AACC
American Association of Community Colleges
AAO
Affirmative Action Officer
AAWCC
American Association of Women in Community Colleges
AB
Assembly Bill
ACA
Assembly Constitutional Amendment
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 College
ACCT
Association of Community College Trustees
ACCTLA
Association of California College Tutoring and Learning Assistance
ACHRO
Association of Chief Human Resources Officers
ACR
Assembly Concurrent Resolution
ACT
American College Testing
ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act
AFT
American Federation of Teachers
AG
Attorney General
AIA
Association of Instructional Administrators
AICCU
Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities
APAHE
Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education
API
Academic Performance Index
AS
Associated Students
ASACC
American Student Association of Community Colleges
ASB
Associated Student Body
ASBGP
Associated Student Body Government Presidents
ASCCC
Academic Senate for the California Community Colleges
ASP
Academic Senate President
ASSIST
Articulation System to Stimulate Inter-institutional Student Transfer
BCP
Budget Change Proposal
BFAP
Board Financial Assistance Program
BOG
Board of Governors
BPPVE
Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education
CACCRAO
California Association of Community College Registrars and Admissions Officers
CACT
Centers for Applied Competitive Technologies
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
CARE
Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education
CARL-S
California Academic and Research Libraries
CBO
Chief Business Officer
CCC
California Community Colleges
CCCAAAA
Community College Counselors/Advisors Academic Association for Athletics
CCCCO
California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office
CCCI
California Community College Independents
CCCCS
California Community College Classified Senate
CCCSAT
California Community College Satellite Network
CCCCSSAA
California Community College Chief Student Services Administrators Association
CCCT
California Community College Trustees
CCD
Community College District
CCIA
Community College Internal Auditors
CCLC
Community College League of California
CCLDI
Community College Leadership Development Institute
CCPRO
Community College Public Relations Organization
CDE
California Department of Education
CDS
California Directory of Schools
CENIC
Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California
CEO
Chief Executive Officer
CEOCCC
Chief Executive Officers of the California Community Colleges
CFIER
California Foundation for Improvement to Employer-Employee Relations
CFT
California Federation of Teachers
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
COFHE
Capital Outlay Fund for Higher Education
COFO
Council of Faculty Organizations
COLA
Cost-of-Living Adjustment
CPEC
California Postsecondary Education Commission
CPR
California Performance Review
CSAC
California Student Aid Commission
CSEA
California State Employees Association or California School Employees Association
CSSO
Chief Student Services Officer
CSU
California State University
CTA
California Teachers Association
CTC
Commission on Teacher Credentialing
DED
Data Element Dictionary
DETAC
Distance Education Technical Advisory Committee
DOF
Department of Finance
DSP&S
Disabled Students Programs and Services
ECHS
Early College High School
EDD
Employment Development Department
ED>Net
Economic Development Network
EDPAC
Economic and Workforce Development Program Advisory Committee
EERA
Educational Employment Relations Act
EOPS
Extended Opportunity Programs and Services
ERAF
Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund
ERIC
Educational Research Information Center
ESL
English as a Second Language
FACCC
Faculty Association for California Community Colleges
FAFSA
Free Application for Federal Student Aid
FAO
Financial Aid Officer (or Office)
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
FERPA
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
FII
Fund for Instructional Improvement
FIPSE
Fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education
FSA
Faculty Service Area
FSS
Fund for Student Success
FTE
Full-time Equivalent
FTEF
Full-time Equivalent Faculty
FTES
Full-time Equivalent Students
FY
Fiscal Year
GCEPD
Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
GE
General Education
GED
General Equivalency Diploma
GSL
Guaranteed Student Loan
HBCUs
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
HSEE
High School Exit Exam
ICAS
Intersegmental Committee of Academic Senates
ICW
Intersegmental Curriculum Workgroup (1440)
IDRC
Industry-Driven Regional Collaborative
I-ECC
Industry Education Council of California
IGETC
Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum
IJE
Interjurisdictional Exchange
ILP
Independent Living Program
IMPAC
Intersegmental Major Preparation Articulated Curriculum
IOC
Implementation Oversight Committee
IPEDS
Integrated Postsecondary Educational Data System
IT
Information Technology
ITV
Instructional Television
JPA
Joint Powers Authority
LAN
Local Area Network
LAO
Legislative Analyst's Office
LEP
Limited English Proficiency
MALDEF
Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Fund
MCHS
Middle College High School
MESA
Mathematics Engineering and Science Achievement
MIS
Management Information System
MOE
Maintenance of Effort
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
MQs
Minimum Qualifications
NCLB
No Child Left Behind
NSF
National Science Foundation
OAL
Office of Administrative Law
OCR
Office of Civil Rights
OE
Office of Education
OSE
Office of the Secretary of Education
PERB
Public Employment Relations Board
PERS
Public Employees Retirement System
PFE
Partnership for Excellence
PIO
Public Information Officer
Q & A
Questions and Answers
RFA
Request for Applications
RFP
Request for Proposals
SB
Senate Bill
SBE
State Board of Education
SBGP
Student Body Government President
SCA
Senate Constitutional Amendment
SCANS
Secretary of Labor's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills
SCO
State Controller's Office
SCR
Senate Concurrent Resolution
SEIU
Service Employees International Union
SRTK
Student Right to Know
SSCCC
Student Senate for the California Community Colleges
STRS
State Teachers Retirement System
STW
School to Work
TANF
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
TBA
To Be Announced
TMI
Technology Mediated Instruction
TOEFL
Test of English as a Foreign Language
TQM
Total Quality Management
TRANs
Tax Revenue Anticipation Notes
TRDP
Teacher and Reading Development Partnership Program
TTAC
Technology Technical Advisory Committee
TTIP
Telecommunications & Technology Infrastructure Program
UC
University of California
UCOP
University of California, Office of the President
VTEA
Vocational and Technical Education Act
WIA
Workforce Investment Act
WSCH
Weekly Student Contact Hours
WWW
World Wide Web