The Golden Coast Conference ( GCC ) is a collegiate athletic conference in the United States in which its members compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association National Collegiate (D-NC) division. The conference sponsors one sport, water polo , and was founded in 2013 fielding women's teams. A men's division was added for Fall 2016, but was discontinued after the 2022 season.
19-860: Founded in 2013, the Golden Coast Conference originally started as a women's only conference in NCAA water polo. Mike Daniels, the commissioner of the Golden State Athletic Conference , was named as the league's first commissioner in October 2013 and held both roles simultaneously. The National Collegiate Athletic Association awarded Division I status to the conference effective August 1, 2013. GCC founding members were Azusa Pacific University , California Baptist University , Fresno Pacific University , Loyola Marymount University , San Diego State University , Santa Clara University and University of
38-502: A private school: The GSAC had twelve former full members, all were private schools: The GSAC had three former affiliate members, one was a public school and two were private schools: Full member (non-football) Associate member (sport) The Master%27s University The Master's University is a private non-denominational Christian university in Santa Clarita, California . The college
57-423: A Bachelor of Theology (Th.B.) for those with an associate degree, master's degrees, and Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees. In addition to its biblical studies program, the university offers a one-year, intensive Bible training program known as "The Master's Institute" resulting in a Bible certificate. The university has an extension campus, Israel Bible Extension (IBEX) in
76-530: A faculty member since 1970, became the interim president. In 2020, Sam Horn became president of The Master's University and Seminary. John Stead in his 50th year at TMU took the role of Senior Vice President. Dr. Abner Chou now serves as the Interim President of TMUS. The university consists of seven schools offering bachelor's degrees and master's degrees, including several bachelor's degrees that are offered fully online. The associated seminary offers
95-472: Is also accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music . The university prohibits "homosexuality or bisexual conduct" by students in its student handbook. The university may legally expel LGBT students because it has a religious exemption from anti-discrimination laws. Chancellor John MacArthur has spoken and written at length in university publications about the threat he perceives from
114-546: Is shared among the member institutions. Seven of the eight members of the GSAC are Christian colleges located in California and Arizona . Conference teams have won 22 national championships. The Golden State Athletic Conference was formed in the fall of 1986, with Azusa Pacific University , California Lutheran University , Fresno Pacific University , Point Loma Nazarene University , Vanguard University and Westmont College as
133-678: The WASC Senior College and University Commission ) since 1975. In July 2018, it was placed on probation. WASC reported a lack of qualified leadership and "a climate of fear, intimidation, bullying, and uncertainty" among faculty and staff as reasons for the probation. Probation was lifted in November 2020. The school is a member of the Association of Christian Schools International . The schools also holds Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) accreditation. The School of Music
152-524: The gay agenda , asserting that "biblical love excludes homosexuality because of its sinfulness." The Master's University is ranked among the worst American schools for LGBT students by LGBTQ Nation and Campus Pride . The Master's athletic teams are called the Mustangs. The university is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) for most of its sports since
171-618: The 2001–2002 academic year; while its men's & women's swimming & diving teams compete in the Pacific Collegiate Swim and Dive Conference (PCSC). The Master's compete in 18 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming & diving, track & field (outdoor) and volleyball; while women's sports include basketball, beach volleyball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming & diving, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball. Curtis Lewis, head coach of
190-426: The 2022 season, causing the Golden Coast Conference to stop sponsoring men's water polo. Golden State Athletic Conference The Great Southwest Athletic Conference ( GSAC ), formerly known as the Golden State Athletic Conference , is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The conference commissioner is Mike Daniels. Conference leadership
209-529: The GSAC added Benedictine–Mesa, Embry–Riddle at Prescott and Park–Gilbert, to bring membership back to 8 members. Immediately following these additions, the GSAC announced that it would undergo a rebrand to the Great Southwest Athletic Conference , to reflect its membership now including schools located outside of California . The GSAC currently has eight full members, all are private schools: The GSAC currently has one affiliate members,
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#1732856189651228-620: The GSAC as an affiliate member for men's and women's tennis in 2016. In recent years, the conference has seen changes with members leaving the GSAC and the NAIA for the NCAA . In 2011 Cal Baptist left the GSAC to join the Pacific West Conference followed by the announcement that Azusa Pacific, Fresno Pacific and Point Loma Nazarene joined Cal Baptist in the PacWest in 2012. Concordia then left to join
247-564: The Jerusalem vicinity. The university's schools are the School of Biblical Studies, Pearl C. Schaffer School of Education, John P. Stead School of Humanities, School of Music, School of Online Education, School of Business & Communication, School of Science, Mathematics, Technology & Health. The university has been accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (now
266-448: The PacWest in 2015, and Biola applied to make the same move in 2017. To replace these schools, the GSAC has added Arizona Christian, Menlo and William Jessup (now known as Jessup). Life Pacific joined in 2017 and Ottawa (AZ) joined in 2018 to bring the GSAC to 10 members. The departures to the NCAA continued into the 2020s, with Westmont departing for the PacWest in 2023 and Jessup, Menlo, and Vanguard all following in 2024. To combat this,
285-553: The Pacific . The first season of play was in Spring 2014, although the league did not qualify for an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship . The Spring 2016 season marked the first time the conference had an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship with the inaugural honors going to San Diego State. Fall 2016 saw the introduction of a men's competition as
304-467: The charter members. California Baptist University and Concordia University joined the GSAC in the fall of the following year (1987). Cal Lutheran left the GSAC after the spring of 1989. Biola University joined the GSAC in the fall of 1994. Hope International University and San Diego Christian College joined the GSAC in the fall of 1999. The Master's University , joined the GSAC in the fall of 2001. Lewis–Clark State College of Lewiston, Idaho joined
323-588: The men's division of the Golden Coast Conference. The splintering caused the MPSF's membership to drop to 4 teams. The effects of the split were felt across the country and resulted in a major realignment of the Collegiate Water Polo Association . With the West Coast Conference and Big West Conference both sponsoring men's water polo in 2023, all six men's members of the conference left after
342-476: The non- Pac-12 Conference members playing water polo within the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation totaled six, the required number for a new conference. California State University, Long Beach , Pepperdine University , San Jose State University , University of California, Irvine , University of California, Santa Barbara , and University of the Pacific broke away from the MPSF to create
361-489: Was founded in 1927. It was originally named Los Angeles Baptist College and Seminary . In 1961, it moved to Newhall in Santa Clarita, California . In 1985, John MacArthur became the school president; the name was changed to The Master's College , hoping to appeal to a wider evangelical audience. In 2016, the school underwent another name change and became The Master's University . In June 2019 John MacArthur stepped down as president and became chancellor and John Stead,
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