NVC is an abbreviation for:
- National Visa Center, a center that is part of the U.S. Department of State that holds immigrant visa petitions till they can be processed and then arranges for a visa interview for the beneficiaries of the petition.
- National Vegetation Classification, two different systems for classifying natural vegetation:
- NVC, the British National Vegetation Classification
- NVC or USNVC, the U.S. National Vegetation Classification
- NVC, the Nepal Volunteers Council
- Nonviolent Communication
- Nonverbal communication
- National Vocabulary Championship, a United States children's vocabulary competition
- Northwest Vista College, a community college in San Antonio, Texas
- New vogue children, album by Japanese electronica duo Schwarz Stein
- Nissan Vanette Cargo, a van produced by Nissan
- Nitrogen-vacancy center : Point defects in diamond.