What is the connection between the MCC and NAIA?
• MCC began as an NAIA conference in 1988. The colleges and universities in the MCC include: Waldorf College, Forest City, IA Ashford University, Clinton, IA Iowa Wesleyan University, Mount Pleasant, IA Clarke College, Dubuque, IA Mount Mercy College, Cedar Rapids, IA William Penn University, Oskaloosa, IA Grand View College, Des Moines, IA Viterbo University, La Crosse, WI St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA • In 2005, the MCC became one of the first NAIA Conferences to hire a full-time Commissioner when Rick Sanders assumed the role in August. • The MCC has a strong commitment to the scholar athlete as evidenced in its constitution and purpose statement (see question #1).
