
Public
Region 24
JC
Victor Valley College
Victorville, California
Public
ISCFA
JC
West Los Angeles College
Culver City, California
Public
SCFA
JC
Williamson College of the Trades
Media, Pennsylvania
Private
USCAA
JC

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