Frederick Community College Facilities Master Plan Introduction iii-2 May, 2023 Maryland jurisdiction from 2021-2022, and its growth is expected to continue. FCC does well by other metrics, including graduation and retention, and it ranks second among Maryland’s 16 community colleges in graduation rates. Located in the center of the County, in central Maryland, and at the confluence of two major interstate highways and numerous U.S. and State highways and roads, the College finds itself in the paths of major business growth from the Washington and Baltimore metropolitan areas. Like the County and City, the College is also positioned to thrive. As this is a facilities master plan, the ultimate goal is to make recommendations for the disposition of those facilities. By and large, FCC’s facilities have been well maintained, as has the campus in its park-like setting. However, there is currently, and more significantly in the next 10 years, a significant space deficit, across the board, in all categories except merchandising. The College has not built a major building or addition on campus since 2015; instead, FCC has invested in improving the existing facilities, which, except for not providing ample space, now are mostly fitted out with up-to-date equipment, systems, and technologies. The result of these upgrades has effectively been continuous relocation of functions from building to building, making way for numerous renovation projects. There is no swing space available on campus to accommodate temporary relocations that are needed when undertaking renovations of existing buildings. Before addressing the current facilities issues, the consultant team made several recommendations – for academic programs, both credit, and non-credit, for the built environment, and to a lesser degree for the delivery of instruction and operations. Those recommendations led to recommendations for specific projects and other improvements: on the main campus, and possibly at the Monroe Center, all the while as the team looked to the backdrop of the 2020-2022 pandemic environment and its subsequent ramifications, such as remote and hybrid learning, as the development of the plan continued to unfold. The College’s facilities are located on the main Opossumtown Pike campus and the Monroe Center, both of which are situated within the City of Frederick. This report addresses facilities needs at both locations. For the main campus, three campus plan options were developed and reviewed with the College. A consensus combined the best attributes of each option, and four projects were selected to be developed within the 10year planning horizon: 1) Health & Wellness Building, 2) new Campus Services Building, 3) new Innovation and Technology Center, and 4) new Enrollment Services / Welcome Center. Several site improvement projects including new alignments of campus roads and pedestrian ways are also incorporated into the Ten-Year Campus Development Plan. In addition, a long range build-out beyond 10 years is presented as the Long Range Campus Development Plan. Recommendations for site, architectural, mechanical, electrical, and low voltage systems are also included.
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