Types of Colleges
A place where you can get an associate's degree.
What is a California Community College (CCC)?
The field of study you choose to get a degree in while in college.
What is a major?
The person who teaches your college class.
Who is an instructor or professor?
Extra-curriculars like student leadership, club sports, and Greek Life.
Student Organizations
A school that is not funded by the government.
What is a private college?
The amount of money a college projects it will cost to go to their school for one year.
What is Cost of Attendance?
The document that lists important information about your class, including; contact info, grading policy, and materials.
What is a syllabus?
A place you can go if you are sick or injured on campus.
What is a Health Center?
A work-based program that teaches you a particular skill or trade.
What is an apprenticeship OR tech school OR vocational school?
Classes you have to take before being allowed to take advanced courses in a particular subject.
What is a prerequisite?
The social and academic skills you use when taking an online class.
What is online etiquette?
When a student continues studying at a school beyond their first year.
What is retention?
Colleges that don't offer in-state tuition to California residents.
What is an out-of-state-college?
The courses you must take in high school to be eligible to apply to a 4 year college?
What are the A-G requirements?
What is attendance?
A program that most colleges offer to provide support to first generation and low-income students.
What is Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS)?
Program that offers lower tuition to out of state students on the west coast.
What is the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)?
Scholarships one gets for having good grades or a special skill.
What is merit or merit based scholarship?
Appropriate verbal and written communication skills used in college.
What is professionalism?
The law that protects foster and/or homeless youth.
What is the McKinney-Vento Act?