The 23 member institutions are located in the Midwest, including Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin and they currently compete at the NJCAA Division III level in most sports.

North Dakota State College of Science (NDSCS) and Dakota College at Bottineau joined the conference in football only beginning with the 2014 season.

In 2017, the MCAC partnered with USA High School Clay Target League to form the first two-year college varsity Clay target league.

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College joined the MCAC in the fall of 2018, competing in clay target and golf.

Century College joined the MCAC in the spring of 2019, competing in the NJCAA sports of baseball and women's volleyball.