NCA

NCA may refer to:

Businesses and organisations

Australia

• National Capital Authority, a government authority for development planning of the Capital Territory
• National Crime Authority, defunct investigative agency

European Union

• National Competent Authorities, referring to the country-level agencies participating in EU policy frameworks such as European Union competition law or European Banking Supervision

India

• Nuclear Command Authority (India)
• National Cricket Academy

Ireland

• National Consumer Agency, a defunct government body
• National Cycling Association, a defunct sports governing body

Norway

• Norwegian Church Aid, a charity
• Norwegian Coastal Administration, a government agency

Pakistan

• National College of Arts, Lahore
• National Command Authority (Pakistan)

United Kingdom

• National Campaign for the Arts, a lobbying group
• National Character Area, a type of region in England
• National Crime Agency, a law-enforcement agency
• The Northern Care Alliance NHS Group, a health-care organisation for Greater Manchester

United States

• National Climate Assessment, a governmental interagency
• National Cheerleaders Association, an organization that holds cheer camps and competitions
• National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel, a professional association for medical laboratory professionals.
• National Coffee Association, a coffee industry body
• National Command Authority (United States), a military doctrine
• National Communication Association, an organization to promote communication studies as a discipline
• National Conservation Area, a class of region managed by the Bureau of Land Management
• North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, one of six organizations that provide higher learning accreditation

Elsewhere

• National Citizens Alliance, federal political party in Canada
• National Computerization Agency, a Korean statutory agency for informatization
• Network of Concerned Anthropologists, an independent ad hoc network of anthropologists seeking to promote an ethical anthropology
• National Conscription Agency, an agency in Taiwan
• New Classical Adventure, a record label for classical music based in Hamburg, Germany
• Nigerian College of Accountancy, training institution in Jos, Nigeria
• Nippon Cargo Airlines, a cargo airline of Japan
• Nuevo Central Argentino, an Argentine railway company

Chemistry

• Amino acid N-carboxyanhydride
• Lithium nickel cobalt aluminium oxides, a group of lithium-ion battery cathode materials

Computing

• Network Computing Architecture (disambiguation)
• Neighbourhood components analysis, a supervised classification technique
• Nexus Computing Agents, trusted software programs in Microsoft's delayed Next-Generation Secure Computing Base initiative
• Nortel Certified Architect, the highest Nortel certifications
• .nca-File ( Nintendo Switch Content Archive- or Nikon Camara Color Adjustment-File)

Law

• Nature Conservation Act 1992, Queensland, Australia
• Noise Control Act, a U.S. law more formally known as the Noise Pollution and Abatement Act of 1972
• Non-compete agreement, an agreement between an employer and employee prohibiting an employee from working for a competitor after separation

Places

• New Caledonia, French overseas territory, UNDP country code
• Nicaragua, by IOC country code
• Urban community of Nice Côte d'Azur, the intercommunal structure gathering the city of Nice, France and some of its suburbs
• Ngorongoro Conservation Area, a protected area and World Heritage Site Arusha, Tanzania
• North Caicos Airport, Turks and Caicos Islands (by IATA code)

Other uses

• Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement, a landmark ceasefire agreement in Myanmar commonly known by its abbreviation
• NC.A (born 1996), Korean singer
• News Channel America, an American television news and entertainment network
• Necessary Condition Analysis, a data analysis method