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Effectiveness, and Planning


Glossary of Acronyms

Many who deal with institutional research issues and data reporting often use abbreviations.
The list below has been designed to help you decipher those acronyms.
Thanks to the courtesy of Palm Beach Community College
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A&P Advanced & Professional
AA Associate in Arts
AAS Associate in Applied Science
ABE Adult Basic Education
ACT American College Test
AHS Adult High School
AIR Association for Institutional Research
AP Advanced Placement
APR Annual Personnel Report
ATC Advanced Technical Certificate
ATD Applied Technology Diploma
AS Associate in Science
AY

Academic Year

BAS              Bachelor of Applied Science
BOT Beginning of Term
BRIS Bureau of Research and Information Systems
CCLA College Center for Library Automation
CCMIS Community College Management Information Systems
CCPF Community College Program Fund
CCSSE   Community College Survey of Student Engagement
CEEB College Entrance Examination Board
CEU Continuing Education Unit
CHE Credit Hour Equivalent/Equivalency
CIP Classification of Instructional Program
CIS Community Instructional Services
CLAST College Level Academic Skills Test
CLEP College Level Examination Program
COFTE Capital Outlay Full-time Equivalent/Equivalency
CPI Center for Personalized Instruction
CPT College Placement Test
CTE Career & Technical Education
CWE Continuing Workforce Education
DCC Division of Community Colleges
DCT Diversified Career Technology
DOE Department of Education
DWD Division of Workforce Development
EDWAA Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance
EFTA Educational Facilities Technical Assistance
ELT Entry Level Test
EOT End of Term
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
ESOL English for Speakers of Other Languages
FACTS Florida Academics Counseling and Tracking for Students
FAIR Florida Association for Institutional Research
FCCAA Florida Community Colleges Activities Association
FCCS Florida Community College System
FCS Florida College System (formerly FCCS)
FCCSC Florida Community College Software Consortium
FCLEPT Florida College Entry Level Placement Test
FCODB Facilities and Capital Outlay Data Base
FDB Financial Data Base
FETPIP Florida Education and Training Placement Information Program
FICE Federal Interagency Committee of Education
FIPS Federal Information Processing Standards
FIRN Florida Information Resource Network
FT Full-time
FTIC First Time in College
FTE Full-time Equivalent/Equivalency
FY Fiscal Year
GED General Education Development, General Education Diploma
GPA Grade Point Average
HEGIS Higher Education General Information Survey
ICS Information Classification Structure
IPEDS Integrated Postsecondary Educational Data System
IRM Information Resource Management
JTPA Job Training and Placement Act
LCP Literacy Completion Point
LEP Limited English Proficiency
LLL Lifelong Learning
LLRC Library Learning Resource Center
LU Learning Unlimited
MISATFOR Management Information Systems Advisory Task Force
OCP Occupational Completion Point
OFE Opening Fall Enrollment
PBPB Performance Based Program Budgeting
PBIF Performance Based Incentive Funding
PDB Personnel Data Base
PEPC Postsecondary Education Planning Commission
PPP Program Progression Point
PSAV Postsecondary Adult Vocational
PSAVC Postsecondary Adult Vocational Certificate
PSV Postsecondary Vocational
PSVC Postsecondary Vocational Certificate
PT Part-time
R&L Recreation and Leisure
RY Reporting Year
SACCR Southeastern Association for Community College Research
SACS Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
SAT Scholastic Aptitude Test
SBCC State Board of Community Colleges
SCNS Statewide Course Numbering System
SDB Student Data Base
SEFLIN Southeast Florida Library Information Network
SREB Southern Regional Education Board
SREF State Requirements for Educational Facilities
SSH Student Semester Hours
SUS State University System
TABE Test of Adult Basic Education
TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language
VESOL Vocational English for Speakers of Other Languages
WAGES Work and Gain Economic Self Sufficiency
WDF Workforce Development Funding
WFD Workforce Development
WEOIS Workforce Education Outcome Information Services

     
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