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General Overview
The Office of Adult Services (A-103) offers a variety
of services for adults returning to college. Designed
to ease the transition into the classroom for those
who are returning to begin or complete a degree,
acquire marketable skills or retrain for a new career,
the office offers information and referrals to college
and community resources, workshops on topics of
interest for adult students, and special services for
single parents and displaced homemakers. Please call
301.846.2483 for additional information.
Project Forward Step
Project Forward Step is a counseling, information
and referral program designed to meet the needs
of returning adult students. Students in the Project
Forward Step program receive scholarship support
from the FCC Foundation and the Maryland State
Department of Education. The program provides
special services for the following:
Single Parents–(working or non-working) who
are unmarried or legally separated with custody or
joint custody of a minor child or children.
Displaced Homemakers–adults who are
unemployed or underemployed and experiencing
difficulty in obtaining employment or suitable
employment or have worked primarily without pay
to care for home and family and need to upgrade
or refresh marketable skills.
Program services are designed to help individuals
increase and upgrade skills leading to employment
or a career change. Services provided include
intake interview and needs assessment; career
counseling and academic advisement; support
during transitions; workshops for adult students;
referral to College and community services;
financial assistance with tuition, books, child care
and transportation; and job placement referrals.
Call 301.846.2483 for more information.
Women’s Center
TheWomen’s Center (A-103) is a partnership between
the Office of Adult Services and the Frederick County
Commission for Women that provides Frederick County
citizens with a centralized place to access information
about and referrals to community resources and
services, attend workshops, and be exposed to social
and professional networking opportunities. In March,
theWomen’s Center sponsors special events for
Women’s History Month. The Anne-Lynn Gross Breast
Cancer Resource Center is now open in theWomen’s
Center. Information about early detection, treatment
and aftercare is available, as well as community
resources and referrals. A breast cancer support group
meets at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of each month.
Call 301.846.2483 for more information.
Allied Health Academy
The Allied Health Academy provides training,
educational supports, and consideration for
financial assistance to eligible students who
want to become certified nursing assistants
(CNA), geriatric nursing assistants (GNA), or
other select allied health occupations. Call
301.846.2483 for more information. Scholarships
for the Allied Health Academy are provided by
the Frederick Community College Foundation.
Adult Ed STARS (Student Transition
Assistance, Resources, and Support)
Adult Ed STARS assists FCC Adult Education GED®
exam and National External Diploma Program (NEDP)
completers who wish to transition to college or
Continuing Education &Workforce Development
programs at Frederick Community College. Services
include intake interview and needs assessment; career,
personal, and academic counseling; referral to financial
aid resources; and educational case management.
Services for Students with
Disabilities
Mission Statement
The Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) office
at Frederick Community College assists and supports
eligible students with disabilities. Student services
may include academic advising, individualized
accommodation plans, transition coaching, as
well as workshops and programs. Students will be
empowered to become self-advocates in order
to achieve individual success at FCC and beyond.
The SSD office provides community outreach and
collaborates with agencies and resources to meet the
diverse needs of students with disabilities.
Department Overview
Frederick Community College is committed to full
compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act
Amendments Act (ADAAA). The college provides
support services to maximize independence
and encourage the integration of students with
disabilities into all areas of college life through the
Office of Services for Students with Disabilities. The
particular needs of each student are considered on
an individual basis. Reasonable accommodations
are provided for qualified students with disabilities
who self identify and provide documentation. Course
standards are not altered but various support services
are offered to ensure that students with disabilities
can demonstrate their educational potential.
Students with disabilities are encouraged to
contact the office as early as possible after
applying for admission (301.846.2408). Reasonable
accommodations, based on documentation, are
then offered to qualified students for courses and for
placement testing, if requested. Students in need of
sign language interpreting services should contact
the office two weeks prior to the beginning of classes
to ensure services are in place.
Assessment testing in reading, writing and
mathematics is required for all students as part of the
admissions and registration process. Students with
disabilities should contact the Services for Students
with Disabilities office (301.846.2408) prior to testing
so that accommodations can be provided if needed.
Please note that all placement tests are untimed.
Students with disabilities may apply for the same
types of financial aid available to all eligible students.
Any resident of Maryland who is out of the workforce
because of a permanent disability as defined by
the Social Security Act, the Railroad Retirement
Act, or in the case of former federal employees,
the Office of Personnel Management, and enrolls
in a community college class that has at least 10
regularly enrolled students, may be eligible for a
tuition waiver. The tuition waiver does not apply
to fees. For specific guidelines refer to the Tuition
and Fees Policy and Procedure on page 28.
Contact Information:
Services for Students with Disabilities Office
301.846.2408 or via email at
Coodinator for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services
301.846.2476 (Voice), 240.575.1803 (VP),
or via email at
Student and Advisor
Responsibilities in the
Advising Process
Knowing what is expected of students by their
advisors and, in turn, knowing what they can expect
from their advisors, will help both parties involved to
have a successful experience.
Student Responsibilities
1. The student has the responsibility to
meet with an advisor during the early
registration period of each semester.
2. The student is an active participant in the
advisor/advisee relationship. As such, the student
communicates concerns, needs, and problems in
an effort to keep the advisor apprised.
3. The student accepts responsibility for making
decisions and the consequences of those decisions.
4. The student is knowledgeable about college
policies, procedures, and regulations, as well as
program and graduation requirements. Sources
of information include the academic catalog, the
student handbook, and the catalogs of the transfer
colleges, if appropriate.
5. The student schedules a preregistration advising
appointment with an advisor to discuss program
development in relation to course selection, major/
career goals, and scheduling of classes.