CCC | ACRONYMS for the California Community College System |
| Updated November 1, 2019 |
| @ONE | Consortium for Technology and Distance Education Training |
| 3CMedia | Formerly CCCSAT |
| AA | Associate in Arts degree |
| AA-T | Associate in Arts degree for Transfer (SB1440) |
| AACC | American Association of Community Colleges |
| ACBO | Association of Chief Business Officers |
| ACCCA | Association of California Community College Administrators |
| ACCE | Association of Community and Continuing Education |
| ACCJC | Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges |
| ACCTLA | Association of California College Tutoring and Learning Assistance |
| ACHRO | Association of Chief Human Resources Officers |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
| AICCU | Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities |
| AP | Advanced Placement |
| API | Academic Performance Index |
| AS | Associated Students |
| ASB | Associated Student Body |
| ASCCC | Academic Senate for California Community Colleges |
| ASSIST | Articulation System to Stimulate Inter-institutional Student Transfer |
| BCP | Budget Change Proposal |
| BOG | Board of Governors |
| BSI | Basic Skills Initiative |
| C-ID | Course Identification System |
| CACCRAO | California Association of Community Colleges Registration & Admissions Officers |
| CACT | Centers for Applied Competitive Technologies |
| CAIR | California Association of Institutional Researchers |
| CALPASS | California Partnership for Achieving Student Success |
| CALSACC | California Student Association of Community Colleges |
| CALWORKS | California Work Opportunity and Responsibility for Kids |
| CAN | California Articulation Numbering |
| CARL-S | California Academic and Research Libraries |
| CASBO | California Association of School Business Officials |
| CATESOL | California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages |
| CBO | Chief Business Officers |
| CBT | Computer Based Training |
| CCC | California Community Colleges |
| CCC Confer | California Community College Telephone and Internet Conferencing System |
| CCCAAAA | Community College Counselors/Advisors Academic Association for Athletics |
| CCCCO | California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office |
| CCCCS | California Community College Classified Senate (Also called 4CS) |
| CCCCSD | California Community College Council for Staff Development (4CSD) |
| CCCCSSAA | California Community College Chief Student Services Administrators Association |
| CCCSAT | California Community College Satellite Network |
| CCCT | California Community College Trustees |
| CCCTC | California Community College Technology Center |
| CCD | Community College District |
| CCLC | Community College League of California |
| CCLDI | Community College Leadership Development Initiative |
| CCPRO | Community College Public Relations Organization |
| CDE | California Department of Education |
| CELSA | Combined English Language Skills Assessment |
| CENIC | Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California |
| CEO | Chief Executive Officer |
| CEOCCC | Chief Executive Officers of the California Community Colleges |
| CHRO | Chief Human Resources Officer |
| CIO | Chief Instructional Officer |
| CIOCCC | Chief Instructional Officers of the California Community Colleges |
| CISO | Chief Information Systems Officer |
| CISOA | Chief Information Systems Officers Association |
| CLEP | College Level Examination Program |
| CMC3 | California Mathematics Council, Community Colleges |
| CO | Chancellor Office California Community Colleges |
| COLA | Cost of Living Adjustment |
| COR | Course Outline of Record |
| CRLA | College Reading and Learning Association |
| CSAC | California Student Aid Commission |
| CSEA | California State Employees Association or California School Employees Association |
| CSSO | Chief Student Services Officers |
| CSU | California State University |
| CTA | California Teachers Association |
| CTE | Career Technical Education |
| CVC | California Virtual Campus |
| DED | Data Element Dictionary |
| DETAC | Distance Education Technical Advisory Committee |
| DOF | Department of Finance |
| DSP&S | Disabled Students Programs and Services |
| EAP | Early Assessment Program |
| EDD | Employment Development Department |
| EEO | Equal Employment Opportunity |
| EERA | Educational Employment Relations Act |
| EOPS | Extended Opportunity Programs and Services |
| ERIC | Educational Research Information Center |
| ESL | English as a Second Language |
| ETS | Educational Testing Service |
| FACCC | Faculty Association for California Community Colleges |
| FAFSA | Free Application for Federal Student Aid |
| FAO | Financial Aid Officer (or Office) |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions |
| FDRG | Faculty Discipline Work Groups (of C-ID Project) |
| FERPA | Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
| FTE | Full-time Equivalent |
| FTEF | Full-time Equivalent Faculty |
| FY | Fiscal Year |
| GE | General Education |
| GED | General Equivalency Diploma |
| HBCUS | Historically Black Colleges and Universities |
| IDRC | Industry-Driven Regional Collaborative |
| IGETC | Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum |
| IPEDS | Integrated Postsecondary Educational Data System |
| IT | Information Technology |
| JPA | Joint Powers Authority |
| LAO | Legislative Analyst's Office |
| MALDEF | Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Fund |
| MESA | Mathematics Engineering and Science Achievement |
| MIS | Management Information System (CCCCO) |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MQs | Minimum Qualifications |
| OCR | Office of Civil Rights |
| OE | Office of Education (typically tied to County name - Butte Co. Office of Education = BCOE, etc.) |
| PERB | Public Employment Relations Board |
| PERS | Public Employees Retirement System |
| PFE | Partnership for Excellence |
| PIO | Public Information Officer |
| PMO | Project Management Office |
| Q&A | Questions and Answers |
| RFA | Request for Applications |
| RFP | Request for Proposals |
| RP | Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges |
| SAC | System-wide Architecture Committee |
| SAT | Scholastic Aptitude Test |
| SB | Senate Bill |
| SEIU | Service Employees International Union |
| SRTK | Student Right to Know |
| SSCCC | Student Senate for the California Community Colleges |
| STEM | Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| STRS | State Teachers Retirement System |
| TANF | Temporary Assistance to Needy Families |
| TOEFL | Test of English as a Foreign Language |
| TTAC | Telecommunications and Technology Advisory Committee |
| TTIP | Telecommunications and Technology Infrastructure Program |
| UC | University of California (and its branches) |
| UCOP | University of California, Office of the President |
| VTEA | Vocational and Technical Education Act |