Frederick Community College Facilities Master Plan Chapter 4 Needs Assessment 4-14 May 12, 2023 information fields, i.e., class start and end times, class location, room size, student stations, was included in the analysis. This analysis focuses on three areas of utilization: 1. Time Utilization: Room use by day, by time of day 2. Room Utilization: Average number of hours per week that rooms were used 3. Station Occupancy: The percentage of student stations that were filled when rooms are in use Generally, two measures of utilization are employed to determine how efficiently instructional spaces are being used. Room Utilization, expressed as weekly room hours, is the number of hours each room is used for regularly scheduled classes during the week. Station Occupancy, expressed as a percentage or fraction, is the ratio between the average number of stations per room actually occupied during the week and the number of stations available for occupancy. The two utilization measures, along with Student Station Size, form the three basic components of instructional space planning guidelines, thus providing suitable means of comparison and measure against guidelines, standards or targets. Valid comparisons with institutions from other two-year college systems are often problematic for several reasons: Data is not always uniform among systems in different states Lack of uniform interpretation of definitions Methodology of data collection is not standard Facilities data is not as readily available as are other educational data such as enrollment, library and fiscal data Nevertheless, where comparable facilities utilization data is available, it is included as appropriate. This utilization analysis addresses Frederick Community College’s main campus and the Monroe Center.
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