Atlantic Women's Colleges Conference

Template:Short description The Atlantic Women's Colleges Conference was an eight-member college athletics conference founded in 1995 and given official status in 1999. It competed in NCAA Division III and as its name implies, only offered championships in women's sports. In the conference's later years, several of its members finally became co-educational. Following the 2006–07 season, these members, seeking homes for their newly created men's athletic programs departed for other conferences. Other members also switched affiliations, leaving the conference without enough members to be officially sanctioned. Following the 2007 spring season, the conference ceased operations as some of its members struggled with enrollment, and thus opted for co-education.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Member schools

Final members

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Joined	Left	Nickname	Subsequent conference(s)	Current conference(s)
Chatham UniversityTemplate:Efn	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	1869	Nonsectarian	2,300	1995	2007	Cougars	Presidents' (PAC) (2007–present)
Chestnut Hill CollegeTemplate:Efn	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1924	Catholic Template:Small	2,301			Griffins	Central Atlantic (CACC)Template:Efn (2007–present)
Hood CollegeTemplate:Efn	Frederick, Maryland	1893	U.C.C.	2,422			Blazers	Capital (CAC) (2007–12)	MAC Commonwealth (2012–present)
Mary Baldwin CollegeTemplate:Efn	Staunton, Virginia	1869	Presbyterian	2,542			Fighting Squirrels	USA South (2007–present)
Notre Dame of Maryland UniversityTemplate:Efn	Baltimore, Maryland	1873	Catholic Template:Small	2,901			Gators	Colonial States (CSAC) (2007–23)	United East (UEC) (2023–present)
Trinity Washington University	Washington, D.C.	1897	Catholic Template:Small	2,100			Tigers	D-III Independent (2007–12) Great South (GSAC) (2012–15)	D-III Independent (2015–present)
Wells CollegeTemplate:Efn	Aurora, New York	1868	Nonsectarian	480			Express	United East (UEC) (2007–23) Allegheny Mountain (AMCC) (2023–present)	Closed in 2024
Wilson CollegeTemplate:Efn	Chambersburg, Pennsylvania	1869	Presbyterian	800			Phoenix	North Eastern (NEAC) (2007–18) Colonial States (CSAC) (2018–23)	United East (UEC) (2023–present)

Notes

Membership timeline

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Championships offered

• Basketball
• Field hockey<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Lacrosse<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Soccer
• Softball
• Swimming<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Tennis
• Volleyball<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>