Written translations are essential tools requested and used by various departments and primarily translated by PPSC's Bilingual Services Team.
These translations ensure that information reaches and is understood by our Spanish-speaking community. Refer to our Spanish Translation Guide for more information on creating Spanish content.
If you are translating written material into Spanish, use these resources to ensure that PPSC is providing consistent and accurate translations to our community.
Term | Translation | Additional Comments |
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4-year university | universidad de cuatro años | |
Aardvarks (referring to student body) | los Aardvarks | Don't translate this proper noun when referring to the student body. (i.e. ¡Vamos Aardvarks!) |
academic advisor | asesor académico | |
academic probation | estado académico condicional | |
Accessibility Services | Servicios de Accesibilidad | |
Accounting | Contabilidad | |
admissions | admisiones | |
[Department of] Admissions, Recruitment, and Enrollment Services | [Departamento de] Admisiones, Reclutamiento, y Servicios de Inscripción | |
admissions counselor | asesor de admisiones | |
Advanced Paramedic Practitioner | Practicante Paramédico Avanzado | |
Advising and Testing | Asesoría y Centro de Exámenes | |
Allied Health | Salud Aliada | |
American Sign Language | Lengua de Señas Americana | |
Anthropology | Antropología | |
appeal | apelación | |
apply | solicitar admisión | |
Architectural Engineer | Ingeniero de Arquitectura | |
Arnie/Annie the Aardvark | Arnie/Annie | Include the description of aardvark rather than keeping it as part of the name: Arnie es un cerdo hormiguero. |
Art History | Historia del Arte | |
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences | Artes, Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales | |
assets (economic/financial aid term) | activos | If the context isn't clear, include additional description: bienes monetarios |
assistive technology | tecnología de asistencia | |
Associate Degree | carrera de dos años | |
Associate of Applied Science | carrera técnica de dos años | |
Associate of Arts | carrera de dos años en artes | |
Associate of Science | carrera de dos años en ciencias | |
Atrium | el atrio | |
Automotive Collision Technology | Tecnología de Colisiones Automotrices | |
Automotive Technology | Tecnología Automotriz | |
Bachelor's Degree | Carrera de cuatro años / licenciatura | |
Behavioral Health | Salud del Comportamiento | |
Biology | Biología | |
bookstore | librería | |
Bridge to Bachelor's | [El programa] Bridge to Bachelor's (Puente hacia la licenciatura) | Don't translate this proper noun but include the interpretation in parentheses the first time the term is used in a text. |
Building and Construction Technology | Tecnología de Construcción | |
Business | Negocios | |
Business Administration | Administración de Empresas | |
Business, Technology and Public Service | Negocios, Tecnología y Servicio Público | |
Café | cafetería | |
Campus Police | Policía del Campus | |
Canvas Community Food Pantry | Despensa de Alimentos Comunitaria Canvas | |
Career Services | Centro de Carreras | |
CASFA (Colorado Application for State Financial Aid) | Solicitud de Ayuda Financiera Estatal (CASFA por sus siglas en inglés) / la CASFA | Spell out acronym the first time it's used in a text with CASFA in parentheses |
Cashier | cajero | |
catalog | catálogo | |
Centennial Campus | Campus Centennial | |
Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) | Centro de Excelencia en Enseñanza y Aprendizaje (CETL, por sus siglas en inglés) / el CETL | Spell out acronym the first time it's used in a text with CETL in parentheses |
Center for Healthcare Education and Simulation (CHES) | Centro para Educación y Simulación de Atención Médica (CHES por sus siglas en inglés) / el CHES | Spell out acronym the first time it's used in a text with CHES in parentheses |
certificate | certificación | |
Chemistry | Química | |
classroom | aula, salón | |
coach (i.e. Promise Program Coach) | asesor personal / coach | Does not refer to sports |
coaching | asesoría personal | Does not refer to sports |
COF (College Opportunity Fund) | Fondo de Oportunidad Universitaria (COF por sus siglas en inglés) / el COF | |
collections | agencia de cobranzas, cobranzas | |
college | universidad | colegio is used regionally as a translation/cognate for college but is not an internationally accepted term. |
Colorado Community College System | Sistema de Universidades Comunitarias de Colorado | |
Communication | Comunicación | |
community college | universidad de dos años | |
Computer Aided Drafting and Design | Diseño y Dibujo Asistido por Computadora | |
Computer Information Systems | Sistemas de Informática | |
Computer Networking Technology | Tecnología de Redes de Computación | |
Computer Science | Ciencias de Computación | |
Contstruction Management | Gestión de la Construcción | |
corequisite | co-requisito | |
Counseling Center | Centro de Consejería | |
course access | acceso al curso | |
Creative Commons | Centro de Creatividad | |
credit(s) | crédito(s) | |
Criminal Justice | Justicia Criminal | |
Culinary Arts | Artes Culinarias | |
Cyber Security | Seguridad Cibernética | |
Dance | Danza | |
dean of students | decano de estudiantes | |
Delta Dental Oral Health Career Center | Centro de Salud Bucal Delta Dental | |
Dental Assisting | Asistencia Dental | |
Dental Hygiene | Higiene Dental | |
Diesel Technology | Tecnología Diésel | |
Dietary Management | Administración Dietética | |
division | facultad | |
Downtown Campus | Campus Downtown | |
drop | darse de baja | |
drop date | fecha límite para darse de baja |