Acronyms Commonly Used by California Community Colleges and Organizations
- Rick Snodgrass (Unlicensed)
- Patricia Donohue
Hearing unfamiliar acronyms in conversation can make one feel like an outsider in a group that routinely uses them. Below are some of the abbreviations pertaining to education and organizations which are in common use in the CCC environment.
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CCC ACRONYM | STANDS FOR |
@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 |
ACMM | |
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 |
ATAM | Assistive Technology and Alternate Media |
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 |
CCAP | California College and Career Access Pathways |
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 |
DAMM Model | |
DED | Data Element Dictionary |
DETAC | Distance Education Technical Advisory Committee |
DOF | Department of Finance |
DTAC | District Technology Advisory Committee (DTAC) |
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 |
ERP | Enterprise Resource Management |
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 |
ROP | Regional Occupational Centers and Regional Occupational Programs, which operate throughout the state of California as part of the Department of Education |
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 |
TAP | Technical Assistance Providers |
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 |