The California Council for Excellence (CCE) is a non-profit educational organization that is administered by professional staff under the leadership, guidance, and direction of its volunteer members and elected Board of Directors. CCE is the official Baldrige Performance Excellence Program State Alliance Member in California. 

CCE administers the California Awards for Performance Excellence (CAPE) program, which offers four levels of Baldrige-based assessments for organizations at any state of their performance excellence journey. 

CCE's annual Best Practices and Awards Conference brings award recipients and leading organizations together as a Baldrige-based community to honor excellence and share best practices for learning and continuous improvement purposes. Additionally, the event showcases the impact Baldrige has on creating strong communities in California and the nation. 

CCE administers the California Awards for Performance Excellence (CAPE) program, which offers four levels of Baldrige-based assessments for organizations at any stage of their performance excellence journey. Click here to learn more about CAPE assessments.

CCE provides annual Baldrige-based training. Examiner training is for those who would like to become familiar with the Baldrige principles through group-based learning that simulates the overall examination process.