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Acronyms

Abbreviations commonly used at North Seattle College

A

  • AA: Associate of Arts Degree
  • AAC: The American Association of Community Colleges 
  • ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act
  • AFT: American Federation of Teachers (Faculty Union)
  • ALO: Accreditation Liaison Officer
  • AS: Associate of Science Degree
  • ASI: Achieving System Integration
  • ATB: Ability to Benefit (Pell Grant for Adult High school completion)

B

  • BAS: Bachelor of Applied Science
  • BS: Bachelor of Science
  • BEDA: (at SBCTC) Basic Education for Adults
  • BO: Business Office

C

  • CAS: Committee on Academic Standards
  • CBA: Collective Bargaining Agreement
  • CBS:  State Council for Basic Skills
  • CC: North Seattle College Council
  • CCN: Common Course Numbering
  • CLOs: Course Level Outcomes

D

  • DL: Distance Learning (also e-learning)

E

  • EDIC: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Community
  • ELT: Executive Leadership Team 
  • EET: Expanded Executive Team
  • ELOs: Essential Learning Outcomes (Institutional Level Outcomes)

F

  • FT: Full-time, defined as 15 credits per quarter

G

  • GP: Guided Pathways

H

  • HEERF: Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund 
  • HSC: High School Completion
  • HS+: High School Plus (program that a​llows us to award diplomas at North - credit retrieval, credit for college classes, for work experience etc.)

I

  • I-BEST: Integrated Basic Education Skills and Training
  • IC: Instructional Council
  • IRE: Institutional Research and Effectiveness 
  • ICAC: Instructional Council Advisory Committee
  • IPEDS: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
  • IT: Information Technology 

K

  • KPI: Key Performance Indicator

L

  • LMS: Learning Management System (Canvas)
  • LSAMP: Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation grant

M

  • MLTV: Making Teaching & Learning Visible
  • MCO: Master Course Outline

N

  • NCAS: North Seattle Assessment Committee
  • NCORE: National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education
  • North: North Seattle College
  • NSC: North Seattle College
  • NWCCU: Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

O

  • OER: Open Educational Resource
  • OCE&E: Opportunity Center for Employment and Education

P

  • PH: Priority Hire
  • PIO: Public Information Office
  • PR: North Seattle College Program Review Committee
  • PRFR: Policy, Regulations, and Financial Review 
  • PSESD: Puget Sound Educational Services District
  • PT: Part Time

T

  • TIP: Teaching Improvement Practice
  • TLC: Teaching and Learning Center

U

  • UA: Unit Administrators

V

  • VPI: Vice President of Instruction

W

  • WFSE: Washington Federation for State Employees (Classified staff union)