Chartered in the late 1960s, the MD JUCO is composed of 17 community colleges in the U.S. State of Maryland.

The MD JUCO has two academic awards, The Student-Athlete of the Month Award, which is given to an individual man and woman athlete each month, and the MD JUCO All-Academic Team, in which student-athletes with a GPA of over 3.6 are elected too.

The MD JUCO schools can qualify to compete in the NJCAA Region 20 tournament championships for each respective sport.

The MD JUCO teams also face off against their fellow Region XX conference, the Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association in the tournament.

Schools from the MD JUCO have won a total of 26 national championships.