The mark consists of two concentric circles: a white circle outlined in blue with the words NTCA FIVE-STAR in blue and the word ACCREDITED in red inside the white circle, which surrounds a blue circle with a white square inside with the stylized letters NTCA in red white and blue rising out of the square; underneath the concentric circles are five gray stars.
The color(s) red, white, blue and gray is/are claimed as a feature of the mark.