Frederick Community College Facilities Master Plan Chapter 2 Environmental Scan 2-2 May, 2023 part-time undergraduates.6 Persistent rates are among the highest of Maryland’s community colleges. Fall 2016, first-time freshmen within four years had transferred to other academic opportunities. In 2020, FCC had the third largest percentage of students completing an associate degree within 3-years of all Maryland community colleges.7 A high percentage of FCC students are employed within one year of graduation. In FY 2019, 82 percent of degree or certificate graduates were employed. During FY 2020, the following had the highest job placement rates: paralegal (100%), police science (93.74%), nursing (89.55%), and respiratory (89.47%). In Fall 2020, 33.8% of non-credit students listed personal professional development as reason enrolled. FCC’s open campus enrollment and dual enrollment programs for high school students had 276 and 1,233 enrolled during Fall 2021. In keeping with an open access mission and in recognition of the financial need of some students, in Fall 2020, 29 percent of students received financial aid. 137 students enrolled using the Maryland Promise Scholarship Program8 that provides for free tuition, another 15 percent received PELL funding. The FCC Foundation awarded more than $1 million in total scholarship funding to 1,085 students. The College forgave debt accrued by 350 students due to the COVID-19 pandemic.9 6 ibid. 7 ibid., p.5 8https://mhec.maryland.gov/preparing/Pages/FinancialAid/Pr ogramDescriptions/prog_MDCommunityCollegePromise Scholarship.aspx 9 Op. cit., p.5
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