The Pilot environment release is scheduled for April 12, 2024.
Release Summary
New Enhancement: Education Goal/Majors Filter for Associate Degrees in CCCApply
User Information
The Education Goal/Majors Filter for Associate Degrees enhancement streamlines the user interface and flow for applicants seeking to obtain an Associate degree and transfer to a 4-year university.
Implementation Notes
The new Education Goal/Majors Filter for Associate Degrees feature is optional. Colleges are not required to implement the filter. However, enabling the filter does require some preparation and update to your CCCApply majors (and major categories, if implemented) including configuring the award type attribute for each major (which is currently an optional setting at this time).
Coming soon: Implementing the Filter section in the Education Goal/Majors Filter for Associate Degrees document will provide an overview of the process and a link to more detailed set up instructions.
Feature Enhancement
New Education Goal/Majors Filter for Associate Degrees
In support of AB928: Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act of 2021, CCCApply has implemented a simple display filter to the CCCApply user interface that - if enabled by the college - will show applicants only associate degrees and transfer degree programs based on their education goal selection. In Phase 1, the education goal that triggers the display filter is “Obtain an Associate degree and transfer to a 4-year institution”. By hiding programs that do not lead to a degree and/or transfer, the student will be able to focus on the Majors and categories that align with their goals.
How It Works for Colleges
Colleges will have the ability to enable/disable the filter in the CCCApply Administrator with the new checkbox added to their Majors summary page. By default the filter will be disabled which will allow colleges the time necessary to review and prepare their existing Majors and categories (if implemented) before enabling the filter.
The filter is based on the Award Type assigned to each Major and the Education Goal selected by the student. That’s really it.
If enabled and if the applicant selects the education goal to “Obtain an Associate degree and transfer to a 4-year institution” - the filter will only display the Majors that have one of the following award types and will display them alphabetically in the order below:
AA-T_degree = Associate of Arts Degree for Transfer
AS-T_degree = Associate of Science Degree for Transfer
AA_degree = Associate of Arts Degree
AS_degree = Associate of Science Degree
Note: Majors display to the students alphabetically based on the “major description” configured for them by the college. If the filter is enabled, and the applicant selects the “Obtain an Associate degree and transfer to a 4-year institution” education goal, the Majors will display alphabetically within each award type, in the order specified above.
Coming Soon! Preparation notes and best practices for implementing the filter is in-progress. Colleges are encouraged to reach out to Enabling Services for assistance following the Pilot release for implementation documentation and assistance configuring their Majors for the filter.
See more details in Education Goal/Majors Filter for Associate Degrees Enhancement.
Data Access & Delivery
There are no new or deprecated data fields in this release (CCCApply v.6.15).
The information below provides general information regarding data access and delivery for CCCApply and other Student Success Suite applications and services.
Superglue for Apply
As new features and functionality are developed for CCCApply and other systemwide technology applications, it may be necessary for colleges to upgrade their existing Superglue College Adaptor schema to the latest version. For information about the Superglue College Adaptor and your current schema version, please contact your College Experience Manager at Enabling Services for assistance.
Data Warehouse Access
All CCCApply and Student Success Suite data fields are ultimately stored in the CCC Data Warehouse which can be accessed directly via the Data Warehouse Direct Access Connection service and/or, for authorized admins and staff, through the Data Warehouse Report Server.
CCCApply Admin Tools
College staff can access all the new data fields in the CCCApply Report Center for ad hoc reporting. They also have the ability to create custom email rules and messages with the fields in the CCCApply Administrator.
Reminder: The CCCApply Download Client reached end-of-life on June 30, 2023. The service is no longer support and the Download server is scheduled to be taken offline on March 31, 2024.
Pilot Testing: Send Your Feedback
Pilot testing for CCCApply v6.15 begins on April 13, 2024. After this date, colleges may continue to test the new features of this release in the Pilot environment and send feedback. Pilot and Production deployments are announced on ccctechnology.info.
See the pilot testing instructions below. Communicate your pilot test feedback or log any bugs with our Staff Support team: staffsupportccctc@openccc.zendesk.com
Testing Instructions for CCCApply Standard Application
Navigate to your college’s Pilot CCCApply Administrator and sign-in with an authorized staff user account.
Select CCCApply Administrator from the Administrators drop down menu. Once in the CCCApply Administrator system, select CCCApply Application from the Applications menu.
Review and configure your Majors and categories for the Education Goal/Majors Filter.
Once you’ve confirmed your Associate degree and transfer Majors have the correct Award Type assigned, navigate to your Pilot CCCApply application to see the filter in action.
Navigate to your college’s Pilot CCCApply application (or whichever application you are testing) in the pilot environment.
Alternately, use our “Unicollege” test college today using the link in the highlight box below.
Sign in with an existing Pilot OpenCCC student account or create a Pilot OpenCCC account for testing.
From the Enrollment page, select “Obtain an Associate degree and transfer to a 4-year institution” from the Education Goal menu to see your Intended Major or Program of Study list filtered for Associate degrees and transfer degrees. To see ALL Majors, select any other Education Goal option.
Reminder: Each CCCApply development environment requires a unique OpenCCC sign in account to access the applications; one for the Pilot environment and one for the live Production environment.
Sending Feedback
Don’t forget to tell us of any issues you encountered during your testing. Send feedback or log any bugs with our Staff Support team: staffsupportccctc@openccc.zendesk.com
Forgot to Bookmark Your Pilot Application? Use our generic test college in the pilot environment.
Go to “Unicollege’s Pilot Application” here: https://pilot.opencccapply.net/cccapply-welcome?cccMisCode=ZZ1
Sign in with your existing Pilot OpenCCC student account or create your first Pilot student account for this and all future testing.
Copy the Unicollege link above and replace the ZZ1 at the end of the URL with your college’s MIS code.
Implementation & Support
To get started with onboarding, implementation and deployment, or support for a service update for any Student Success Suite technology solution provided through the CCC Technology Center, please contact the CCCTC Enabling Services office for free consultation and/or support services. Please contact your College Experience Manager who can guide you every step of the way.
Enabling Services
Onboarding & Implementation Services | Email: cems@ccctechcenter.org |
College Support Services |
Support for Colleges
NEW! Support for Colleges space for troubleshooting guides and FAQs.
College Staff Support | |
Online Support Community |
Support for Students
CCC Helpdesk | Phone: (877) 247-4836 or Email: support@openccc.net |
Online Support Community |
24/7 Student Support: The CCC Helpdesk provides account recovery help for students by phone at (877) 247-4836, or via the CCCHelp.info online support community.
Documentation
Product and user documentation is updated and published as needed with each Student Success Suite release.
Feature Documentation
Title | Brief Description | Format | Release Version | Date Published |
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College-facing configuration and user guide for the CCCApply Administrator. | Online | 6.14.5 | 12-15-2021 | |
08-31-2022 |
Data Dictionaries & User Guides
All Data Dictionaries and User Guides for this release are posted in the CCCApply Public Documentation space..
Description | Doc Version / FILE | Format | Release | Date Published |
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08-31-2022 | ||||
12-15-2021 |