NC3

Where Education and Industry Meet

The National Coalition of Certification Centers is a value-driven organization and the future model for Career and Technical Education, creating highly-skilled, job-ready professionals through a growing network of educational partners and global industry leaders.

What We Do

We design solutions for programs, schools and industry

Our Model for Success: As a value-driven organization, we focus on key initiatives that will drive success for education, industry, the national workforce, and most importantly, students. Those key initiatives include:

NC3 certification curriculum represents a complete turn-key system of classroom presentation materials, labs, and exams centered on today’s in-demand industry skills. The NC3 certification supplements a school’s existing curriculum with theory and hands-on practice utilizing world-class equipment and tools. Students graduate with the most up-to-date knowledge and competencies valued and required by employers.

Curriculum Development

Together with program administrators and industry representatives, NC3 evaluates NC3 members' classrooms, labs, training systems, program goals, and local labor market demands to achieve the ideal educational workspace. The goal is to modernize effective training centers that will attract and produce the highest caliber of student. In support of these efforts, NC3 offers to all new and prospective members custom Vision and Benchmarking Tours at one of its national centers of excellence.

Program & Site Assessment

Train-the-Trainer events are hands-on professional development opportunities that provide standardized, world-class training to new and experienced instructors. Hosted at NC3 regional centers of excellence and lead by expert instructors, these week-long events offer an intensive classroom experience for instructors to learn and become experts in the newest certifications, allowing them to bring their transformed knowledge back to their classrooms.

Train-the-Trainer Series

NC3 certifications are driven by critical industry needs and national standards. NC3 has partnered with world-renowned and deeply committed industry brands to provide insight into what are the biggest needs in workforce development and technical skills. By partnering with these leaders, schools will provide students with up-to-date industry knowledge and competencies required in their field.

Building World Class Partnerships

New Leadership Schools

Certification Race is Back!

Competition is once again heating up! Here are the top schools issuing NC3 certifications.

1. WSU Tech - 1,460 Certs
2. Gateway Technical College - 692 Certs
3. Lakeshore Technical College - 486 Certs

Top 20 NC3 Schools

(from January 1, 2021 to May 31, 2021)


School	Certifications
WSU Tech	1,460
Gateway Technical College	692
Lakeshore Technical College	486
Metropolitan Community College	472
Farragut High School	444
Columbus High School	408
North Dakota State College of Science	406
Morristown East High School	354
TCAT - Knoxville	353
CESA 3	351
Tarrant County College- South	332
Morristown West High School	299
Alcoa City Schools	287
West-MEC	287
Ecole Superieure de Technologie, Oujda	279
Brunswick Community College	275
California High School	265
TCAT - Elizabethton	261
Creek Wood High School	246
State Technical College of Missouri	235

Congratulations to Northeast Community College

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The School on the Rise is a monthly achievement award granted to schools that have shown consistent growth in issued certifications since joining the NC3 network.

Upcoming Events

Oct 25

Train-the-Trainer 44 | Wayne Community College

October 25 - October 29

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