Independent (who would later join the Big West, effective beginning the 2007–08 academic year), effective after the 2003–04 academic year. 2004 - California State University, Monterey Bay joined the CCAA, effective in the 2004–05 academic year. 2006 - Humboldt State University (now California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt) joined the CCAA, effective in the 2006–07 academic year. 2007 - Cal State–Bakersfield left the CCAA to join the NCAA Division I ranks as an NCAA D-I Independent (who would later join the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), effective beginning the 2013–14 academic year), effective after the 2006–07 academic year. 2009 - California State University, East Bay joined the CCAA, effective in the 2009–10 academic year. 2015 - California State University, San Marcos joined the CCAA, effective in the 2015–16 academic year. 2020 - UC San Diego left the CCAA to join the NCAA Division I ranks and the Big West, effective after the 2019–20 academic year. Member schools Current members The CCAA currently has 12 full members, all of which are public schools in the California State University system. Notes Former members The CCAA had 16 former full members, all but four were public schools. Institutional names and nicknames reflect those used in the final academic year of CCAA membership: Notes Membership timeline Sports sponsored The CCAA sponsors seven sports for women and six sports for men. Cross country, soccer and volleyball are fall sports; basketball is a winter sport; golf, outdoor track & field, softball, and baseball are spring sports. Throughout the years, CCAA teams have won 155 NCAA championships in their sports, which is best among all Division II conferences. The CCAA has a Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, which is made up of student-athletes from each member institution. Men's sponsored sports by school Women's sponsored sports by school Other sponsored sports by school CCAA championships Basketball Football NCAA championships Conference facilities See also Big West Conference, a Division I conference that consists predominantly of California schools. Of its 11 current members, nine (Hawaii and UC Irvine being the exceptions) are former members of the CCAA. California Pacific Conference, an NAIA conference that consisted entirely of California schools from its formation in 1996 until 2012. Golden State Athletic Conference, an NAIA conference that consisted entirely of California schools from its formation in 1986 until 2012. References External links