About NCCI



NCCI positions higher education institutions to be agile, lifelong learning models to transform lives and communities around the world. All efforts of NCCI trace back to the goal of advancing sustainable excellence in higher education by promoting successful practices and approaches used to drive change, innovation, and continuous improvement across academic and administrative functions.


our Purpose

NCCI’s mission is to advance change and innovation in higher education.

NCCI’s Vision

NCCI positions higher education institutions to be agile, lifelong learning models to transform lives and communities around the world.

NCCI’s Values

We value integrity, respect, and diversity in all its forms. We share generously and celebrate excellence. We aspire to be innovative and agile and are dedicated to continuous improvement and lifelong learning.


planning for the future

NCCI Strategic Plan

NCCI monitors several key performance indicators in order to ensure success in achieving our strategic goals.

  • Achieve diversity in membership and leadership.
  • Foster an inclusive culture and member satisfaction
  • ​Diversify and increase revenue streams through strong sponsorship and membership engagement
  • Enhance operational efficiency by optimizing current partnerships and reducing expenses
  • Increase membership through various growth initiatives
  • Enhance member engagement through innovative platforms and events
  • Ensure strong member participation through high quality programming at the annual and regional conferences
  • Establish NCCI as leading voice in change leadership through thought leadership publications and events
  • Promote NCCI as a premier entity in scholarly thinking through leadership events
  • Develop and enhance member driven programming based on member feedback ​
  • Develop new learning tracks to expand learning opportunities 

Education and Professional Development Pillars

NCCI’s Education and Professional Development Pillars were announced at the 2023 Annual Conference. The Education Council was charged with the development and administration of core competencies for NCCI’s educational offerings. This group developed a framework wherein educational content will fall into unifying themes or anchors of NCCI that serve as a guide; areas of focus, categories of our core offerings, and units of analysis, or the scope of the educational impact.

History of NCCI

The Network for Change and Continuous Innovation was originally formed as the National Consortium for Continuous Improvement in 1999 by national leaders in continuous improvement, organizational development, planning, quality, institutional effectiveness and related areas. Our vision is to be the premier network for change leaders in higher education.

In our respective institutions, NCCI members are addressing critical issues facing higher education by converting policies and ideas into action and results. Our involvement with NCCI enables us to improve our institutions through collaboration and sharing.

The Board of Directors approved a name change to the Network for Change and Continuous Innovation in 2012 to reflect both our growing international network and the current work roles of our members.

Since its founding, NCCI has benefitted from the leadership and expertise of an outstanding group of higher education professionals.