Frederick Community College Facilities Master Plan Chapter 2 Environmental Scan 2-45 May, 2023 The per capita income is $47,764 or about 10 percent higher than the amount in Maryland $43,325. It is 1.3 times the amount in the United State of $35,672. The per capita income for Frederick County in 2019 dollars is $43,582. The median house- hold income in the CSA is $95,309 or 10 percent higher than in the state and 1.5 times the U.S. amount of $65,712. The median household income for Frederick County is $97,730. The poverty rate for the CSA is 8.2%, while the Maryland rate of 9%, or about 2/3 the U.S. rate of 12.3%. Frederick County’s poverty rate is 6.2%. The mean travel time for work in the CSA is 34.2 minutes. The mean travel time for work in Frederick County is 35.5 minutes. In Maryland the mean travel time is 33.7 minutes and in the United States it is 27.6 minutes. The median value of owner-occupied housing units in the CSA is $382,700 or 20 percent higher than the Maryland amount of $332,500 and the U.S. amount of $240,500. Frederick is $331,600. Accordingly, the FCC Strategic Environmental Scan has been divided into six categories: Background, Methodology: Strategic Environmental Scan Targeted to Leadership Decision-making, Data Gathering, Data/Information, Summary: Integrated; and Findings. This strategic environmental scan is designed to complement FCC’s considerable works: 126https://www.hfmmagazine.chttps://www.gfoa.org/mat erials/capital-planning-policiesom/articles/3844facility-master-planning-101 1) Board of Trustees Bylaws 2) Search Prospectus: President 3) Frederick Community College Policies and Procedures 4) Frederick Community College Strategic Plan 2020-2025 5) Summary Report of the Strategic Planning Process May 29, 2020 6) Middle State Commission on Higher Education: Accreditation 7) FCC 2016 Self-Study Final Draft 8) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategic Plan 2019-2024 9) 2019 Cultural Diversity Report 10) Institutional Racial Equality Plan 11) Frederick Community College FacilitiesMaster Plan 2012-2017 12) Frederick Community College Facilities Master Plan UPDATE 2012-2022 13) Frederick Community College ACADEMIC CATALOGUE 2021-2022 14) Frederick Community College Health Indicators 2021-2022 15) Frederick Community College Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) 2021 Performance Accountability Report It is within this context that a strategic environmental scan is undertaken to inform the development of the Frederick Community College (FCC) Facilities Master Plan. An environmental scan is the process of examining short and long-term external conditions affecting an organization, institution, and/or community. It is based on historical data; external trends, issues, and situations; and potential pitfalls as well as growth opportunities.126
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