Frederick Community College Facilities Master Plan Chapter 3 Academic Program Review 3-5 May, 2023 • The market share of recent, college-bound high school graduates declined two percent overall from 60% in fall 2016 to 58% in fall 2019. • Students concurrently enrolled in both college-level and high school courses increased 52% (990 to 1,509) or by 519 students from fall 2017 to fall 2020. • Online credit enrollment increased 36% (5,764 to 7,820) from FY 2017 to FY 2020 and hybrid courses increased 34% (2,551 to 3,430) for the same period. • Online Continuing Education and Workforce Development enrollment increased 9% (485 to 528) from FY 2019 to FY 2020 Source: MHEC Performance Accountability Report These enrollment patterns are important to understand as Fredrick Community College examines the future viability of its current academic degree programs and assesses the market demand and student interest in new degree programs. HISTORICAL DATA ON COMMUNITY COLLEGES It is important to also recognize that nationally, community college enrollments were in a downward spiral even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly between 2010 and 2017 and enrollment trends at Fredrick Community College (FCC) basically reflected those patterns. According to the American Association of Community Colleges, (AACC), since hitting a peak enrollment in 2010, total community college enrollments decreased each fall, declining by more than 1 million students nationally (14.4%) between 2010 and 2017. Over the course of these 17 years, there were important differences in the enrollment trends for different students. For example, • Full-time student enrollment declined at a faster pace than part-time. • All age groups showed declines in enrollment with the exception of students under the age of 18. This is largely due to the rapid increase of high school students enrolling in community college classes. • While always a majority, women have decreased their share of the community enrollment since their highest representation in 2004. • White students are no longer the majority of students enrolled in community colleges in the fall of 2014. • While White student enrollment has steadily declined since 2010, non-White student enrollment has remained relatively steady since 2012—largely driven by increases in Hispanic students. * *American Association of Community Colleges, Crisis in Enrollments Again, it is important to recognize these student enrollment patterns, statewide and nationally, as Frederick Community College plans its academic portfolio for the near future. MISSION, CORE VALUES AND VISION The Mission of Frederick Community College is focused on teaching and learning. FCC provides affordable, flexible access to lifelong education that responds to the needs of diverse learners and the community. The Vision of Frederick Community College is to transform individuals and communities through learning. In addition to its mission and vision statement, the college had adopted six Core Values as follows:
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