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Dean's intercollegiate athletic program encompasses eleven varsity sports for men and women. Dean College is the only two-year college in the New England region that offers football and men's lacrosse and one of two colleges that offers women's lacrosse. The teams compete against two-year schools in the New England region, as well as other institutions in the Northeast states. Dean is a member of Region XXI (New England) of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), offering opportunities for individual and team recognition, as well as possibilities for post-season play.
The athletic program is dedicated to nurturing the athletic and academic growth of the individual. The academic monitoring system and close personal attention paid to the student-athlete insure that she receives the support necessary to experience positive results on the playing field and in the classroom.
Featured at the Grant F. Longley Athletic Field complex is a 1,000-seat football stadium, along with competition soccer, baseball, lacrosse,and softball fields.
Pieri Gymnasium, home of the "Bulldogs" basketball and volleyball teams, seats 900 for home activities. The Fitness Center features state-of-the-art Precor cardiovascular equipment, a full line of Cybex strength training machines, and a free weight room. In addition, a large fully equipped training room is provided for injury prevention and rehabilitation.
Dean offers performance-based partial scholarships for athletes who exhibit outstanding athletic ability. Coaches evaluate potential scholarship recipients through personal visits, actual game observation, videotapes and high school coach's recommendations.
In addition to the varsity athletic program, Dean provides intramural and supervised recreational activities. Intramural activities change each year based on student interests. Past activities have included basketball, indoor lacrosse, indoor soccer, volleyball, softball and aerobics. Women's, men's and co-ed teams participate in these activities.
Students are also encouraged to pursue physical activity on a drop-in basis. These are over sixty hours of dedicated time where students may use the fitness center, gymnasiums and pool for a variety of recreational activities. Strength training, basketball and swimming are among the most popular free-play activities.
