Member institutions are located in New England in the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.

The CCC and Commonwealth Coast Football unveiled a new family of logos during a June 2019 visual rebrand.

[3] On December 8, 2022, Johnson & Wales (RI) announced it would join the CCC as soon as the 2024–25 academic year.

[4] In 2023, two schools announced they would be reinstating their varsity football programs and joining the CCC for football, starting the 2025 fall season (2025–26 academic year); first Maine Maritime Academy on January 9,[5] then New England College followed suit on November 14.

[10] Due to changes in NCAA legislation regarding the number of members required for a for a conference to receive and automatic qualifier (AQ), football was fully incorporated into the multi-sport conference in 2022, eliminating the need for the football-only league.