The Informer Page 9

For those who find the endless acronyms confusing, here is a translation of College-related lingo. Let us know

if we missed any of your favourites.

ABE
ACCC
ACT
ACT
ARC
AUCE

BCAC
BCCCIP
BCIT
BCSAP
BENG
BEST
BOT
BSSW
BTSD .

CAD
CALP
CANASEAN
CAP
CASP
CCFA
CCSS
CEIC
CEU
CE
CF
CFS
CNC
COD
CTAP

DAC
DEC
DML

ECCA
ECE
EDT
EIC
EMRG
EP&S:
EPT
ERIBC
ESL

FARPTH
FTE
FVC

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Adult Basic Education

Association of Canadian Community Colleges

(or ACTP) Alternative Career Training Program

Adventure and Challenge Training (defunct Outdoor Rec program)
Achievement Resource Centre (formerly LAC)

Association of University and College Employees

B.C. Association of Colleges (Board members)

B.C. Council of College and Institute principals (usually called COP)
B.C. Institute of Technology

B.C. Student Assistance Program (student loans)

BMTH, etc. - ABE courses

Basic Employment Skills Training (defunct)

Business Office Training

Band Social Service Worker Program

Basic Training for Skills Development (defunct name for ABE)

Computer Aided Drafting (no longer offered)

Computer Assisted Learning Program

Canada and Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Career Alternatives Program (was offered through WRC)
College Achievement and Support Program (defunct)
Capilano College Faculty Association

Capilano College Student Society (also CCSU, Student Union)
Canada Employment and Immigration Centre

College Employees Union (now OTEU)

Community Education (now Extension)

Credit Free (now Extension)

Canadian Federation of Students

College of New Caledonia (Prince George)

Committee of Deans - popularly known as GOD (Group of Deans)
Clay and Textile Arts Program (formerly Crafts Program)

Dean's Advisory Committee
Downtown Education Centre - properly known as EIC
Department of Modern Languages (no, we don’t offer ancient)

Emily Carr College of Art

Early Childhood Education Program
English Diagnostic Test (ours)

Education Information Centre (549 Howe)

Educational Measurement Research Group (latest in series of test administrators)

Extension Programs and Services

English Placement Test (now the LPI)

Educational Research Institute of BC (replaced by EMRG)
English as a Second Language

Fine Arts, Philosophy and Theatre (or something like that)
Full Time Equivalent (administratese)
Fraser Valley College

November 9, 1988