| AACC |
American Association of Community Colleges |
| AACJC |
The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges |
| AAHE |
American Association on Higher Education |
| ACE |
American Council on Education |
| AICCU |
Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities |
| AP |
Advanced Placement High School Courses |
| BFAP |
Board Financial Assistance Program |
| BOG |
Board of Governors for the California Community Colleges |
| BOGG |
Board of Governors Grant |
| CAN |
California Articulation Numbering system |
| CAP |
Cooperative Admissions Program |
| CARE |
Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education, |
| CBO |
Chief Business Officer |
| CCC |
California Community Colleges |
| CCCCSSAA |
California Community College Chief Student Services Administrators Association (4C2S2A) |
| CCCFAAA |
California Community College Financial Aid Administrators Association |
| CCCO |
California Community College’s Chancellor’s Office. |
| CDE |
California Department of Education. |
| CCLC |
Community College League of California |
| CIO |
Chief Instructional Officer |
| CLEP |
College Level Examination Program |
| COA |
Commission on Athletics |
| COTOP |
Chancellors Office Tax Offset Program |
| CPEC |
California Postsecondary Education |
| CSAC |
California Student Aid Commission |
| CSU |
California State University, |
| CSSO |
Chief Student Services Officer |
| DSPS |
Disabled Students’ Programs & Services |
| EOPS |
Extended Opportunity Program & Services |
| FAFSA |
Free Application for Federal Student Aid |
| FERPA |
Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (The Buckley Amendment) |
| FFEL |
Federal Family Education Loan |
| FIPSE |
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education |
| FTE |
Full-time Equivalent |
| FWS |
Federal Work Study Program |
| GPA |
Grade Point Average |
| IGETCE |
Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum |
| IPEDS |
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System |
| NACBO |
National Association of College and University Business Officers |
| NASFAA |
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators |
| NASPA |
National Association of Student Personnel Administrators |
| RP |
Research & Planning |
| SAR |
Student Aid Report for Federal Financial Aid |
| SEP |
Student Educational Plan – required of all matriculation students |
| SEOG |
Supplementary Educational Opportunity Grants |
| TOEFL |
Test of English as a Foreign Language |
| TSE |
Test of Spoken English |
| UC |
University of California |
| WASC |
Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
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