The Distinguished Club Program (DCP) is a set of goals that measure the success of the club in various areas, including earning educational awards, building membership, having trained officers, and some administrivia. Clubs should develop a Club Success Plan (CSP) to meet these goals over the course of the year.
In addition to the DCP goals, there is a baseline membership requirement that must be met of having at least 20 members, or base membership plus five, whichever is lower. For example, if a club starts with 12 members in July, and has 17 by the end of June, they qualify. That same club would only need to make it to 20 over the next year.
Achieving 5 out of the 10 goals awards the club Distinguished status for that year. 7 out of 10 earns Select Distinguished status. 9 out of 10 earns President's Distinguished. Some districts have special awards for 10 out of 10 goals earned.