| Acronym |
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| A&R |
Admissions and Records |
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| A2MEND |
Annual African American Male Educational Network and Development |
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| AA |
Associate in Arts |
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| AA |
Standard & Poor’s Bond Rating |
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| Aa1 |
Moody’s Bond Rating |
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| AANAPISI |
Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution |
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| AAT |
Associate in Arts for Transfer |
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| AB 705/1705 |
California Assembly Bill 705 & 1705: Student Success Act of 2012 |
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| AB 927 |
California Assembly Bill 927: Community Colleges Statewide Baccalaureate Program |
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| AB 928 |
California Assembly Bill 928: Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act of 2021 |
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| AB 1111 |
California Assembly Bill 1111: Common Course Numbering System |
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| ABE |
Adult Basic Education |
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| ACCESS |
Accessibility Resource Centers for Students |
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| ACCJC |
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges |
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| ACES |
Achieving in College, Ensuring Success |
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| ACS WASC |
Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
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| ACUE |
Association of College and University Educators |
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| ACUPCC |
American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment |
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| ADT |
Associate Degree for Transfer |
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| AIME |
Academic Instruction for Math and English |
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| ALO |
Accreditation Liaison Officer |
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| AMAC |
Academic Mutual Agreement Council |
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| AMC |
Assessment and Matriculation Committee |
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| AmLa |
American Language (Credit ESL) Department |
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| AMLA |
American Language (Credit ESL) Course |
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| AP |
Administrative Procedure |
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| AP |
Advanced Placement |
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| APR |
Annual Program Review |
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| AQ |
Assessment Questionnaire |
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| ARC |
Achievement, Retention, and Completion Committee |
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| ARRT |
American Registry in Radiologic Technology |
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| AS |
Academic Senate |
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| AS |
Associate in Science |
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| AS |
Associated Students |
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| ASAC |
Academic Support and Achievement Center |
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| ASAG |
Administrative Systems Advisory Group |
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| ASAP |
Accelerated Study in Associate Programs |
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| ASC |
Accreditation Steering Committee |
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| ASCP |
American Society for Clinical Pathology |
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| ASR |
Annual Security Report |
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| AUP |
Acceptable Use Policy |
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| AWS |
Amazon Web Services |
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| BA |
Bachelor of Arts |
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| BAs |
Business Analysts |
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| BOG |
California Board of Governors |
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| BOT |
Board of Trustees |
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| BP |
Board Policy |
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| BPGs |
Business Process Guides |
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| BPMN |
Business Process Modeling Notation |
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| BS |
Bachelor of Science |
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| BSTEM |
Business, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math |
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| C&I |
Curriculum and Instruction Council |
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| CA |
California |
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| CAAHEP |
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs |
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| Cal-GETC |
California General Education Transfer Curriculum |
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| CalPERS |
California Public Employees’ Retirement System |
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| CalSTRS |
California State Teachers’ Retirement System |
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| CalWORKs |
California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids |
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| CAP |
Computer Adaptive Placement |
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| CARE |
Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education |
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| CATT |
Canvas and Teaching Technology |
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| CBA |
Collective Bargaining Agreement |
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| CBCSS |
Center for Black Culture and Student Success |
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| CBE |
Competency-Based Education |
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| CCC |
California Community Colleges |
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| CCCApply |
California Community Colleges Application |
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| CCCCO |
California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office |
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| CCEJC |
Climate Commitment and Environmental Justice Committee |
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| CCFS-311Q |
Quarterly Financial Status Report |
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| CCLC |
Community College League of California |
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| CDCP |
Career Development and College Prep |
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| CE |
Career Education |
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| CE |
Community Education |
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| CEDC |
Campus Equity and Diversity Committee |
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| CEO |
Chief Executive Officer |
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| C-ID |
Course Identification |
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| CIRP |
Cooperative Institutional Research Program |
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| CMPCT |
Campus Master Plan Coordinating Team |
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| CNA |
Certified Nursing Assistant |
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| CMS |
Modern Campus CMS
(Formerly Omni Update, or Omni CMS)
Web Content Management |
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| CO |
Chancellor’s Office |
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| CoARC |
Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care |
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| COC |
Citizens’ Oversight Committee |
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| CoCo |
Community of Collaboration |
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| COE |
Center of Excellence |
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| COP |
Communities of Practice |
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| COR |
Course Outline of Record |
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| CORA |
Center for Organizational Responsibility and Advancement |
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| COVID-19 |
Coronavirus Disease 2019 |
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| CPD |
Classified Professional Development |
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| CPDC |
Classified Professional Development Committee |
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| CRLA |
College Reading Learning Association |
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| CSEA |
California School Employees Association |
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| CSU |
California State University |
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| CTE |
Career Technical Education |
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| CTEOS |
Career and Technical Education Employment Outcomes Survey |
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| CTO |
Chief Technology Officer |
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| CVC |
California Virtual Campus |
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| DEISAA |
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Social Justice, Anti-Racism, and Accessibility |
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| DHH |
Deaf and Hard of Hearing |
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| DHSI |
Developing Hispanic-Serving Institution |
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| DL |
Distance Learning |
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| DLA |
Directed Learning Activity |
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| DLC |
Distance Learning Committee |
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| DR |
Disaster Recovery |
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| DRP |
Disaster Recovery Plan |
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| DSA |
Division of State Architect |
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| DSPS |
Disabled Student Programs and Services |
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| EAB |
Education Advisory Board |
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| EAS |
Enterprise Application Systems |
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| ECC |
Employee Counseling Center |
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| EDC |
Educational Design Committee |
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| EEI |
Ellucian Ethos Identity |
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| EEO |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
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| EFMP |
Educational and Facilities Master Plan |
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| ELP |
English Language Proficiency |
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| EMS |
Emergency Medical Services |
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| EMT |
Emergency Medical Technician |
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| EOA |
Education for Older Adults |
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| EOC |
Emergency Operations Center |
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| EOPS |
Extended Opportunity Programs and Services |
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| EPAC |
Expanded President’s Advisory Council |
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| ESL |
English as a Second Language |
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| EW |
Excused Withdrawal |
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| FA |
Faculty Association |
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| FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
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| FABAS |
Faculty Advisory Board for Academic Support |
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| FAC |
Facilities Advisory Committee |
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| FACTS |
Faculty Association Contract Tips Series |
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| FCCC |
Foundation for California Community Colleges |
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| FCI |
Facility Condition Index |
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| FCLT |
Faculty Center for Learning Technology |
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| FERPA |
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
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| FISAP |
Fiscal Operations Report and Application to Participate |
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| FON |
Faculty Obligation Number |
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| FPDC |
Faculty Professional Development Council |
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| FPM |
Facilities Planning and Management |
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| FPNC |
First Peoples Native Center |
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| FPP |
Final Project Proposal |
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| FPU |
Facilities Planning Unit |
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| FTE |
Full-time Equivalent |
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| FTES |
Full Time Equivalent Student |
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| FY |
Fiscal Year |
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| GASB |
Government Accounting Standards Board |
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| GE |
General Education |
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| GO |
Bond Measure General Obligation (GO) |
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| GPCCC |
Guided Pathways Cross-Council Committee |
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| GPS |
Guided Pathways for Success |
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| GRASP |
Gray/Red Shirt Academic Support Program |
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| HEERF |
Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds |
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| HR |
Human Resources |
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| HS |
High School |
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| HSC |
Health and Safety Committee |
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| HSI |
Hispanic-Serving Institution |
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| HVAC |
Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning |
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| IB |
International Baccalaureate |
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| ICC |
Inter-Club Council |
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| ID |
Identification |
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| IdP |
Identity Provider |
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| IEC |
Institutional Effectiveness Committee |
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| IEPI |
Institutional Effectiveness Partnership Initiative |
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| ILO |
Institutional Level Outcomes |
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| ILT |
Instructional Leadership Team |
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| IPP |
Initial Project Proposal |
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| ISER |
Institutional Self-Evaluation Report |
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| ISS |
Institution-Set Standard |
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| IT |
Information Technology |
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| ITAC |
Information Technology Advisory Committee |
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| ITEL |
Inclusive Teaching for Equitable Learning |
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| JPAs |
Joint Powers Agreements |
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| JRCERT |
Joint Review Committee in Radiologic Technology |
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| KPI |
Key Performance Indicators |
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| LA |
Los Angeles |
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| LACOE |
Los Angeles County Office of Education |
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| LARC |
Los Angeles Regional Consortium |
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| LCW |
Leibert, Cassidy, and Whitmore |
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| LEAD |
Leadership Education and Development Program |
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| LEED |
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design |
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| LGBTQ |
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer |
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| LHE |
Lecture Hour Equivalents |
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| LIEAL |
Library Initiative for Equitable and Affordable Learning |
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| LLC |
Language Learning Center |
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| LMS |
Learning Management System |
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| LSP |
Library Services Program |
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| MAP |
Mountie Academic Plan |
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| MARCS |
Math Activities Resource Centers & Support |
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| MESA |
Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement |
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| MFA |
Multi-Factor Authentication |
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| MIS |
Management Information System |
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| MMI |
Minority Male Initiative |
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| MODS |
Maintenance & Operations Development Committee |
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| MOs |
Measurable Objectives |
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| MOO |
Menu of Options |
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| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
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| MPDC |
Management Professional Development Committee |
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| Mt. SAC |
Mt. San Antonio College |
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| NAACLS |
National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences |
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| NACES |
National Association of Credential Evaluation Services |
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| NEA |
National Education Association |
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| NKBA |
National Kitchen and Bath Association |
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| NRA |
New Resource Allocation |
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| NSDL |
National Securities Depository Limited |
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| OEI |
Online Education Initiative |
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| OPEB |
Other Postemployment Benefits |
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| PAC |
President’s Advisory Council |
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| PC |
President’s Cabinet |
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| PCAH |
Program and Course Approval Handbook |
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| PDC |
Professional Development Council |
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| PDF |
Portable Document Format |
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| PIE |
Planning for Institutional Effectiveness |
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| PLA |
Professional Learning Academy |
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| PLO |
Program Level Outcomes |
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| POCR |
Peer Online Course Review |
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| POD |
Professional and Organizational Development |
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| PReP |
Placement, Readiness, and Progress Committee |
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| PRT |
Partnership Resource Team |
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| QCEW |
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages |
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| QFE |
Quality Focus Essay |
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| REACH |
Reaching Empowering Achieving and Completing with Heart |
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| RIE |
Research and Institutional Effectiveness |
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| RN |
Registered Nurse |
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| RS |
Rising Scholars |
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| SAFER |
Safety and Fitness Electronic Records |
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| SAFER |
Schools Association for Excess Risk |
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| SARS |
Student Appointment Reservation System |
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| SB |
Senate Bill |
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| SCCCD-JPA |
Southern California Community Colleges District Joint Powers Agency |
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| SCE |
School of Continuing Education |
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| SCFF |
Student Centered Funding Formula |
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| SCUP |
Society for College and University Planning |
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| SEAP |
Student Equity and Achievement Program |
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| SEC |
Student Equity Committee |
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| SEEC |
Societal Education for Equity Challenge |
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| SGVEP |
San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership |
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| SI |
Supplemental Instruction |
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| SLO |
Student Learning Outcomes |
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| SOC |
Standard Occupational Classification |
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| SOS |
Student Online Support |
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| SPEAC |
Student Preparation, Equity, and Achievement Council |
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| SPOT |
Skills and Pedagogy for Online Teaching |
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| SSSC |
Speech and Sign Success Center |
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| STEM |
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math |
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| STV |
Short-Term Vocational |
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| SWACC |
Statewide Association of Community Colleges |
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| T&Cs |
Terms and Conditions |
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| TAP |
Transfer Advantage Program |
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| TCO |
Total Cost of Ownership |
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| TERC |
Technical Education Resource Center |
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| TIDE |
Textbook, Instructional Materials, and Digital Equity |
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| TILT |
Transparency in Learning and Teaching |
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| TIMC |
Textbook and Instructional Materials Committee (became TIDE) |
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| Title 5 |
California Code of Regulations, Title 5. Education |
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| Title IV |
Title IV of the Higher Education Act: Federal Financial Aid Funds |
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| Title IX |
Title IX of the Educational Amendment of 1972: Prohibiting discrimination based on
sex |
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| Title V |
Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Grant |
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| TMP |
Technology Master Plan |
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| TRAN |
Tax Revenue Anticipated Bonds |
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| UC |
University of California |
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| US |
United States |
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| USC |
University of Southern California |
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| VP |
Vice President |
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| VPI |
Vice President, Instruction |
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| VPSS |
Vice President, Student Services |
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| VRC |
Vision Resource Center |
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| WASC |
Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
(Same destination as ACS WASC) |
| WebCMS |
Web Content Management System |
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| WIOA |
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act |
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| WOCAN |
Women of Color Action Network |
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| WWII |
WorldWarII |
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| 2035 |
Mt. SAC 2035 |
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