Every entity has its own language that may be confusing to people outside of the organization. Higher Education is no exception. The following is a list of commonly used abbreviations and acronyms in higher education and SUNY that will help clarify their meanings.
AACC - American Association of Community Colleges
AAC&U - Association of American Colleges and Universities
AAUP - American Association of University Professors
ACE - American Council of Education
ACT - Association of Council Members and College Trustees of the State University of New York
ACTS - Academic Course Transfer Site
ACCT - Association of Community College Trustees
ANNY - Assessment Network of New York
BOT - Board of Trustees
CAO - Chief Academic Officer
CBE - Competency Based Education
CCBOA - Community College Business Officers Association
CCPAO - Community College Presidents Assistants Organization
CCSSE - Community College Survey of Student Engagement
CCRC - Community College Research Center
CGL - Campus Governance Leader
CID - Conversation in the Disciplines
CIT - Conference on Instructional Technology
CLA - Collegiate Learning Assessment
COIL - Collaborative Online International Learning
COTE - Center for Online Teaching Excellence
CUNY - City University of New York
ECHS - Early College High School Program
FACT2 - Faculty Advisory Council on Teaching & Technology
GER - General Education Requirements
GETA - General Education Transcript Addendum
IPEDS - Integrated Post-Secondary Data System
LEA - Local Education Agency
MOOC - The Massive Open Online Course Guide | Hybrid Pedagogy's MOOC MOOC!
MSCHE - Middle States Commission on Higher Education
M/WBE - Minority/Women-Owned Business Enterprise
MTP - Memorandum to Presidents
NACE - National Association of Colleges and Employers
NACEP - National Alliance for Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships
NCAT - National Center for Academic Transformation
NCES - National Center for Education Statistics
NCHEMS - National Center for Higher Education Management System
NCSDCC - National Council of State Directors of Community Colleges
NSSE - National Survey of Student Engagement
NYATEP - New York Association of Training and Employment Professionals
NYCCAP - New York Community College Association of Presidents
NYCCT - New York Community College Trustees
NYSPHECB - New York State Public Higher Education Conference Board
NYSDOL - New York State Department of Labor
NYSED - New York State Education Department
NYSMATYC - New York State Mathematics Association of Two Year Colleges
NYSTAA - New York State Transfer & Articulation Association
OER - Open Educational Resources
PLA - Prior Learning Assessment
PARCC - Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career
POSAC - Provost's Open SUNY Advisory Commmitte
PTK - Phi Theta Kappa
SAM - Student Achievement Measure
SCoA - SUNY Council on Assessment
SICAS - Student Information & Campus Administrative Systems
SLN - SUNY Learning Network (Now Open SUNY)
SUNY - State University of New York
STEM - The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Coalition
TAACCT - Trade Adjustment Community College Career Training
TETT - Teacher Education Transfer Template
TICAS - The Institute for College Access and Success
UFS - University Faculty Senate
VFA - Voluntary Framework of Accountability
VSA - Voluntary System of Accountability
W/MBE - Women/Minority Business Enterprise
(These organizations and issues are no longer active)
ABOR - Academic Bill of Rights
ACGE(formerly PACGE) - Advisory Council on General Education
APPCC - Association of Presidents of Public Community Colleges (see NYCCAP)
COCID - Conversations on Computing in the Disciplines
CRI - SUNY – Course Redesign Initiative (see also NCAT)
FACT - Faculty Access to Computing Technology
GEAR - General Education Assessment Review
ICCD - Institute for Community College Development
JCTA - Joint Committee on Transfer & Articulation/Student Mobility
MR I - Mission Review I
MR II - Mission Review II
PAAG - Provost’s Assessment Advisory Committee
PACGE - Provost’s Advisory Council on General Education
PHEEIA - Public Higher Education Empowerment & Innovation Act
SCBA - Strengthened Campus Based Assessment