Frederick Community College Facilities Master Plan Chapter 4 Needs Assessment 4-45 May 12, 2023 Demand Against Existing and Projected Space The base year for this analysis is 2020. Current demands against existing space reflect the actual situation during the fall term of 2020 while data projected to 2030 are statistically based and are, for the most part, assumptions made by the Maryland Higher Education Commission. Summary explanations of the data assumptions for the input items are as follows: Student Data (FTDE) are calculated from course credit hours. Credit hour and contact hour data are derived from current enrollment course data provided by the College; then the Maryland Higher Education Commission projects an annual average growth in enrollment of 2.4% through 2030. Faculty and Staff Data for 2020 are provided by the College. Information about the projected numbers of faculty is obtained by maintaining the current student/faculty ratio. Information about the projected numbers of staff is based on an anticipated average annual growth rate of 2.4% over the next ten years as determined by the Maryland Higher Education Commission. Library Volume Data, in terms of Bound Volume Equivalent (BVE), is based on projections as determined by the Maryland Higher Education Commission. Parking Space Data is provided by the College. Information about the projected number of parking spaces derived by applying planned adjustments over the next ten years to the existing parking space inventory. Demand against that inventory is generated by the numbers of projected students, faculty and staff as determined by the Maryland Higher Education Commission. Input for this data element reflects parking at the main campus location only. As of this Plan’s publication, the 2021 to 2030 projected net change in space inventory is the result of the following programmed building projects: Annapolis Hall, Linganore Hall, and Athletic Center. The current space inventory plus the net change serves as the 2030 base or supply against which the need (eligibility), generated by the demand of future enrollments, staffing and library volumes would be quantified. Student Enrollments Headcount enrollments and full-time equivalent student (FTE or FTES) enrollments are the primary measures of student population. Although the headcount is most commonly used when referring to enrollments, this measure is generally not used as a primary metric for determining space needs. The most generally accepted method of counting students for purposes of assessing facilities needs is the FTE. However, it is useful to analyze trends in headcount enrollments with particular attention given to the mix of fulltime versus part-time students. Because fulltime students have more needs for space than do part-time students, a sizeable shift in the ration of full-time to part-time could have a significant impact on FTE generation, and consequently, on overall space needs. Analyses during quantitative assessments of space needs primarily focuses upon academic activities that occur during the prime hours before 5:00 p.m. (Day), and will be engaged by full-time and part-time students, faculty and staff. Students enrolled during these hours are referred to as full-time day equivalent students (FTDES). While presenting various measures of
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