The North Carolina Association of Community College Trustees is a nonprofit corporation that was initially founded on October 26, 1967, and incorporated in 1968. The association was established to provide trustees an organization for furtherance of the aims, goals and development of North Carolina community colleges.
The NCACCT is composed of the boards of trustees of the 58 institutions. Total membership in the Association is currently 770. The Executive Board voting membership consists of the following: four officers and two representatives from each of the six trustee regions. Non-voting ex officio members are the NCACCT President/CEO and any officers from North Carolina on the National Association of Community College Trustees Board of Directors.
On January 1, 1992, the NCACCT Executive Board established the management office to carry out the day-to-day activities of the Association. The management office is located in Cary and the staff is composed of the President/CEO, the Director of Communication and Events, and the shared NCACCP/NCACCT Communication Coordinator and Events Manager.