Student Programs - Acronyms
Holistic Services
Financial Aid
Getting Enrolled
Potpourri
100

DSPS

What is Department of Supportive Programs and Services?

100

This location is where students are welcome to shop at no cost on a once-weekly basis at this marketplace for food items

What is WCC Eagle’s Essentials Marketplace?

100

Name the four types of aid.

What are loans, scholarships, grants and work-study?

100

All new students must complete this state-wide application before enrolling in any California Community College. The name of the application is:

What is CCCApply or OpenCCC Application

100

Official colors of WCC

What is green, silver and black?

200

MESA

What is Math, Engineering, Science Achievement Program?

200

This location is where students can receive confidential individual and group counseling at this center.

What is WCC Health Center?

200

True or False: Do students need to have financial aid to receive services from the pantry 

False

200

WCC Application, the next steps include the following:

What is Orientation, meet with a counselor
200

WCC's motto

What is "Your college, Your Future; Tu colegio, Tu Futuro"

300

EOP&S

What is  Extended Opportunity Programs and Services

300

An online system to report a student who is in need of supports

What is early alert?

300
Oct 2 for High School graduates and Sept 2nd for Community College Students

What is the priority deadline to apply for financial aid?

300

This is where a student goes to apply register

What is self-service?

300

WCC became a designated Hispanic Serving institution, this year.

What is 2016

400

FAFSA

What is Free Application for Federal Student Aid?

400

These are the three insecurities that students face. They can receive help on these through eagles essentials

What is food, transportation, and housing?

400

True or False: Students need to apply for the FAFSA to receive services from Eagles Essentials.

What is False

400

Returning students are required to reapply to the college after missing this many semesters:

What is two semesters

400

WCC became the 110th college in this year.

What is 2008?

500

MCHS

What is Middle College High School?

500

LCC students and community members may obtain food, clothing, diapers, and wrap-around services in this area on campus

 What is the LCC Basic Needs Center?

500

 GPA must be 2.0, Pace of progression (or completion rate) must be 67%, and Maximum time frame of 150% measured in units (90 limit for associate, 45 limit for certificate)

 What are the three standards measured when Satisfactory Academic Progress or SAP is evaluated?

500

There are three steps before a student can register, they are:

What is apply, orientation, meet with counselor?

500

These programs make up the TRIO programs at WCC and CCC

What is Student Support Services, Student Support Services & ESL, Talent Search and Upward Bound