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2016/2017 fcc catalog
Campus Life
Bookstore
The Bookstore at FCC is open year round Monday
through Thursday from 8:30 am to 8:00 p.m.
and Friday from 8:30 am to 1:00 p.m. Additional
hours, including some Saturdays, are added at
the beginning of each semester. The Bookstore is
closed when the college is closed. Please see our
website, , for the most current
information about hours.
The Bookstore sells course materials, school and
art supplies, backpacks, culinary and allied health
uniforms and equipment, clothing, gifts,greeting
cards, stamps, bus passes, meal cards for the Cougar
Grille, and much more. Some course materials are
available to rent. Please see our website, bookstore.
for more information about what
books are needed for your courses. Information on
our website is accurate as we post it but is subject
to change. In addition to using the website for
information, you can order your books through our
website and have them shipped to you or held for
pick up in the store. Students must come to the store
and show a picture ID to rent a book or to charge
purchases to financial aid. Those transactions cannot
be done through our website.
A textbook buyback is offered at the end of each
semester. You may be offered money for books which
can be used at FCC the following semester or which
have value on the national market. Visit our website,
, for buyback dates and other
information.
The Bookstore at FCC accepts cash, checks (no starter
checks, please), VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American
Express, and charges to financial aid
Campus Safety and Security
FCC places a high priority on maintaining a safe,
secure learning and working environment. The
security office (Student Center, H-116) is committed
to the safety and welfare of all students, employees,
and visitors. For safety and protection, security staff
are on campus 24/7. Exterior emergency help phones
are located adjacent to sidewalks of parking lots (#1–
Bus stop, #2–lot 1, #3–lot 3, #4–lot 4, #5–lot 6, #6–lot
7 south, #7–lot 7 north, #8–lot 9, #9–lot 10, #10–lot
11 north, #11–lot 14 north, #12–lot 14 south).
Press the button and security will respond
immediately. Help phones are throughout all
buildings; they may be used to dial campus numbers
only. Call 2453 for the security office.
Campus Crime Report
In compliance with Title II of the Crime Awareness
and Campus Security Act of 1990, information related
to crime statistics and security measures is posted
throughout the college and is available to students
in the most current Student Handbook and on the
college’s Internet website. Individuals may also
request a paper copy of either the college’s safety
and security policies or campus crime statistics at the
college’s security office located in the Student Center
301.846.2453). The report contains information about
campus security issues and ways students and staff
can help ensure their personal safety. It also contains
statistics on crime rates for the past three years.
College Closing
During inclement weather, the following area radio
and television stations will be notified by 5:30 a.m. to
broadcast announcements concerning cancellations,
closings, and delays:
WFMD (AM 930) WFRE (FM 99.9)
WAFY (FM 103.1) WARX (FM 106.9)
WJZ-TV (CH. 13) WUSA-TV (CH. 9)
WTTG (CH. 5) WHAG-TV (CH. 25)
NEWS4 (CH. 4) ABC (CH.7)
NEWS Channel 8 WBAL (CH. 11)
Sign up for FCC Alert to receive instant alerts direct to
your cell phone and/or e-mail account. Students can
sign up at . Students and staff may
also call the FCC switchboard, 301.846.2400, visit the
website ), or FCC Facebook page
for the latest FCC inclement weather announcement.
See the Student Handbook for more information.
College Information Center
The College Information Center supports all offices
of the college by answering the switchboard and
providing information to all callers and visitors to
campus. In addition, the Information Center can assist
students with applications to the college, registration
activities, and transcript requests.
Dining Services
Our mission is to provide premier dining services to
the college community and campus guests through
outstanding quality and choice of food with superb
customer service.
Dining Services manages three venues on campus:
the Cougar Grille, Smooth Joe’s, and A Taste for
All Seasons Catering. Vending is also part of the
dining services department operated by Pepsi and
Royalle Vending Services. The management office is
located in the Student Center in room H-115G. For
information on any of our services, contact Donna
Sowers at 301.846.2466 or
Jean Page at 301-624-2794 or
Cindy Peyton at 301-624-2738/cpeyton@frederick.
edu or drop by our office. Suggestions or comments
on our venues are always welcome; there is an
online suggestion/comment form available at www.
For the most up-to-date information,
operating hours, menus for each venue, and special
events, check the college website at www.frederick.
edu then click on Resources, then click Campus
Resources, then click dining services to go to the
dining services home page.