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designation (NJCAAE), the decision to take the club to varsity level was an easy one. “The NJCAAE offers eight titles for competition. Current ly, Mott participates in two – Super Smash Bros. and Valorant,” explains Perry. “We started varsity with four players and we now have between 20 30. The club is still in operation and acts as a feeder. We’ve already had real success at the national level with

Mott Community College eSports Exploring the Possibilities PHOTOS COURTESY OF MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE

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As eSports exploded in popularity over the next few years, collegiate leagues began to develop and schools got serious about it. Most made the observation that eSports can be a boon to a school of any size as a recruitment tool and revenue source. MCC was already successful and highly compet itive in multiple varsity sports such as cross country, basketball, softball and more in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), and when the NJCAA created an eSports

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titions, Mott Community College (MCC) took notice. “Our President, Dr. Beverly Walker-Griffea, was passionate about having an eSports program at the school,” says MCC Athletic Director, Al Perry. “We start ed an eSports club for students at that time and had some success with it.”

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