Abbreviations

AACRAO

American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers

AAUP

American Association of University Professionals

AIR

Association for Institutional Research

CBM

Coordinating Board Management Report

CDS

Common Data Set

CIP

Classification of Instructional Programs

FERPA

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

FICE

Federal Interagency Commission on Education

FTE

Full-Time Equivalent

FTFT

First-Time, Full-Time

FTIC

First-Time in College

IPEDS

Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

NCAA

National Collegiate Athletic Association

NCES

National Center for Education Statistics

NSSE

National Survey of Student Engagement

SACS-COC

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Common on Colleges

SAIR

Southern Association for Institutional Research

SCH

Semester Credit Hours

SSI

Student Satisfaction Inventory

TAIR

Texas Association for Institutional Research

THECB

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board