Glossary
Credentials and Exams
- American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Board of Registry (BOC) Certification Examination
- Certified Management Accountant (CMA) Certification
- Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) Examination
- Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) Exam
- Certified Production Technician (CPT) Certificate
- National Board Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE)
- National Board for Respiratory Care Exam (NBRC)
- National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN)
- Occupational Therapist Registered (OTR) Exam
- Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) Exam
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) Credential
- The Commission on Dental Competency (CDCA) Assessments
Criminal Justice Positions/Terminology
- Cop Training
- Corrections Counselor
- Corrections Officer
- Customs and Border Protection Agent
- Drug Enforcement Officer
- Police Academy
- Police Degree
- Private and Personal Security Agencies
- Probation Assistant
- Probation Officer
- Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Officer
Dental Credentials/Positions
Financial Aid Terminology
- College Scholarships
- Direct Student Loans (Subsidized)
- Direct Student Loans (Unsubsidized)
- Entrance Counseling
- FAFSA
- Federal Pell Grants for College
- Federal PLUS Loans
- Federal Work Study
- Financial Aid Grants for College
- Financial Aid Package
- Financial Awareness Counseling
- FSA ID
- Institutional Scholarships
- Merit-Based Scholarships
- Pay as You Earn (PAYE) Plan
- Public Service Tuition Scholarship Program
- Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)
- Student Budgeting
- Types of Student Loans
Funeral Service Positions/Terminology
General Terminology
Healthcare Positions/Terminology
Higher Ed Terminology
- Academic Accommodation
- Accelerated Degree Programs
- Accuplacer®
- Application Process
- Application Deadlines
- Associate Degree
- Asynchronous Classes
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Bridge Programs
- Career Networking
- Certificate Programs
- College Counseling
- College Success®
- College Transcript
- College Tuition
- Community College
- Continuing Education
- Credentials
- Disability-friendly college
- Diploma Program
- Distance Learning
- Early Action
- Early College High School
- Early Decision
- Fully Funded Nursing Programs
- GED Classes
- GED Completion
- Half-time Enrollment
- Hybrid Class
- Independent Student
- Intensive Courses
- Job Placement Rate
- Master’s Degree
- Math Tutoring Services
- Nursing Point System
- On-Campus Classes
- Online Classes
- Open Admissions
- Placement Tests
- Prerequisite Courses
- Private Colleges
- Public Colleges
- Remedial Programs
- SNAP Program
- Trade Schools
- Transfer Credits
- Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Insurance Credentials/Positions
K–12 Schools/Related Terms
- Application Lottery
- Attendance Area School
- Charter School
- Classical School
- Early College Magnet School Model
- First Choice School
- Magnet Open Enrollment
- Magnet School
- Montessori
- National Magnet School of Excellence
- Reggio Emilia Approach
- RSCO
- School Choice
- STEM
Manufacturing Positions/Terminology
- Calibration Technician
- CNC Machining
- CNC Machinist
- Facilities Supervisor
- First Line Supervisor
- Electrician Schools
- HVAC Certifications
- HVAC Schools
- Inspection Supervisor
- Inventory Manager
- Learn to Weld
- Logistician
- Logistics Analyst
- Mach 3 CNC Control Software
- Maintenance Supervisor
- Manufacturing Quality Inspector
- Material Review Controller
- Mechanic Schools
- Mechatronics
- Procurement Specialist
- Production Control Analyst
- Production Controller
- Production Manager
- Purchasing Agent
- Purchasing Analyst
- Quality Auditor
- Quality Consultant
- Quality Controller
- Quality Customer Service Representative
- Quality Supervisor
- Quality Technician
- Receiving Inspector
- Shipping and Receiving Analyst
- Shipping and Receiving Supervisor
- Storage and Distribution Manager
- Supply Chain Manager
- Welder
- Welding Bootcamp
Nursing Credentials/Positions
- 2-Year Nursing Program
- ADN Program
- APRN Nurse
- ASN Program
- BSN
- CNA
- ER Nurse
- Fast-Track Nursing Program
- Fast-Track RN Degree
- FNP Nurse
- Hybrid Nursing Program
- Informatics Nurse
- LPN
- LPN-to-BSN Program
- MSN
- MSN Degree
- MSN FNP
- Nurse Administrator
- Nurse Consultant
- Nurse Educator
- Nurse Practitioner
- Nurse Research Scientist
- PMHNP
- RN
- Travel Nurse
Public Health Positions/Terminology
- Biostatistician
- Disaster and Emergency Specialist
- Emergency Management
- Epidemiologist
- Fire Science
- National Incident Management System
- One-Year MPH Program
- Public Health Director
- Public Health Educator
- Sanitarian
Social and Educational Credentials/Positions
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