Parcc Inc. is a non-profit organization that supports the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC Consortium), a group of states developing and implementing the PARCC assessment system, a high quality set of summative assessments, mid-year and diagnostic assessments, formative tasks, and other support materials for teachers. The assessments and tools are aligned to college- and career-ready expectations (the Common Core) and allow for comparing results across states.