The National Consortium for Academics and Sports (NCAS) is an organization of colleges and universities that have agreed to help student athletes finish their decrees.
The mission of NCAS is to "create a better society by focusing on educational attainment and using the power and appeal of sport to positively affect social change.
"By joining the NCAS, a college or university agrees to bring back, tuition free, their own former student-athletes who competed in revenue and non-revenue producing sports and were unable to complete their degree requirements.
In exchange, these former student-athletes agree to participate in school outreach and community service programs addressing social issues of America’s youth.
NCAS programs focus on topics ranging from diversity management training, gender violence prevention, alcohol abuse education, outreach, degree completion, and student-athlete recognition.