CCCApply Noncredit Application (Production Release)

CCCApply Standard & Noncredit

See New CCCApply Noncredit Application

CCCApply Redesign Project: Optional Needs & Interests Page

CCCApply Standard & Noncredit

See "Changes to the CCCApply Standard Application" section

Approved Change Requests & Legal Updates

CCCApply Standard & Noncredit

See "Changes to the CCCApply Standard Application" section

UPDATES:  Spam Filter Web Service

CCCApply Standard & Noncredit

Model and User Interface Changes

SuperGlue for International Application (Staging Table)

CCCApply International

Maintenance & Support: Java Upgrade

CCCApply Download Client

See "Maintenance & Support" section

Bug Fixes

CCCApply Standard & Noncredit

See Bug Fixes in the "Maintenance & Support" section below

New Application Type Display Setting Added to the Majors Table in the Administrator

Implement an "Application Type" menu in the Majors module of the CCCApply Administrator to set the conditions of display for each individual "Intended Majors/Programs of Study" item in the CCCApply Standard & Noncredit Applications.

Need: Colleges need the ability to display different "Intended Majors/Programs of Study" in the Noncredit Application.

Benefit:  Colleges control if and when an individual major, course, or program of study displays in each application, even if the offering should appear in both applications.

What: "Application Type" menu added to the Majors configuration module, which must be set for each individual major or program of study with one of the following settings:

• Standard = Major should display ONLY in the Standard Application

• Noncredit = Major should display ONLY in the Noncredit Application

• Both = Major should display in BOTH the Standard and Noncredit applications.

Where is the feature configured? Majors/Programs are set up and maintained by an authorized college user in the Majors module in the CCCApply Administrator.  Authorized users must complete setup tasks for both applications, even if you plan to display the same list of "Intended Majors/Programs of Study" for noncredit and standard end-users. Implementation support is available to colleges who plan to adopt the Noncredit Application. For setup steps, see the CCCApply Noncredit Implementation Guide or contact the CCCTC Enabling Services division to setup a "kick-off" meeting today.

New Application Type Display Setting Added to the Supplemental Questions Module in the Administrator

Implement an "Application Type" setting in the Supplemental Questions module of the CCCApply Administrator to set the conditions of display for each page of Supplemental Questions that should be active/display in the CCCApply Standard & Noncredit Applications.

Need: Colleges using the Noncredit Application need the ability to display different/unique "Supplemental Questions" to noncredit applicants.

Benefit:  Colleges control whether or not supplement questions should display in their Noncredit Application, and their Standard Application. With this new feature, colleges determine which questions appear in which application(s), as well as the timing and duration.

What: Once configured and uploaded, the new "Application Type" setting - added as a line of code to the Supplemental Questions XML file, indicates to the system whether the page of questions should display in the Noncredit Application or not. Without the "Application Type" setting indicated, the page will default to only displaying in the Standard Application. 

Application Type setting/value:

• "Standard" = Page ID should display in the Standard Application

• "Noncredit" = Page ID should display in the Noncredit Application

Where is the feature configured? Authorized college users have the ability to configure pages of Supplemental Questions using XML file code and upload the file(s) in the Administrator.  Unlike the Majors table, supplemental questions cannot be added or edited individually via the Administrator user interface; instead an XML template is used to define the questions and formats, as well as other database information.  For more information about setting up Supplemental Questions, see the Working with Supplemental Questions User Guide.

New Title Page for the "Noncredit Application to College"

Students will see the new "Noncredit Application to College" title page when they click on your college-branded, noncredit application URL - that guides them to the Noncredit App workflow. 

Noncredit Application URL

Just like your college-branded Standard Application URL, a unique, MisCode-based URL has been created for your college, which can be distributed and/or posted anywhere you choose, including on your Admissions (Apply to College) page on your college website or via recruitment campaigns, etc

Find your Noncredit Application URLs  (Pilot & Production)

A different title page was implemented for the Noncredit Application so that there is no confusion on the part of the applicant as to what application they are about to submit. (See screen shot of the new title page, below.)

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CCCApply Noncredit Application - Overview Information

Read the overview here:  CCCApply Noncredit Application and here: Noncredit Application Path Requirements

Noncredit Application - No Residency Status Determination 

The Noncredit Application does not include any residency questions (see Hidden Pages & Questions below) and does not generate a residency status (the Submission Calculation Service (algorithm) is not run at time of submission); therefore this application should only be used by students enrolling exclusively in noncredit courses.  See "Transitioning from Noncredit to Credit for the Purposes of Establishing Residency Status" below.

Noncredit Application URL  (Customized for each college)

The Noncredit Application "path" has a different URL than the Standard Application. Each college has a unique URL, based on their MIS code, just like the Standard Application. 

Find your college's application URLs:  CCCApply Noncredit Application URLs

Noncredit Confirmation Numbers

To distinguish between Noncredit and Standard applications submitted to your college, we've added a prefix to the Confirmation number to help you easily identify which is which. This applies to all in-progress and submitted Noncredit Applications. 
NOTE: There is no change required to your existing <confirmation> number data field specification. Look for the prefix "NC-" to identify the application submitted using the Noncredit Application URL.  Example: "NC-4144323"

Hidden Pages

The following pages are hidden - not displayed to end users - in the Noncredit Application:

• Citizenship & Military page

• Residency page

• Needs & Interests page* (Optional Display. See "Make the Needs & Interests Page Optional" in the notes below.)

New Data Fields

Two new data fields were added to the CCCApply Standard Application data set for the Noncredit Application. Reminder: The Noncredit Application is based on the Standard Application data dictionary and uses the same Download Client and download files for data delivery. This includes the data delivery through Glue for Apply to the staging table.  

1. Noncredit Status <non_credit> -  This new boolean field is a flag that is set to TRUE if an application is submitted using the Noncredit Application URL, otherwise it is set to (defaults) to FALSE.
   
   

2. Integrity Flag 81: <integrity_fg_81>  - A new integrity flag (81) was added to help the college identify when a Noncredit Application is submitted. This is helpful to remind A&R staff why the applicant is not getting a residency status value. 

See more about the new data fields in the sections below. 

See New & Changed Data Fields section
See Changes to Download Client below.
See Noncredit Path Change Requirements

For complete data element specifications, see the CCCApply Standard & Noncredit Application Data Dictionary (v.2019.2).

New Data Field VALUES

The Noncredit Application is a modified version of the CCCApply Standard Application - with a number of pages and questions hidden from display to the end user. This means that...

• Responses are not collected from the user because the questions are hidden

• Field values (responses) are not stored in the database because the questions are hidden and responses are not collected

• College download files will have many more blank fields because responses were not collected

• Some questions and data fields had to be reconfigured to ensure they did not include response requirements

• Some data fields needed to be reconfigured to accept "blank" (no response) and "null" values 

• Some derived fields needed to be reconfigured to accept "null" or, in some cases, such as the residency status calculations, the algorithms were not calculated because the questions weren't asked, etc. 

Therefore, a breakdown of all new or revised data fields is shown below to ensure college A&R and IT staff are aware of changes that may impact processes setup for your ERP or Student Information System.

See New & Changed Data Fields below
See Changes to Download Client below.

New Logic Allows a Student to Submit a Noncredit Application, then Submit a Standard Application for the Same Term, Same College (if the student ends up enrolling in a standard credit course) 

A Standard Application can now be submitted to the same term at the same college that a Noncredit application was submitted, in order to allow a student - who is no longer enrolling exclusively in noncredit courses - to provide the necessary information in order to be classified for residency (residency status determination) for admission.  

See Noncredit Application Workflow Change Requirements

Auto-population Expanded for Noncredit Application

Auto-population in the Standard Application has been expanded to include all questions/fields that are hidden in the Noncredit Application.  If a noncredit student ends up enrolling in credit courses they will need to complete the Standard Application for the same term at the same college; thus providing the necessary information for residency determination. With auto-population enabled, the student will only have to complete the questions that were hidden in the Noncredit Application, which greatly streamlines the application process.

New Residency Status Value to Identify Noncredit Applicant

A new value was added to the CCCApply residency status field and "residency area" calculated fields to identify "noncredit / exempt" status.  See the New & Changed Data Fields below table below for details.

The Self-Reported Multiple Measure Questions are NOT Included in the Noncredit Application

The Chancellor's Office and the AB705 Advisory Committee has determined that the self-reported, multiple measures questions should not appear in the Noncredit Application.

CCCApply Redesign Project Changes (Release #4) - User Interface Enhancements

Approved changes intended to shorten & streamline the Standard App
CCCApply Redesign Project (Release 4)

Make the Needs & Interests Page (and Sections) Optional

Individual section on the Needs & Interests page CAN be hidden on the application by college request:

• Show/Hide the "Comfortable with English" section

• Show/Hide the "Financial Assistance" section

• Show/Hide the "Athletic Interest: section

• Show/Hide the "Programs & Services" section

A configuration change was made to the Standard & Noncredit Application code that will allow the entire Needs & Interests page to be removed from the application workflow.  Alternately colleges can also request that one or more Sections be removed from the page instead- by request from the college or district.  

IMPORTANT NOTE:  If your college chooses to remove/hide the Needs & Interests page or sections from the Standard Application, they will also be removed/hidden in the Noncredit Application.   

To learn more about this configuration change, please see Colleges Can Opt-In/Out to Display the Needs & Interests Page in CCCApply.

Streamline the Account Information/Mailing page for first time applicants

This change is only for first time applicants to the OpenCCCApply system. The first time a student applies to a college through CCCApply, they must first create an OpenCCC account.  After completing the account creation process, two auto-forwarding functions take place:

1. After completing account creation and presenting the student with the confirmation screen with their CCCID, upon clicking "Continue" the student is automatically dropped on to the Enrollment page, bypassing the My Applications page (this happens the first time only);
   
   
   

2. After completing the Enrollment page, the student is presented with a condensed version of the "Account Information/Mailing" page - that hides the OpenCCC account information they just provided during Account creation, behind a button "Edit Your OpenCCC Account". 
   This enhancement benefits the student by removing unnecessary reading on the page and moves the "Current Mailing Address" section up closer to the top of the page; thus shortening the page contents considerably.

No changes are required by the colleges for this implementation.

New "Non-binary" Value Added to the Gender Field in the Standard & Noncredit Applications

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A new value has been added to the Gender field question <gender> on the "Demographic Information" page in the CCCApply Standard & Noncredit Applications.   

To support recently passed legislation (SB179) and the Academic Senate resolution (F18 Non-binary Gender Option on CCCApply) calls for an additional value be added to the CCCApply Gender field to support all student populations, including LGBTQIA + students and others who identify as non-binary.  

See change specification:  2019-11: Add Value to Gender Field for Non-Binary Genders
See New & Changed Data Fields section below.

The following data values should appear in the Gender Field dropdown for the Apply application for both credit and non-credit paths in this order:

Male = M
Female = F
Non-binary = B
Decline to State = X
No Response = Null

Updates Foster Youth Status Question Language & Values Per SB 906

Priority registration eligibility for foster youth is now 16 years of age, rather than 18 years of age. 

Therefore, a change was made to two of the response options in the Foster Youth Status question based on legislation update (SB 906) extending the age of eligibility for existing foster care from 18 years of age to 16 years of age. 

The changes were made to response options (2) and (5). They now read as follows:

2 = I exited the foster care system on or after my 16th birthday.

5 = I exited the foster care system before my 16th birthday.

See change specification: 2019-04: Update Foster Youth Question Per Legislation SB906

Add Clarifying Language to the Parent/Guardian Information Section to Support Foster Youth Minors

To support foster youth minors who are unsure of which option to select in the Parent/Guardian Information section, a new option was added to the section which asks, "One of the statements below is true about me" to minimize the risk of incorrectly determining their residency status.

The Parent/Guardian Information section now reads as follows:

• I am or have been married

• I am legally emancipated

• I do not have a living parent or guardian

• I was in foster care at any time after my 13th birthday

• As of <rdd>, I will be on active duty in the armed services

• As of <rdd>, I will have been self-supporting for at least one year

Also, a new Help pop-up box was added to this section that aligns to the hyperlink/words "foster care" - which appears in the new bulleted statement added above. 

Add Visa Types to Standard Application That Are Eligible for Residency Determination

Three new visa types have been added to Table F: Visa Types Eligible to Establish Residency in CCCApply. These will also trigger Integrity Flag 51 as well.  

• E-2C

• SIV - Special Immigrant Visa

• T6

(Per Area A residency logic and Table F: Visa Types step ):

Change Spam Filter User Interface Table Column from Confidence % Column Header to "Fraud Score" 

Change Confidence % Column in Spam Filter Table UI for Better User Efficiency

1. Ensure the Confidence % column header now reads "Fraud Score" and

2. The % value that appears in the Fraud Score column is only 3 digits (ex: 99.9%).

Enable Spam Filter Search feature to find multiple Applications

Enable the search field feature in the Spam Filter module to find and reset multiple App IDs in order to expedite processing of large numbers of fraudulent applications.

1. Search functionality in the Spam Filter UI will allow multiple application IDs to be entered.

2. Upon search return, Application IDs will be displayed one per line.

3. Upon search return, all application IDs brought into the Spam summary table will be ready to be processed as "Spam" or "Valid" by the spam filter.

4. All valid application IDs searched will be found and displayed at the top of the Spam Filter table for processing.

5. All validation errors will be handled via a generic error message that advises the user that there were no applications found for the specific <appid(s)>.

6. An application can be searched for and returned multiple times.

7. The fraud status field will be updated every time the Application is processed in the Spam filter.

Several Visa types were not displaying the Residency page as required in the Standard Application

Standard Application Only

Area A of the CCCApply residency algorithm outlines citizenship and immigration criteria - including visa types - that the CCC considers eligible for residency determination. Visa types that are eligible to determine residency trigger the display of the Residency page ti the user; otherwise the visa type(s) do not display the Residency page.  This logic has been fixed and all eligible visa types now trigger the display of the Residency page.

CCCApply Administrator is not processing dates and times correctly in the Rules module.

CCCApply Administrator

A problem with the way dates and times are being Problems preventing the processing of dates and times within the Rules functionality in the Administrator have been corrected. 

A bug allowed applicants to submit multiple applications to the same term at the same college*

Standard Application 

This has been fixed. 
Note: The asterisk denotes the exception with the new Noncredit Application enhancement that was added to allow a student to submit a Noncredit Application to a specific term at a college, and then submit a Standard Application to the same college for the same term if the college is required to collect residency information for that student because the student is not enrolling exclusively in noncredit courses as previously intended.

Resuming an in-progress application was landing the user on the Demographic Information page instead of the user's "last page"

Standard Application

This has been fixed. Now when an in-progress application is resumed it will open to the last incomplete page that was not complete and validated.

A bug in the SSN Lookup function in the OpenCCC Helpdesk application was not finding accounts

OpenCCC HelpDesk Application

This has been fixed.  The OpenCCC Helpdesk Application can now locate and recover OpenCCC accounts, including duplicate accounts, and will                                                                                                                    

When applicant(s) enters a family size in the supplemental questions section the value entered is not populating on the application

Standard & International Applications

This has been fixed. A problem with the XML code 

The Spam Filter User Interface was not allowing the user to mark bulk applications in the table for processing

Standard Application

This has been fixed.  The Spam Filter interface can now bulk select up to 100 applications per page in the table and all marked application are being processed correctly (either as confirmed spam or confirmed valid).

Special characters entered into supplemental question types were throwing errors.

Standard & International Applications

This has been fixed. Special characters are now throwing the proper error message when they are entered into various supplemental question type formats.

Visa Type

<visa_type>

New Values

E2C =  E-2C
SIV  =  Special Immigrant Visa
T6   =  T-6

20

Yes

No

These new values are now added to the CCCApply Visa Table F  "Visa Types Eligible to Establish Residency"

Non-binary Value Added to Gender Field

<gender>

New Value

Non-binary = B

bpchar, 1

Yes

Yes

"Non-binary" has been added as a response option in the Gender field dropdown in the CCCApply Standard application for both credit and non-credit paths in this order:Male = M
Female = F
Non-binary = B
Decline to State = X
No Response = Null

Noncredit Status

<non_credit>

New Field

1 = True0 = False

Boolean, 1

Yes

No

Optional; Value set to "True" if applicant applies using the new Noncredit Application URL; otherwise it is "False"

Integrity Flag 81

<integrity_fg_81>

New Field

1 = TrueNull

Boolean, 1

Yes

No

Flag triggered if applicant applies with the new Noncredit Application URL; otherwise it is blank.NOTE - this is consistent with how we have all the other integrity flags structured. 

Confirmation Number

<confirmation>

Revised Value

IF non_credit=True then
<confirmation> has prefix = "NC-"

String

No

System

NOTE: This change pertains to the Noncredit Application only. IF an application is submitted using the Noncredit URL then the value for <confirmation> = "NC-"

Residency Status

<res_status>

New Value Added specifically for the Noncredit Application

New NC default value = N1 = resident
2 = possible resident
3 = non-resident
N = non-credit / exempt

bpchar, 1

No

Residency status is calculated at time of submission for the Standard Application only. 
For the new Noncredit Application path (in the Standard Application) if applicant applies using the new Noncredit URL then:
<non_credit> status is set =True   and
<res_status> status is set ="N"

Residency Area A

<res_area_a>

New Value

New NC default value = 9

Boolean, 1

No

Residency area status defaults to "9" when (non_credit =True)

Residency Area B

<res_area_b>

New Value

New NC default value = 9

Boolean, 1

No

Residency area status defaults to "9" when (non_credit =True)

Residency Area C

<res_area_c>

New Value

New NC default value = 9

Boolean, 1

No

Residency area status defaults to "9" when (non_credit =True)

Residency Area D

<res_area_d>

New Value

New NC default value = 9

Boolean, 1

No

Residency area status defaults to "9" when (non_credit =True)

Declared Residency Outside California for Taxes

<ca_outside_tax>

Default values = False / Null 

Values = True / False / Null1 = True0 = FalseNull

Boolean, 1

Yes

No

IF the question is displayed:

• IF checkbox is NOT empty, value = True

• IF checkbox IS EMPTY, then value = False

IF question is hidden:

• Set value = Null

NOTE: IF hidden, such as in the Noncredit application, then default to NULL For a standard application, it will default to False, unless the user checks the checkbox.

Declared Residency at a College Outside California

<ca_outside_college>

Default values = False / Null 

Values = True / False / Null1 = True0 = FalseNull

Boolean, 1

Yes

No

Same as Above.

Registered to Vote Outside California

<ca_outside_voted>

Default values = False / Null 

Values = True / False / Null1 = True0 = FalseNull

Boolean, 1

Yes

No

Same as Above.

Lawsuit Filed Outside California

<ca_outside_lawsuit>

Default values = False / Null 

Values = True / False / Null1 = True0 = FalseNull

Boolean, 1

Yes

No

Same as Above.

Public School Employee

<ca_school_employee>

Default value = Null

Values = True / False / Null1 = True0 = FalseNull

Boolean, 1

Yes

Required response If appears onscreen

State College Employee

<ca_college_employee>

Default value = Null

Values = True / False / Null1 = True0 = FalseNull

Boolean, 1

Yes

Required response If appears onscreen

Seasonal Agricultural Worker

<ca_seasonal_ag>

Default value = Null

Values = True / False / Null1 = True0 = FalseNull

Boolean, 1

Yes

Required response If appears onscreen

Citizenship Status

<citizenship>

New Value

Default to value = X when (non_credit = True)

character(1)

No

Required to have non-null value in DB.

In the new Noncredit Application workflow, the Citizenship status question is hidden; value stored = "X"

Military Status

<military_status>

New Value

New NC default value = XDefault to value = X when (non_credit = True)

character(1)

No

Required to have non-null value in DB.

In the new Noncredit Application workflow, the Military status question is hidden; value stored = "X"

Comfortable with English

comfortable_english

Allow Null 

NC default value = null

Boolean, 1

Yes

No

In the new Noncredit Application workflow this question is hidden; value stored = Null

Financial Assistance

financial_assistance

Allow Null

NC default value = null

Boolean, 1

Yes

No

In the new Noncredit Application workflow this question is hidden; value stored = Null

TANF-SSI-GA

tanf_ssi_ga

Allow Null

NC default value = null

Boolean, 1

Yes

No

In the new Noncredit Application workflow this question is hidden; value stored = Null

Athletic Interest: Intramural

athletic_intramural

Allow Null

NC default value = null

Boolean, 1

Yes

Required response If appears onscreen

In the new Noncredit Application workflow this question is hidden; value stored = Null

Athletic Interest: Intercollegiate

athletic_intercollegiate

Allow Null

NC default value = null

Boolean, 1

Yes

Required response If appears onscreen

In the new Noncredit Application workflow this question is hidden; value stored = Null

Athletic Interest: No

athletic_not_interested

Allow Null

NC default value = null

Boolean, 1

Yes

Required response If appears onscreen

In the new Noncredit Application workflow this question is hidden; value stored = Null

Noncredit Application

Noncredit Application Confirmation Number Prefix

Confirmation numbers for submitted Standard Applications have numeric values only. 

With the deployment of the Noncredit Application, submitted application's will include a prefix to the Confirmation number if the application is started and submitted using the Noncredit URL.

Example:
NC-4140067

Noncredit Application

Hide the Residency Page in the Noncredit Application path

In the Standard Application, the Residency page is part of the application workflow and logic. 

When a student applies to your college using your Noncredit URL, the user interface and the user experience will be very similar to the Standard Application but the residency page is not included in the workflow.  No residency page questions are required at the time of submission.

Noncredit Application

Hide the Citizenship & Military Page in the Noncredit Application path

In the Standard Application, the Citizenship & Military page is part of the application workflow and logic.

The Citizenship & Military page DOES NOT APPEAR in the Noncredit Application workflow

Standard & Noncredit Applications

Show/Hide sections from the Needs & Interests page (per college request).

Currently, the Needs & Interests page appears in the Standard Application workflow.  

With the 6.5.0 release, each section on the Needs & Interests page has been reconfigured to be hidden from display to users by request from each college.  This is a new change for the Standard & Noncredit Applications.

Noncredit Application

Auto-population of Noncredit Application responses in the Standard Application (or a new Noncredit Application) within two years of a previously submitted application.

Note: Auto-population will pre-fill previously submitted responses from the last application submitted within 2 years of current date.

Noncredit Application

Add logic to allow applicants to re-apply to the same college and the same term when transitioning from Noncredit to Credit status

Currently, the Standard Application prevents a user from submitting two applications to the same college for the same term.  This 

With the implementation of the Noncredit Application path, a student who submits a Noncredit Application to college (A) for term (A) is now able to re-apply with the Standard Application to college A for term A.  This logic has been modified for Noncredit > Standard Application only.  

NOTE: This means that a student who has submitted an application to a college (example: College A, Term A) using the Noncredit Application, can now re-apply (submit a Standard Application to the same college for the same term A). However, this only applies to students transitioning from Noncredit status to Credit status; otherwise they will be blocked from submitting a second Standard Application to the same college, same term.

Noncredit Status

<non_credit>

Boolean (True/False)

No

Optional field set to "True" if applicant applies with the new Noncredit Application URL; otherwise it is "False"

Integrity Flag 81

<integrity_fg_81>

Boolean (Y/N)

No

Flag triggered if applicant applies with the new Noncredit Application URL; otherwise it is blank.

Race Ethnicity Full

<raceEthnicFull> 

CSV delimited

Maximum Expected Width:  805 characters (201 * 3 character long values + 200 commas + 2 surrounding quote marks for CSV delimiting in the output format)

No

NOT AVAILABLE in the Release 6.3.0. 

CCCApply Standard & Noncredit Application Data Dictionary

V.2019.3

PDF

Release 6.5.0

6.21.19

Download Client Jar File V.6.5.0

transfer-client.6.5.0.jar

jar

Release 6.5.0

6.01.19

CCCApply Download Client User Guide 

V.6.5.0

ONLINE

Release 6.5.0

5.31.19  Online document

CCCApply Administrator User Guide

v.2019.1

ONLINE

Release 6.5.0

5.31.19  Online document

2019-2020 CC Promise Grant Data Dictionary

CCPG-V2019

PDF

2019-2020

See Data Dictionaries page

CCCApply International Application Data Dictionary

V.2019.2

PDF

Release 6.5.0

See Data Dictionaries page