PSE Terms and Acronyms

Common PSE Acronyms

Term Meaning
ABE Adult Basic Education
ASP Aboriginal Service Plan
AVED BC Ministry of Advanced Education
CEP Common Experience Payment
CSL Canada Student Loans
FNESC First Nations Education Steering Committee
IAHLA Indigenous Adult Higher Learning Association
ISC Indigenous Services Canada
IEP Individual Education Plans
PSE Post-Secondary Education
PSSSP Post-Secondary Student Support Program
UCEP University and College Entrance Preparation Program

BC Public Institute, College, and University Acronyms

BCIT BC Institute of Technology
CAM Camosun College
CAP Capilano University
CNC College of New Caledonia
COTR College of the Rockies
DGC Douglas College
ECUAD Emily Carr University of Art & Design
JIBC Justice Institute of BC
KPU Kwantlen Polytechnic University
LAN Langara College
NIC North Island College
NLC Northern Lights College
NVIT Nicola Valley Institute of Technology
NWCC Northwest Community College
OKC Okanagan College
RRU Royal Roads University
SEL Selkirk College
SFU Simon Fraser University
TRU Thompson Rivers University
UBC University of British Columbia
UFV University of the Fraser Valley
UNBC University of Northern BC
UVIC University of Victoria
VCC Vancouver Community College
VIU Vancouver Island University