Frederick Community College Facilities Master Plan Chapter 4 Needs Assessment 4-59 May 12, 2023 finishes and some building infrastructure that are beyond useful life and require replacement. Frederick Community College needs to have the adaptability, flexibility and responsiveness to ensure that investments in academic facilities are maintained and sustained by support facilities and operations that are adequate, sufficient and appropriate to accommodate emerging technology and functional requirements of a 21st century institution of higher education. The constraints of physical plant operations facilities impede the College’s ability to provide necessary and desired operations and services. Biotechnology Global industry is on the cusp of an industrial revolution powered by biotechnology. Biotechnology is a rapidly growing industry with consistent growth that requires an increasingly large workforce. The Environmental Scan and Academic Program Review (Chapters 2 and 3) each referenced the relevancy of biotechnology to Frederick Community College. Healthcare occupations are projected to add more jobs than any of the other occupational groups. Furthermore, Maryland’s Washington suburbs, including Frederick County, are a major center for biotechnology. In September 2022, President Biden signed an Executive Order to launch a National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative aimed at supporting the industry with an explicit emphasis on expanding community college-level workforce pathways into biotechnology jobs. FCC needs to position itself to provide opportunities for the workforce needed to support the ever-expanding demand for skilled biotechnology workers. Campus-wide Systems and Infrastructure Improvements There is ongoing need to address condition and capacities of facilities, infrastructure, utilities, technology, campus circulation for pedestrian and various transportation modes, parking and open space. There is also ongoing need for planned renovation, adaptation, replacement, or upgrade of the systems of a capital asset. Categories of campus-wide systems and infrastructure improvements include: Facilities Renewal: There is ongoing necessity to address facility renewal needs including improvements, repairs, and deferred maintenance. Details are appropriately identified in a subsequent chapter. Technology Upgrades: There is an identified need to provide upgrades to PeopleSoft Student, HR and Finance software systems. Classroom Technology Upgrades: There is an identified need to provide upgrades to classroom technology in buildings not being totally renovated. Systemics: There is an identified need to provide funding support for systemic repairs/maintenance including life safety, ADA accessibility, roofs, elevators, sidewalks, mechanical, etc. Visual and Performing Arts The Visual and Performing Arts Building contains the JBK Theater with support spaces, art gallery, music classrooms and labs, ceramics classrooms with kiln and support spaces, art classrooms, general classroom, and offices. The building is in fair condition with interior finishes and many program spaces are beyond useful life and require replacement.
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