On November 12-14, 1970, a conference for Oregon educators was held in Eugene to assess the needs of mathematics education in Oregon. A planning committee was selected to study the matter and develop an organization plan. A second conference was held April 2-3, 1971 in Salem. The result was establishment of the Oregon Mathematics Education Council. One of the six components was to focus on computer science education. In, July, 1971, a group of 29 people met to determine the desirability of a permanent organization.

The results of this planning committee led to the formation of the Oregon Council for Computer Education (OCCE) and a statewide conference in Eugene, November 4-5, 1971. By May of 1974, when the first issue of The Oregon Computer Teacher was published, membership had grown to more than 250 people.

By 1979, with membership over 300, represented 32 states, five Canadian provinces, and several foreign countries, the Oregon Computing Teacher became The Computing Teacher and OCCE created the International Council for Computer Education (ICCE).

In May of 1980, OCCE became the Northwest Council for Computer Education (NCCE) to include computer educators from Washington. Some of the most active had been members of the Pacific Northwest Association of Computer Educators (PNACE). This group of people had been putting on computers-in-education conferences at Seattle Pacific University yearly since 1977.

1981-82 marked the beginning of the Seed Money and Grant program.

April, 1988, marked the first year NCCE held its conference east of the Cascades, in Spokane, Washington. By 1991, conference attendance had topped 2000. The 1994 conference in Spokane, with attendance over 2500, marked the first time a convention center was utilized. Currently, the 2637 members represent 14 states and two Canadian provinces.

Because of the emphasis on presenting a quality conference, attendance continues to grow,requiring larger facilities. For this reason, conference locations now rotate among Portland, Oregon, Spokane, Washington, and the Seattle area.

NCCE strives to provide services to members throughout the year. Information on a variety of technology-related topics, Executive Board minutes, reports on state-of-the-states in technology, as well as grant opportunities, are announced through this website.