This list includes acronyms and abbreviations that are commonly used at Bakersfield
college.
A
| Acronym |
Full Name |
| A & R |
Admissions and Records |
| AC |
Aquatic Center (swimming pool) |
| AC |
Assessment Committee |
| ACDV |
Academic Development |
| ACT |
Agriculture Coalition for Training |
| ACTC |
Academic Technology |
| ADMC |
Administrative Council |
| Admin. Council |
Administrative Council |
| ADMJ |
Administration of Justice |
| AG |
Agriculture (building) |
| AGBS |
Agriculture Business |
| AGRI |
Agriculture |
| AIQ |
Accreditation &Institutional Quality Committee |
| AH |
Allied Health (building) |
| AL |
Agriculture Laboratory |
| AODS |
Alcohol and Other Drug Issues |
| AS |
Academic Senate |
| AS |
Administrative Services (building) |
| ASEB |
Academic Senate Executive Board |
| ASL |
American Sign Language |
| ANSC |
Animal Science |
| ANTH |
Anthropology |
| APPR |
Apprenticeship |
| ARCH |
Architecture |
| ASTR |
Astronomy |
| AT |
Automotive Technology (building) |
| AUTO |
Automotive Technology |
| AWE |
Agriculture Water and Energy |
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B
| Acronym |
Full Name |
| B |
Business (building) |
| BAC |
Bookstore Advisory Committee |
| BC |
Bakersfield College |
| BCAIT |
BC ADA Implementation Team |
| BCSGA |
Bakersfield College Student Government Association |
| BCSW |
Bakersfield College South West Center |
| BIOL |
Biology |
| BOT |
Board of Trustees |
| BSAD |
Business Administration |
| BTC |
Budget Committee |
| BUS |
Business Pathway |
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C
| Acronym |
Full Name |
| CADM |
Correctional Administration |
| CAT |
Catalog |
| CBEIT |
Competency Based Education Implementation Team |
| CC |
Campus Center (building) |
| CC |
College Council |
| CCA |
Community College Association |
| CCC |
Committee of Co-Chairs
also California Community Colleges |
| CCCCO |
California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office |
| CDC |
Child Development Center |
| CE |
Career Education |
| CEA |
Career Education Advisory Council |
| CHAP |
Cultural Historical Awareness Program |
| CHDV |
Child Development |
| CHEM |
Chemistry |
| CHWA |
Campus Health &Wellness Advisory |
| CLEP |
College Level Exam Program |
| COMM |
Communication |
| COMP |
Computer Science |
| CNST |
Construction Technology |
| CPL |
Credit for Prior Learning |
| CRC |
Curriculum Committee |
| CRIM |
Criminology |
| CRPS |
Crop Science |
| CSEA |
California School Employees Association |
| CSEP |
Comprehensive Student Educational Plan |
| CSS |
Center for Student Success (building) |
| CTE |
Career & Technical Education |
| CTEC |
Career & Technical Education Council |
| CTL |
Closing the Loop |
| CULN |
Culinary Arts |
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D
| Acronym |
Full Name |
| DANC |
Dance |
| DC |
Dining Commons (building) |
| DCC |
District Consultation Council |
| DE |
Distance Education |
| DEIT |
Distance Education Implementation Team |
| DMD |
Decision Making Document |
| DO |
District Office |
| DSPS |
Disabled Students Programs and Services (department) |
| DST |
Delano Science and Technology (building) |
E
| Acronym |
Full Name |
| EAC |
Educational Administrators Council |
| ECON |
Economics |
| EC |
Equivalency Committee |
| EDUC |
Education |
| EIT |
Engineering and Information Technology (BC Dept.) |
| EL |
eLumen |
| ELET |
Electronics Technology |
| EMLS |
English for Multilingual Students |
| EMP |
Educational Master Plan |
| ENER |
Energy |
| Energy TT&WD |
Energy Transfer Technology & Workforce Development |
| ENGL |
English |
| ENGR |
Engineering |
| EODAC |
Equal Opportunity & Diversity Advisory Council |
| ERSC |
Earth Science |
| ETHN |
Ethnic Studies |
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F
| Acronym |
Full Name |
| FA |
Fine Arts (building) |
| FACE |
Family and Consumer Education (building/department) |
| FCDC |
Faculty Chairs & Directors Council |
| FDST |
Food Science Technology |
| FDSV |
Food Services |
| FH |
Field House |
| FIRE |
Fire Technology |
| FKCE |
Foster & Kinship Care Education |
| FMP |
Facilities Master Plan |
| FOR |
Forum (building) |
| FORE |
Forestry |
| FSC |
Facilities & Sustainability Committee |
G
| Acronym |
Full Name |
| GEOG |
Geography |
| GEOL |
Geology |
| GPS |
Guided Pathways Strategies Team |
| GS |
General Science |
| GYM |
Gymnasium |
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H
| Acronym |
Full Name |
| H |
Humanities (building) |
| HEAL |
Health, Equity, and Learning Collaborative |
| HEIT |
Health Information Technology |
| HLED |
Health Education |
| HMSV |
Human Services |
| HOSP |
Hospitality |
| HRTP |
High Road Training Partnership |
| HSCI |
Health Science |
I
| Acronym |
Full Name |
| INDA |
Industrial Automation |
| INDR |
Industrial Drawing |
| INDT |
Industrial Technology |
| ISIT |
Information Services Instructional Technology Committee |
| ISS |
Institution-Set Standards |
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J
| Acronym |
Full Name |
| JAPN |
Japanese |
| JRNL |
Journalism |
K
| Acronym |
Full Name |
| KCCD |
Kern Community College District |
| KINS |
Kinesiology |
L
| Acronym |
Full Name |
| L |
Grace Van Dyke Bird Library (building) |
| LEV |
Levinson Hall (building) |
| LIBR |
Library Sciences |
| LRC |
Learning Resource Center (building, Delano Campus) |
M
| Acronym |
Full Name |
| M & O |
Maintenance and Operations (building/department) |
| MATH |
Mathematics |
| MCAG |
Mechanized Agriculture |
| MEDS |
Medical Science |
| MFGT |
Manufacturing Technology |
| MS |
Math and Science (building) |
| MUSC |
Music |
N
| Acronym |
Full Name |
| NEO |
New Employee Orientation |
| NLC |
Norman Levan Center |
| NRES |
Natural Resources |
| NURS |
Registered Nursing |
| NUTR |
Nutrition |
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O
| Acronym |
Full Name |
| OFFT |
Office Technology |
| OIE |
Office of Institutional Effectiveness |
| ORNH |
Ornamental Horticulture |
| OSL |
Office of Student Life |
| OSRM |
Occupational Safety and Risk Management |
P
| Acronym |
Full Name |
| PAC |
Performing Arts Center (building) |
| PBHS |
Public Health Science |
| PC |
President's Cabinet |
| PDC |
Professional Development Committee |
| PHIL |
Philosophy |
| PHSC |
Physical Science |
| PHTA |
Physical Therapist Assistant |
| PHYS |
Physics |
| POLC |
Police Science |
| POLS |
Political Science |
| PPM |
Program Pathway Mapper |
| PPP |
Power Point Presentation |
| PPT |
PowerPoint |
| PRC |
Program Review Committee |
| PSPA |
Public Safety Police Academy |
| PSYC |
Psychology |
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R
| Acronym |
Full Name |
| Rad Tech |
Radiologic Technology |
| RADT |
Radiologic Technology |
| RI |
Rural Initiatives |
| RS |
Renegade Scorecard |
| RSP |
Rising Scholars Program |
| RTEC |
Research Technology |
S
| Acronym |
Full Name |
| SAC |
Safety Advisory Committee |
| SALT |
Student Affairs Leadership Team |
| SC |
Scholarship Committee |
| SD |
Strategic Directions |
| SE |
Science and Engineering (building) |
| SEAP |
Student Equity & Achievement Program |
| SF |
Starfish |
| SGA |
Student Government Association |
| SID |
Student Information Desk |
| SJI |
Social Justice Institute |
| SOCI |
Sociology |
| SOIL |
Soils |
| SOTC |
State of the College |
| SPAN |
Spanish |
| SSEC |
Student Success Equity Committee |
| STDV |
Student Development |
| STEAM |
Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics |
| STEM |
Aera STEM Success Center (building) |
| STEM |
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| STEMM |
Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Medicine |
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T
| Acronym |
Full Name |
| TECM |
Technical Mathematics |
| THEA |
Theatre |
| TMP |
Technology Master Plan |
| TT&WD |
Transfer Technology & Workforce |
V
| Acronym |
Full Name |
| VNRS |
Vocational Nursing |
| VRC |
Veterans Resource Center (building) |
W
| Acronym |
Full Name |
| W |
Welcome Center (building) |
| WELD |
Welding |
| WOOD |
Woodworking |
| WTRT |
Water Technology |
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