The National Communication Association (NCA) is the American national professional organization for the Communication Studies discipline. The organization was founded in 1914 as the National Association of Academic Teachers of Public Speaking. The name was later changed to Speech Association of America, then the the Speech Communication Association, and, in 1995, to its current name, National Communication Association. This article or section should be merged with professional association A professional body or professional organization is an organisation, usually non-profit, that exists to further a particular profession, to protect both the public interest and the interests of professionals. ... Communication studies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

External Links

• The NCA official website.

See Also

• Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
• American Communication Association
• Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication
• Canadian Communication Association
• Central States Communication Association
• Eastern Communication Association
• European Speech Communication Association
• International Communication Association
• International Speech Communication Association
• NorthWest Communication Association
• Southern States Communication Association
• Western States Communication Association
• World Communication Association