Frederick Community College Facilities Master Plan Chapter 2 Environmental Scan 2-46 May, 2023 This Frederick Community College (FCC) strategic environmental scan is targeted to Frederick Community College’s leadership and decisionmakers. Environmental scanning is a process that systematically surveys and interprets relevant data to identify external opportunities and threats that could influence future decisions. It is closely related to a S.W.O.T. analysis and should be used as part of the strategic planning process.127 In this regard, it is FCC’s leadership that is responsible for establishing the framework for the orderly development and growth of its campus based upon its mission, purpose and values guided by State of Maryland policies, processes and procedures: • Annotated Code of Maryland, Education Article, Division III, Higher Education, Title 11 Maryland Higher Education Commission, Subtitle 1 Commission Established and Organized • Annotated Code of Maryland, Education Article, Division III, Higher Education, Title 11 Maryland Higher Education Commission, Subtitle 1 Commission Established and Organized, Chapter 1105 General Powers and Duties, Regulation (j) General public junior or community college and regional community college construction program • Annotated Code of Maryland, Education Article, Division III, Higher Education, Title 16 Community Colleges • Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR), Title 13B Maryland Higher Education Commission, Subtitle 07 Community Colleges, Chapter 4 Construction Procedures, Regulation 03 Five-Year Capital Improvements 127 https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/tools-andsamples/hr-qa/pages/basics-of-environmentalscanning.aspx Program/Annual Capital Budget Request Submission • Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR), Title 13B Maryland Higher Education Commission, Subtitle 07 Community Colleges, Chapter 4 Construction Procedures, Regulation 05 Obtaining Conditional Allocation for State Funds (Not Applicable to Baltimore City Community College) • The Annotated Code of Maryland, Education Article, Division III, Higher Education, Title 11-101 established the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC). The law empowers the Commission to develop guidelines to assess the adequacy of capital funding and to make annual recommendations on the appropriate level of funding for higher education. The Commission's responsibility includes the comprehensive assessment of statewide need for higher education capital improvements. • In addition to the Maryland Higher Education Commission, other State agencies are responsible for certain aspects of these functions. The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) acts as a budgetary control agency; the Department of General Services (DGS) serves as a technical services agency; and the Maryland Department of Planning (MDP), through the Growth and Conservation initiative, coordinates regional planning and environmental compliance. • The Growth and Conservation initiative is a statewide policy plan that coordinates the smart growth efforts and programs of state government and
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