NRC may refer to:
- Research centres and other establishments
- National Research Centre, Egypt
- National Research Council (Canada)
- Nokia Research Center
- United States National Research Council
- Other educational
- National Resource Center, U.S. Deptartment of Education program promoting international studies and languages through grants
- National Resource Center for Health Information Technology, a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Organisations
- Norwegian Refugee Council
- National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association, United States
- National Recycling Coalition, United States, see Recycling in the United States
- Native Representatives Council, of the Eastern Cape, South Africa, see Politics of the Eastern Cape
- NATO–Russia Council
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission, an independent agency of the U.S. government
- Politics
- National Republican Convention, a Nigerian political party
- National Redemption Council, the ruling government in Ghana from 1972 to 1975
- Science and technology
- noise reduction coefficient
- normal retinal correspondence
- Other
- Netherlands Reformed Congregations
- New Roc City, an American entertainment complex in New Rochelle, New York
- Newbury Racecourse, United Kingdom
- Nigel Reo-Coker, footballer
- Nigerian Railway Corporation
- NRC Handelsblad, a Dutch evening newspaper
- National Racing Calendar, an American professional bicycle racing, see the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar
- Northern Refrigerator Car Line, acquired by Merchants Despatch in 1928
- the IATA code for Naracoorte Airport in South Australia
- non-recurring charge, an accounting term