| AAC |
Association of American Colleges |
| AACJC |
American Association of Community and Junior Colleges |
AACN
|
American Association of Colleges of Nursing |
| AACRAO |
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers |
AACTE
|
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education |
AAHE
|
American Association for Higher Education |
AALS
|
Association of American Law Schools |
| AASCU |
American Association of State Colleges and Universities |
| AASFAA |
Arizona Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators |
| AAU |
Association of American Universities |
AAUP
|
American Association of University Professors |
| ABI |
Average Borrower Indebtedness |
| ACA |
Administrative Cost Allowance |
| ACCU |
Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities |
| ACE |
American Council of Education |
| ACH |
Automated Clearing House |
| ACRAO |
Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers |
| ACS |
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc |
| ACSUS |
Association for Canadian Studies in the United States |
| ACT |
American College Testing |
| AERA |
American Educational Research Association |
| AFDC |
Aid to Families with Dependent Children |
| AGI |
Adjusted Gross Income |
| AGB |
Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges |
| AHC |
Association of Academic Health Centers |
| AICCU |
Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities |
| AICS |
Association of Independent Colleges and Schools |
| AJCU |
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities |
| ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
| APSU |
Asian and Pacific Islanders Student Union |
| ASEE |
American Society for Engineering Education |
| ASHE |
Association for the Study of Higher Education |
| AUU |
Association of Urban Universities |
| AY |
Academic Year |
|
| CAL-SOAP |
California Student Opportunity & Access Program |
| CAPHE |
Consortium for the Advancement of Higher Education |
| CAPPS |
California Association of Private Postsecondary Schools |
| CASE |
Council for the Advancement and Support of Higher Education |
CASFAA
|
California Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators |
| CBA |
Consumer Bankers Association |
| CBO |
Congressional Budget Office |
| CCA |
Career College Associations |
CCUL
|
California Credit Union League |
| CCR |
Community College Reserve |
CDLAC
|
California Debt Limit Allocation Committee |
| CDR |
Cohort Default Rate |
CEFA
|
California Educational Facilities Authority |
| CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
| CGS |
Council of Graduate Schools |
| CIC |
Council of Independent Colleges |
| CLFE |
California Lenders for Education |
| COHEAO |
Coalition of Higher Education Assistance Organizations |
| COLA |
Cost-of-Living Adjustment |
| CPEC |
California Post-secondary Education Commission |
| CSS |
College Scholarship Service |
| CUPA |
College and University Personnel Association |
| CWS |
College Work Study |
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| ED |
U.S. Department of Education |
| EDPMS |
U.S. Department of Education Payment Management System |
| EFC |
Education Finance Council |
| EFC |
Expected Family Contribution |
| EFT |
Electronic Fund Transfer |
| ELM |
Educational Loan Management Resources |
| ELSC |
Education Loan Servicing Center, Inc. |
| ESAR |
Electronic Student Aid Report |
| ETS |
Educational Testing Service |
| FAFSA |
Free Application for Federal Student Aid |
| FAO |
Financial Aid Officer |
| FC |
Family Contribution |
| FCRA |
Fair Credit Reporting Act |
| FDSLP |
Federal Direct Student Loan Program |
| FFELP |
Federal Family Education Loan Program |
| FIRS |
Federal Information Relay Service |
| FOIA |
Freedom of Information Act |
| FRB |
Federal Reserve Bank |
| FTC |
Federal Trade Commission |
| FTE |
Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment |
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| GED |
General Education Development |
| GES |
General Electronics Support |
| GPA |
Grade Point Average |
| GSL |
Guaranteed Student Loans |
| HBCU |
Historically Black Colleges & Universities |
| HEA |
Higher Education Act of 1965 |
| HEAL |
Health Education Assistance Loan |
| HEPI |
Higher Education Price Index |
| ICL |
Income-Contingent Loan |
| ICR |
Income-Contingent Repayment |
| IRS |
Internal Revenue Service |
| JTPA |
Job Training Partnership Act |
| LEA |
Local Educational Agency |
| LLR |
Lender of Last Resort |
| LRA |
Lender Request for Assistance |
| LS |
Lender Services |
| LSAT |
Law School Aptitude Test |
|
MASEA
|
Midwest Association of Student Employment Administrators |
| MASFAA |
Midwest Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| NAACS |
National Association of Accredited Cosmetology Schools |
| NACAC |
National Association of College Admissions Counselors |
| NACCS |
National Accrediting Commission of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences |
| NACUA |
National Association of College and University Attorneys |
| NACUBO |
National Association of College and University Business Officers |
| NAFEO |
National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education |
| NAICU |
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities |
| NAR |
Need Analysis Report |
| NASCLG |
National Association of State Colleges and Land Grant Universities |
| NASFAA |
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators |
| NASPA |
National Association of Student Personnel Administrators |
| NASSGP |
National Association of State Scholarship and Grant Programs |
| NASSLGP |
National Association of State Student Loan Guaranteed |
| NASULGC |
National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges |
| NATTS |
National Association of Trade and Technical Schools |
| NCES |
National Center for Education Statistics |
| NCHELP |
National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs, Inc. |
| NCHEMS |
National Center for Higher Education Management Systems |
| NCURA |
National Council of University Research Administrators |
| NEISP |
National Early Intervention Scholarship and Partnership Program |
| NOD |
Notice of Default |
| NOG |
Notice of Guaranty |
| NPR |
National Performance Review |
| NPRM |
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| NPSAS |
National Post-Secondary Student Aid Study |
| NRMSIR |
Nationally Recognized Municipal Securities Information Repository |
| NSF |
Non-Sufficient Funds |
| NSLDS |
National Student Loan Data System |
| NSTF |
National Service Trust Fund |
| NUCEA |
National University Continuing Education Association |
| NYSFAAA |
New York State Financial Aid Administrator's Association |
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| OASFAA |
Oregon Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators |
| OPR |
Operational Program Review |
| PC |
Parental Contribution |
| PCA |
Pre-Claims Assistance |
| PHEAA |
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency |
| PLUS |
Parental Loan for Undergraduate Students |
| PPVEA |
Private Post-Secondary Vocational Education Act |
| PSAT |
Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test |
| RMASFAA |
Rocky Mountain Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators |
|
| SAC |
Student Aid Commission |
| SAFE |
Sustained Annual Financial Effort |
| SAP |
Special Allowance Payment |
| SAR |
Student Aid Report |
| SASEA |
Southern Association of Student Employment Administrators |
| SAT |
Scholastic Aptitude Test |
| SBA |
Small Business Association |
| SC |
Student Contribution |
| SDF |
Student Data Form |
| SEA |
State Educational Agency |
| SEARS |
Student Expenses And Resources Survey (for California) |
| SEOG |
Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant |
| SHEEO |
State Higher Education Executive Officers Association |
| SLS |
Supplemental Loans for Students |
| SLSA |
Student Loan Servicing Alliance |
| SMA |
Standard Maintenance Allowance |
| SPA |
Supplemental Pre-claims Account |
| SPAR |
Supplemental Pre-claims Assistance Request |
| SSCR |
Student Status Confirmation Report |
| SSIG |
State Student Incentive Grant |
| TGA |
Transitional Guaranty Agency |
| UNIPAC |
Unipac Service Corporation |
| WASFAA |
Western Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators |
| WFAA |
Washington Financial Aid Administrators |
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