Involvement in athletics provides training for life that, perhaps, surpasses any other activity. Apart from the cooperative skills and camaraderie gained from being a member of a team, participation in sports helps give students an extra degree of discipline and focus.  While Monroe College student/athletes reap the traditional benefits of physical activity both in and out of the classroom and on and off the fields of play, Mustang teams work toward excellence.

The Monroe College Athletic Department fields teams in twelve sports: baseball, men's basketball, women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's indoor track and field, men's and women's outdoor track and field, men's soccer, softball, and women's volleyball.  All Monroe teams are members of the National Junior College Athletic Association and participate in NJCAA Region XV.  Monroe Mustangs men's baseball and basketball are a Division I programs.  All of the other Monroe sports play in Division III.