Common Acronyms and Abbreviations used at Ohlone College
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- AA, A.A.
- Associate of Arts
- ADA
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- AMAC
- Alternate Media Access Committee
- AP
- Administrative Procedure
- A&R
- Admissions & Records
- AS, A.S.
- Associate of Science
- ASL
- American Sign Language
- ASOC
- Associated Students of Ohlone
- ATC
- Adaptive Technology Center
- AVP
- Associate Vice President
- BA, B.A.
- Bachelor of Arts
- BCLC
- Biology and Chemistry Learning Center
- BP
- Board Policy
- BS, B.S.
- Bachelor of Science
- BSM
- Business Supervision / Management
- CAOT
- Computer Applications & Occupational Technology
- CAPAC
- Course and Program Approval Committee - now Curriculum Committee
- CARE
- Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education
- CCC
- California Community Colleges
- CCLC
- Community College League of California
- CD
- Room numbers for Child Development Center begin with CD-
- CDC
- Child Development Center
- CFS
- Consumer and Family Science / Nutrition
- CLC
- Chemistry Learning Center
- CNET
- Computers, Networks, and Emerging Technology
- CPS
- Campus Police Services / Safety and Security
- CSEA
- California School Employees Association
- CSU
- California State University
- DDAS
- Deans, Directors, and Administrative Staff
- DPP
- Deaf Preparation Program
- DSPS
- Disabled Students Programs and Services
- ECS
- Early Childhood Studies
- EDT
- Entertainment Design & Technology
- ELC
- English Learning Center
- ELI
- English Language Institute
- EOPS
- Extended Opportunity Programs and Services
- ESL
- English as a Second Language
- ET
- Embedded Tutor
- FAFSA
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid - see Financial Aid
- FAQ
- Frequently Asked Questions
- FSa
- Friday, Saturday
- GE
- General Education
- GIS
- Geographic Information Systems
- GPA
- grade point average
- GSA
- Gay Straight Alliance
- GURC
- Gallaudet University Regional Center
- HH
- Morris and Alvirda Hyman Center for Business and Technology (Hyman Hall)
- HTML
- HyperText Markup Language
- ICC
- Inter-Club Council
- ICT
- Information Competency Test
- ID
- Identification
- IGETC
- Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum
- IPP
- Interpreter Preparation Program
- IT Department
- Information Technology Department
- ITC
- Innovation Technology Center
- KOHL
- KOHL Radio
- LAB Project
- Learning Alliance for Bioscience Project
- LAPSI
- Now Supplemental Instruction (SI)
- LRRC
- Latino Recruitment and Retention Committee
- M-F
- Monday through Friday
- M-Th
- Monday through Thursday
- MA
- Master of Arts
- MLC
- Math Learning Center
- MS
- Master of Science
- MS
- Microsoft
- MTWTF
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
- MTWThF
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
- MW
- Monday, Wednesday
- MWF
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday
- N/A
- Not applicable
- N/A
- Not available
- NC
- Ohlone College Newark Center and Ohlone College Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology
- NCBC
- Northern California Bay Area Biotechnology Center
- NCHST (more frequently referred to as the Newark Center)
- Ohlone College Newark Center and Ohlone College Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology
- NFO
- New Faculty Orientation
- NOC
- Newark Ohlone Center (closed December 2004) - replaced by Ohlone College Newark Center
- NTSA
- Network Technology and Systems Administration
- OCDC
- formerly used acronym for the Ohlone College Deaf Center - now Center for Deaf Studies and Special Programs
- OCMACEA
- Ohlone College Management and Confidential Employees Association (now defunct)
- OCNC (more frequently referred to as the Newark Center, room numbers begin with NC-)
- Ohlone College Newark Center and Ohlone College Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology
- OFK
- Ohlone for Kids and Teens
- ONTV
- Ohlone Network Television
- Adobe Portable Document Format
- Ph.D
- Doctor of Philosophy
- PIO
- Program Improvement Objective - see Program and Services Review
- PIO
- Public Information Officer
- PTA
- Physical Therapist Assistant
- RBOA
- Retirement Board of Authority
- RN
- Registered Nurse (also Registered Nursing)
- RT
- Respiratory Therapist
- SaSu
- Saturday, Sunday
- SC
- Room numbers for Gary Soren Smith Center for the Fine and Performing Arts (Smith Center) begin with SC-
- SEIU
- Service Employees International Union
- SI
- Supplemental Instruction
- SLOA
- Student Learning Outcomes and Assessment Committee
- SOAR
- Social Ohlone And Recognition Committee
- SSC
- Student Services Center (new building on Fremont campus)
[formerly SSB or SSSB: Student Services Building or Student Support Services Building] - SSN
- Social Security Number
- STAR
- Student Transition and Retention Program
- STARRS
- Students Toward a Rapid Smoke-free School, organized with the Student Health Center
- STEM
- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Programs
- TAG
- Transfer Admission Guarantee
- TBA
- To be announced
- TBD
- To be determined
- TTh
- Tuesday, Thursday
- TV
- Television - see ONTV Channel 28
- UC
- University of California
- UFO
- United Faculty of Ohlone
- URL
- Uniform Resource Locator - i.e., website address
- US, U.S.
- United States
- USA
- United States of America
- USD
- United States Dollars
- VP
- Vice President
- VTEA
- Vocational-Technical Education Act
- W3C
- World Wide Web Consortium
- WEX
- Work Experience Education
- WF
- Wednesday, Friday
- WTF
- Web Task Force (now defunct)
- WLAN
- Wireless Local Area Network
- XHTML
- Extensible HyperText Markup Language
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