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AACC
American Association of Community
Colleges
AAS
Associate in Applied Science
AASB
Area Student Senate Board
ABE
Adult Basic Education
Accuplacer
A placement test, devised by the
District Board, to help assess
a student’s math, English, and
reading skills. The results are
used in conjunction with academic
background, at-risk characteristics,
goals, and interests to determine
program and/or course selection.
ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act
Advanced Standing
A high school course that has similar
content to an MATC course. It is
taught by a high school teacher at the
high school. A student becomes eligible
to receive advanced standing credit
after sucessfully completing the course
and enrolling in an associate degree or
a technical diploma program at MATC.
Advisory Committee
Business, industry, and labor
representatives, as well as alumni
and students that provide a review of
MATC programs, to help ensure they
meet the needs and expectations of
business and industry.
AFSCME
American Federation of State, County
and Municipal Employees
AQIP
Academic Quality Improvement
Program
AT
Academic Technology Core Committee
BPAC
Business Procurement
Assistance Center
CBO
Community Based Organization
CCSSE
Community College Survey
of Student Engagement
CFO
Chief Financial Officer
CLA
Curriculum, Learning
and Assessment Core Committee
Clery Act
The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of
Campus Security Policy and Campus
Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act) is a
federal statute requiring all colleges
and universities that participate in
federal financial aid programs to keep
and disclose information about crime
on and near their respective campuses.
COA
Correctional Education Association
Communiqué
A monthly electronic newsletter
from the Office of the President
summarizing college news and events.
Distributed to the college community.
Conversation Days
Faculty, staff, and administration
gather once a year to work to identify
processes or activities that would make
a difference at MATC, especially to
students. AQIP Action Projects and
“quick fixes” come from the results of
these conversations.
Convocation Days
A non-student contact day at the
beginning of each semester to assemble
MATC faculty, administration, and
staff to share important college and
community updates and celebrate the
beginning of a new term.
Core Abilities
The seven common learning objectives
(soft skills) infused throughout all our
general education courses.
Acronyms and Glossary of Terms
Core Committees
With equal representation from
faculty and staff, co-chaired by a
faculty member and a vice-president,
these seven committees make
recommendations to the president
and the District Board. Each core
committee serves a specific purpose
related to the mission and vision of
the college and is linked to a specific
strategic goal.
COS
Course Outcome Summary
CP
Collaborations and Partnerships
Core Committee
CUTEP
Cooperative Urban Teacher
Education Program
DACUM
State-mandated report “Developing
A Curriculum” to create new
occupational programs or to make
major revisions to current MATC
occupational programs.
DAT
Defense and Arrest Tactics
Discovery World
Discovery World Ltd. is a nonprofit
organization whose mission is
to connect innovation, science
and technology with exploration,
environment and our Great Lakes
freshwater resources through
interactive exhibits and experiential
learning programs.
Displaced Homemaker
Adults who have worked for a number
of years providing unpaid household
services for family members, are not
gainfully employed, and have been
dependent on the income of another
household, or have been dependent on
public assistance, or are the parents
of a minor child supported by public
assistance or child support within two
years of termination from such support.
DOE
Department of Education
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