Acronyms
AA.......................... Associate of Art
ACT....................... American College Test
AS ......................... Associate of Science
ASMC.................... Associated Students of Merced College
BOG.......................Board of Governors
CA.......................... California
Cal-SOAP............. California Student Opportunity & Access Program
CalWORKs.......... California Work Opportunities & Responsibility to Kids
CDC....................... Child Development Center
CD-ROM.............. Compact Disk Read Only MemoryCITD...................... Center for International Trade Development
Co-op Ed.............. Cooperative Education
CYC........................California Youth Connection
DSS....................... Disabled Student Services
EOPS.................... Extended Opportunity Programs & Services
ETC........................ Employer-focused Training CenterGED....................... General Education Diploma
GOAL.................... Goal Oriented Academic Learning
HIV......................... Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HOPE.................... Helping Our Peers Excel
HSA....................... Human Services Agency
ID........................... Identification
ILP......................... Independent Living Program
ISS.........................International Student ServicesJSL........................Job Skills Lab
NP..........................North Portable
NPCC....................North Portable Counseling Center
PE...........................Physical Education
PITD....................... Private Industry Training DepartmentPSAT..................... Pre-Scholastic Assessment Test
ROP......................... Regional Occupation Program
SAT........................ Student Achievement Test
SAT......................... Student Advisory Team
SIRS........................ Social Issues Resources Series
TANF....................... Temporary Aid to Needy Families
TB............................ Tuberculosis
Tech Prep................ Technical Preparation
TOEFL..................... Test of English as a Foreign Language
VSSS...................... Vocational Student Support Services
W-2-W ILP.............. Welfare Work Independent Living Program
WIA.......................... Workforce Investment Act