NCC
Encyclopedia
Companies
- National Certification CorporationNational Certification CorporationThe National Certification Corporation was established for the development, administration, and evaluation of a program for certification in obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing specialties in the United States...
, a nursing specialty certification company - National City Corporation, a leading US bank
- Newspapers Call Centre, a telemarketing business in Toronto
- NCC AB, a Scandinavian company
- NCC Group, an IT security company
Broadcasting
- Nagasaki Culture Telecasting, a television company in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
- National Communications CommissionNational Communications CommissionNational Communications Commission of the Republic of China is responsible for regulating the development of the communications and information industry, promoting competition, consumer protection, licensing, radio frequency, spectrum, broadcasting, content regulation, communications standards and...
, Taiwan - National Conference on Communications, a conference held in India
- Nigerian Communications CommissionNigerian Communications CommissionThe Nigerian Communications Commission is the independent regulatory body for the Nigerian telecommunications industry. The NCC was created under Decree number 75 by the Federal Military Government of Nigeria on 24th of November 1992...
, a telecoms regulatory body for Nigeria
NCCJ also refers to the National Conference of Christians and Jews. An organization related to broadcast history.
Fiction
- NCC, a Starfleet starship registry prefix in the Star Trek television and film series
Sport
- Newport Cricket ClubNewport Cricket ClubNewport Cricket Club is a cricket club based in the city of Newport, Wales. The club runs 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th XIs in the SWALEC Premier Cricket League and Glamorgan and Monmouthshire League....
- Nondescripts Cricket ClubNondescripts Cricket ClubNondescripts Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1888...
, a first-class cricket club based in Colombo, Sri Lanka - Nutrilite Canadian Championship, a soccer competition
- Nordic Challenge CupNordic Challenge CupNordic Challenge Cup was the predecessor of the popular and long-running sports car racing series Interserie, which is known as the "European Can-Am" and still exists today. NCC consisted of only three races in 1969 and was replaced by Interserie in 1970. It is now mostly remembered for the large...
, a sports car racing series - North Central ConferenceNorth Central ConferenceThe North Central Conference , also known as North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, was a college athletic conference which operated in the north central United States. It participated in the NCAA's Division II.-History:...
, a former college athletics conference in the United States
Education
- Nashua Community CollegeNashua Community College-Mission statement:The Community College System of NH is committed to providing comprehensive, market-driven, accessible, quality programs of higher education that respond to the needs of students, business, and communities.-Accreditation:...
in Nashua, New Hampshire, USA - Nassau Community CollegeNassau Community CollegeNassau Community College is a two-year college. It is located in East Garden City, New York, USA. The school is in Nassau County on Long Island. NCC maintains a nationwide reputation for academic excellence and ease of transferability to four-year institutions.- History :Created as part of the...
in Nassau County, New York, USA - National Communications CoordinatorNational Communications CoordinatorThe National Communications Coordinator, commonly referred to as NCC, is one of the essential positions on a university Residence Hall Association's executive board. The NCC is the primary means of communication between his or her RHA and NACURH...
, the primary delegate from each college or university Residence Hall Association that corresponds with other institutions nationally through NACURH - NCC EducationNCC EducationNCC Education Ltd. is a global provider and awarding body of British education. The company provides students with the opportunity to gain internationally recognised British qualifications by studying locally at one of its global network of Accredited Partner Centres, either through the classroom...
, a global provider and an awarding body of British education - Newport Central Catholic High SchoolNewport Central Catholic High SchoolNewport Central Catholic High School is a coed private secondary school in Newport, Kentucky and part of the Diocese of Covington. It is located in the center of Newport overlooking the Cincinnati Skyline and Ohio Valley. Founded in 1896 with a Roman Catholic affiliation, it serves students in...
, in Newport, Kentucky, USA - Normandale Community CollegeNormandale Community CollegeNormandale Community College is a two-year college located in Bloomington, Minnesota, serving primarily the communities of the southwestern portion of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area. Established in 1968 as Normandale State Junior College with an initial enrollment of 1,358 students,...
, a two-year college in Bloomington, Minnesota, USA - North Central CollegeNorth Central CollegeNorth Central College is a leading liberal arts college providing students at different stages of life and from different ethnic, economic and religious backgrounds with comprehensive educational programs.-Academics:...
, a private, four-year liberal arts college in Naperville, Illinois, USA - Northern Christian CollegeNorthern Christian CollegeNorthern Christian College is a post-secondary educational institution. Baccalaureate programs are offered in the fields of Liberal Arts, Ministry, Nursing, Teacher Education, Accountancy, and Commerce-Secretarial. The school also offers a Master's degree program in Education...
, a private school in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines - Norwalk Community CollegeNorwalk Community CollegeNorwalk Community College , formerly known as Norwalk State Technical College and Norwalk Community-Technical College, is a public community college in Norwalk, Connecticut. It is the second-largest of the twelve colleges in the Connecticut Community Colleges.The school, which has an open...
in Norwalk, Connecticut - Northampton Community CollegeNorthampton Community CollegeNorthampton Community College is a community college in Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania, USA, just outside the city of Bethlehem. The college, founded in 1967, also has a second campus in Pocono Township in neighboring Monroe County...
in Bethelehem, Pennsylvania
Organizations
- National Cadet CorpsNational Cadet CorpsThe National Cadet Corps may refer to the*National Cadet Corps in India*National Cadet Corps in Singapore*National Cadet Corps in Sri Lanka*National Cadet Corps in Ghana...
- National Chicken CouncilNational Chicken CouncilThe National Chicken Council , based in Washington, D.C., is the non-profit trade association representing the interests of the United States chicken industry to the United States Congress and United States federal agencies....
, in US - National Consumer Council, a public body in the UK
Politics and government
- National Capital CommissionNational Capital CommissionThe National Capital Commission , is a Canadian Crown corporation that administers the federally owned lands and buildings in Canada's National Capital Region, including Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec.The NCC was created in 1959, replacing the Federal District Commission , which had been...
, a Canadian federal crown corporation - National Citizens CoalitionNational Citizens CoalitionThe National Citizens Coalition is a Canadian conservative lobby group that campaigns against public services, trade unions, and in favour of smaller government and lower taxes. Incorporated in Ontario in 1975, the NCC was founded by insurance agent Colin M. Brown, who began an advertising...
, a right-wing political organization in Canada - Newport City CouncilNewport City CouncilNewport City Council is the governing body for the city of Newport, one of the subdivisions of Wales within the United Kingdom. It consists of 50 councillors, representing the city's 20 wards. Since the 2008 election, the council has been controlled jointly by the Conservatives and Liberal...
, a Welsh local government body - National Civic Council, an Australian political movement
- National Constitution CenterNational Constitution CenterThe National Constitution Center is an organization that seeks to expand awareness and understanding of the United States Constitution and operates a museum to advance those purposes....
located in Philadelphia, PA - Newport City CouncilNewport City CouncilNewport City Council is the governing body for the city of Newport, one of the subdivisions of Wales within the United Kingdom. It consists of 50 councillors, representing the city's 20 wards. Since the 2008 election, the council has been controlled jointly by the Conservatives and Liberal...
, Wales - Norfolk County Council, England
- Northamptonshire County Council, England
- Northland Community Council, a coalition of regional civic and development organizations in northeast Columbus, OhioColumbus, OhioColumbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
, USA - Northumberland County CouncilNorthumberland County CouncilNorthumberland County Council is a unitary authority in North East England. It was originally formed in 1889 as the council for the administrative county of Northumberland and reformed in 1974 to cover a the newly formed non-metropolitan county of Northumberland...
, England - Nottinghamshire County Council, England
Religion
- National Community ChurchNational Community ChurchNational Community Church is a multi-site church located in the Washington, D.C. area, pastored by Mark Batterson. The vision of the church is to meet in movie theaters at metro stops all across the Washington DC area...
, Washington DC, USA - National Council of ChurchesNational Council of ChurchesThe National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA is an ecumenical partnership of 37 Christian faith groups in the United States. Its member denominations, churches, conventions, and archdioceses include Mainline Protestant, Orthodox, African American, Evangelical, and historic peace...
, USA, or the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA - New Creation Church, Singapore
Archaeology
- New Coligny Calendar, a bronze artefact found in France, depicting the Gaulish lunisolar calendar
Biology
- Neocortical column or Cortical columnCortical columnA cortical column, also called hypercolumn or sometimes cortical module, is a group of neurons in the brain cortex which can be successively penetrated by a probe inserted perpendicularly to the cortical surface, and which have nearly identical receptive fields...
, a physiological feature of the mammalian brain - Neural correlates of consciousnessNeural correlates of consciousnessThe neural correlates of consciousness constitute the minimal set of neuronal events and mechanisms sufficient for a specific conscious percept. Neuroscientists use empirical approaches to discover neural correlates of subjective phenomena...
, neuronal events and mechanisms relating to perception phenomena - Neural crest cells, cells in the neural crestNeural crestNeural crest cells are a transient, multipotent, migratory cell population unique to vertebrates that gives rise to a diverse cell lineage including melanocytes, craniofacial cartilage and bone, smooth muscle, peripheral and enteric neurons and glia....
of a developing vertebrate embryo - Neurocysticercosis, a parasitic infection of the central nervous system
- Sodium-chloride symporterSodium-chloride symporterThe sodium-chloride symporter is a cotransporter in the kidney which has the function of reabsorbing sodium and chloride ions from the tubular fluid into the cells of the distal convoluted tubule of the nephron.It is a member of the SLC12...
, abbreviated as NCC
Computers
- National Computer CampsNational Computer CampsNational Computer Camps is a computer camp for children founded in 1977 by Dr. Michael Zabinski. There are locations at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut, where Dr...
, a computer camp in the US - National Computer Conference, one of the largest conference and trade shows in the United States in the 1970s and 1980s
- National Computing CentreNational Computing CentreThe National Computing Centre was an independent not-for-profit membership and research organisation that went in to administartion before being liquidated in 2010...
, in the UK - Network Control Center, one or more locations from which control is exercised over a computer or telecommunications network
- Norwegian Computing CenterNorwegian Computing CenterNorwegian Computing Center is a private, independent, non-profit research foundation founded in 1952. NR carries out contract research and development in the areas of computing and quantitative methods for a broad range of industrial, commercial and public service organisations in the national...
Mathematics
- Normalized cross-correlationCross-correlationIn signal processing, cross-correlation is a measure of similarity of two waveforms as a function of a time-lag applied to one of them. This is also known as a sliding dot product or sliding inner-product. It is commonly used for searching a long-duration signal for a shorter, known feature...
, a measure of covariance between random vectors in statistics
Nature conservation
- Nature Conservancy of CanadaNature Conservancy of CanadaNature Conservancy of Canada is a Canadian private not-for-profit charitable environmental organisation established in 1962. The NCC works to achieve the direct protection of what they deem as Canada's most important natural treasures through property securement and long-term stewardship of...
, a Canadian environmental charity - Nature Conservancy CouncilNature Conservancy CouncilThe Nature Conservancy Council was a United Kingdom government agency responsible for designating and managing National Nature Reserves and other nature conservation areas in Great Britain between 1973 and 1991 ....
, a government body responsible for nature conservation in Great Britain from 1973 to 1991