ABC's of RVC

If you've been a student, staff, or faculty member at RVC for any length of time, you've probably overheard an acronym or two and have wondered "what does that mean?"

The ABC's of RVC is here to help. We hope you will find this dictionary of RVC acronyms helpful as you navigate around campus.

* = academic abbreviation

 

C

CAB = Campus Activities Board (Student Org.)

CAP = Career Advancement Program

CAREER = Comprehensive Agreement Regarding the Expansion of Educational Resources

C-CERT = Campus - Community Emergency Response Team

CCE = Community & Continuing Education

CDA = Child Development Associate Credential

CEANCI = Career Education Association of North Central Illinois

CEOP = Campus Emergency Operations Plan

CIS* = Computers and Information Systems

CHM* = Chemistry

CLEP = College Level Examination Program (testing)

CLI = Classroom Building I

CLII = Classroom Building II

CLR = Center for Learning in Retirement

CNA = Certified Nursing Assistant

CNC = Computer Numeric Controlled

Co-ARC = Commission on Accreditation of Respiratory Care

CODA = Commission on Dental Accreditation

COM* = Mass Communication

CPIM = Certified Production & Inventory Mgmt

CPS = Certified Professional Secretary Examination

CRM* = Criminal Justice

CRT = Certified Respiratory Therapist

D

DNT* = Dental Hygiene Program

DOS = Dean of Students

DSS = Disability Support Services

DWP = Dislocated Worker Program

E

E (bldg.) = Administration Building

EAGLE = Electronic Advanced Group Learning Environment

EAT* = Engineering and Technology

EC = Early College

ECE* = Early Childhood Education

ECE = Education Credential Evaluators

ECO* = Economics

EDC = Employee Development Committee

EDGAR = Education Dept. General Administrative Regulations

EDU* = Education

EET* = Electronic Engineering Technology

EGR* = Engineering

ENG* = English

EP = Emergency Preparedness

ERC = Educational Resource Center

ESL = English as a Second Language

ESP = Educational Support Personnel

F

F (bldg.) = Barn/Silo

FA = Financial Aid Dept.

FAFSA = Free Application for Federal Student Aid

FERPA = Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

FLD* = Fluid Power

FMP = Facilities Master Plan

FOIA = Freedom of Information Act

FOP = Fraternal Order of Police

FPOM = Facilities Planning, Operations, and Maintenance Dept.

FRE* = Fire Science

FRN* = French

FSEOG = Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant

FSO = Faculty Support Office

FWS* = Fitness, Wellness, and Sport

FY = Fiscal Year

FYE = First Year Experience

G

G (building) = Piano Lab

GAT* = Graphic Arts Technology

GECC = General Education Core Curriculum

GED = General Education Development (now HSE)

GEL* = Geology

GPA = Grade Point Average

GPA = RVC Gay Pride Alliance (Student Org.)

GRC = Grade Review Committee

GRM* = German

GSS = Getting Started Sessions

H

HCCTP = Highway Construction Careers Training Program

HEARRR = Higher Education Alliance for the Rock River Region

HHM = Hispanic Heritage Month

HLC = Higher Learning Commission

HLT* = Health

HR = Human Resources Dept.

HSC = Health Sciences Center

HST* = History

HUM* = Humanities

I

IAI = Illinois Articulation Initiative

IB = International Baccalaureate (testing)

IBHE = Illinois Board of Higher Education

ICAPS = Integrated Career & Academic Preparation System

ICCB = Illinois Community College Board

ICCFA = Illinois Community College Faculty Association

ICCTA = Illinois Community College Trustees Association

ICTS = Illinois Certification Testing System

IDPH = Illinois Department of Public Health

IEP = Intensive English (Language) Program

IFSI = Illinois Fire Service Institute

IGP = Intensive GED (General Education Dev.) Program

IR = Institutional Research Dept.

ISAC = Illinois Student Assistance Commission

ISS = Intercultural Student Services

IT = Information Technology Dept.

J

JCSM = Karl J. Jacobs Center for Science and Math

JIAC = Jobs & Innovation Accelerator Challenge Engineering Program

JiET-A = Joint Institute for Engineering & Technology Aerospace

JMC = Japanese Multimedia & Culture Club (Student Org.)

K

KPI = Key Performance Indicator

L

LEED = Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

LIT* = Literature

LMS = Learning Management System

LTO = Linking Talent with Opportunity

M

MAP = Monetary Award Program 

MCC = Multicultural Club (Student Org.)

MEC* = Mechatronics

MET* = Manufacturing Engineering Technology

MKT* = Marketing

MGT* = Management

MHA = Mental Health Act

MTH* = Mathematics

MUS* = Music

N

NAD* = Nursing Aide

NBRC = National Board for Respiratory Care

NEOC = Non-Violence Education and Outreach Committee

NMST = North Main Street Center

NFA = National Fire Academy

NIMS = National Institute for Metalworking Skills

NJCAA = National Junior College Athletic Assoc.

NRS* = Nursing Programs

NSW = New Student Welcome

O

P

PAIC = Promoting An Inclusive Community (Diversity Committee)

PAR = Performing Arts Room

PCI* = Personal Computer Information

PCT* = Personal Computer Technical Specialist

PTK = Phi Theta Kappa (Student Org.)

PE = Physical Education

PEC = Physical Education Center

PGE* = Physical Geography

PHL* = Philosophy

PLB* = Phebotomy

PHY* = Physics

POM = Plant Operations & Maintenance Dept.

PRS = Print Services Dept.

PSA = Professional Staff Association

PSC* = Political Science

PSR = Programming Service Request (IT)

PSY* = Psychology

PTAC = Procurement and Technical Assistance Center

Q

R

RDG* = Reading

RN = Registered Nurse

RRT = Registered Respiratory Therapists

RSP* = Respiratory Care Program

RVC = Rock Valley College

RVCD = Rock Valley College Downtown

RVCPD = Rock Valley College Police Department

S

SAS = Speakerphone Alert System

SBHS = Spring Brook House

SC = Student Center

SCCE = Stenstrom Center for Career Education

SCM* = Supply Chain Management

SEM = Strategic Enrollment Management

SES = Sustainable Energy Systems

SGA = Student Government Association (Student Org.)

SLO = Student Learning Outcomes

SME = Society of Manufacturing Engineers

SOC* = Sociology

SPH* = Speech

SPN* = Spanish

SRG* = Surgical Technology Program

SRES = Students for Responsible Environmental Sustainable (Student Org.)

SRS = Student Retention & Success

SSA = Support Staff Association

SSB = Support Services Building

SSW Student Success Workshops

START = Student Admissions Relations Team

STU* = Student Development

SURS = State Universities Retirement System

T

TDL = Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics

TDT = Truck Driver Training

THE* = Theatre

U

V

V.I.P.  = Volunteer Incentive Program

W

WEB* = Web Information Technology

WEI = Workforce Equity Initiative

WHM = Women's History Month

WLD* = Welding Technology

WTC = Woodward Technology Center

X

Y

Z