Higher Education Acronyms and Resource Links

AACSB   The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business 
AAM  American Association of Museums 
ACHA  American College Health Association 
ACUHO  Association of College and University Housing Officers 
AIR  Association for Institutional Research  
CAATE  Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Education 
CDS  Common Data Set 
CHEA  Council for Higher Education Accreditation 
CIRP  Cooperative Institutional Research Program 
COC  Commission on Colleges 
ECIS  European Council of International Schools 
ETS  Educational Testing Service 
FETPIP  Florida Education and Training Placement Information Program 
HERI  Higher Education Research Institute 
ICUF  Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida 
IPEDS  Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System  
NAICU  National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities 
NASM  National Association of Schools of Music 
NLNAC  National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission 
NSSE   National Survey of Student Engagement 
OPPAGA  The Florida Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability 
SACS  Southern Association of Colleges and Schools 
SAIR   Southern Association for Institutional Research 
SCUP  Society for College and University Planning 
SSI  Student Satisfaction Inventory 
U-CAN  University and College Accountability Network