| AAACE |
American Association for Adult & Continuing Education |
| AACC |
American Association of Community Colleges |
| ABE |
Adult Basic Education |
| ABEA |
Adult Basic Education Association |
| ABEABC |
Adult Basic Education Association of BC |
| ACCC |
Association of Canadian Community Colleges |
| ACCT |
Association of Community College Trustees |
| AECBC |
Advanced Education Council of British Columbia |
| AGB |
Association of Governing Boards of Universities & Colleges (American) |
| ASE |
Adult Special Education |
| AUCC |
Association of Universities & Colleges of Canada |
| BCAVA |
BC Association of Vocational Administrators |
| BCCAT |
BC Council on Admissions & Transfers |
| BCCIE |
BC Centre for International Education |
| BCEADS |
BC Educational Association of Disabled Students |
| BCGEU |
British Columbia Government Employee’s Union |
| BCSTA |
BC School Trustees Association |
| BCTA |
BC Teachers Association |
| BCTF |
BC Teachers Federation |
| BOE |
Basic Occupational Education |
| CAPSLE |
Canadian Association for the Practical Study of Law in Education |
| CAFD |
Centre for Academic and Faculty Development |
| CB |
College Board |
| CBIE |
Canadian Bureau for International Education |
| CCEO |
Council of Chief Executive Officers |
| CCLOW |
Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women |
| CCTT |
Centre for Curriculum Transfer & Technology |
| CEISS |
Centre for Education Information Standards and Services |
| CEIT |
Centre for Educational and Information Technology |
| CGL |
Constituency Group Leaders |
| COEDCO |
Chairs of Education Councils |
| CPSLD |
Council of Post-Secondary Library Directors |
| CFS |
Canadian Federation of Students |
| CEA |
Canadian Education Association |
| CIEA |
College/Institute Educators Association |
| COG |
Council of Governors |
| CO-OP |
Co-operative Education |
| CR/BD |
Community Relations/Board Development |
| CSSHE |
Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education |
| CTM |
Contract Training & Marketing Society |
| CUCI |
Council of Unions in Colleges and Institutions |
| CWFD |
College Wide Faculty Development |
| DCFA |
Douglas College Faculty Association |
| DCSS |
Douglas College Student Society |
| DEC |
Department Education Committee |
| DLC |
David Lam Campus |
| DVST |
Developmental Studies |
| EC |
Education Council |
| EDCO |
Education Council |
| ELTT |
Entry Level Trades Training |
| ESL |
English as a Second Language |
| ETF |
Education Technology Forum |
| FEC |
Faculty Education Committee |
| FTE |
Full Time Equivalent |
| FWA |
Framework Agreement |
| HRDC |
Human Resources Development Canada |
| IBT |
Industry Based Training |
| ITAC |
Industry Training and Apprenticeship Commission |
| KPI |
Key Performance Indicator |
| MAETT |
Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills & Training |
| MCO |
Marketing and Communications Office |
| NEADS |
National Educational Association of Disabled Students |
| NWC |
New Westminster Campus |
| OWG |
Outcomes Working Group |
| PACE |
Pacific Association for Continuing Education |
| PD |
Professional Development |
| PEN |
Personal Education Number |
| PLA |
Prior Learning Assessment |
| PLN |
Provincial Learning Network |
| PSEC |
Public Sector Employers Council |
| PNAIRP |
Pacific Northwest Assoc. of Institutional Researchers & Planners |
| PPSEC |
Private Post-Secondary Education Commission |
| PSEA |
Post Secondary Employers’ Association |
| SCOEA |
Standing Committee on Evaluation and Accountability |
| SCOET |
Standing Committee on Educational Technology |
| SESOC |
Senior Educational Services Officers Committee |
| SFAOC |
Senior Financial & Administrative Officers Committee |
| SIOC |
Senior Instructional Officers Committee |
| SMT |
Senior Management Team |
| THC |
Thomas Haney Campus |
| TPMC |
Technology Planning and Management Committee |
| VLIT |
Visual Language Interpreter Training |
| WPSE |
Women in Post-Secondary Education |