FCC Academic Catalog 2016-2017

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2016/2017 fcc catalog
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Full-time students receive $350 per semester
renewable for up to three additional semesters at
variable amounts, depending on maintenance of at
least a 3.0 grade point average and participation in
the Ambassador Program.
Application Procedures:
• Complete a form and return it to the
Admissions Office at Frederick Community
College.
• Request the guidance office to send a copy of
your current transcript to the Admissions Office.
• Request the guidance office to send a copy
of your final high school transcript if the first
submission did not include your last semester’s
grades.
Conditions:
• Qualifying students must be graduates of a
Frederick County high school or home school
graduate and must enroll at FCC the fall
semester following their June graduation.
• Scholarships will be awarded to qualified
students based upon date of receipt of
transcripts and completed form.
• Recipients must have a 3.5 grade point average
at the point of application and at the time of
graduation from high school.
• Recipient must earn a minimum 3.0 grade
point average (including passing any
developmental coursework) at FCC.
• Ambassador Scholars will be required to
complete at least fifteen hours of volunteering
for admissions events per semester as an
Ambassador while attending FCC.
• Scholarships will be renewable for up to three
additional semesters based upon grade point
average and ambassador participation.
The Routzahn Scholarship Endowment Fund
Each year one senior in each of the public high
schools in Frederick County is awarded The Routzahn
Scholarship Endowment Fund. Students who choose
to attend Frederick Community College in the fall
semester immediately following their high school
graduation, and who plan to major in a business-
related curriculum, may apply. Each high school
may develop its own criteria for eligibility which
may include, but not necessarily be limited to, grade
point average, standardized test scores, teacher
recommendation and essay.
The amount of the award is $250 per semester. The
scholarship is renewable for a maximum of four
semesters of full-time attendance provided a grade
point average of 2.5 is maintained in each semester.
The total award to any recipient may not exceed
$1,000.
Application Procedures:
• Complete an application form and return it
to the high school guidance office. Forms are
available in the high school guidance office
and the FCC Welcome Center.
• Contact the guidance office for the specific
requirement for their school.
• Applications should be submitted by April 15.
Conditions:
• Qualifying students must be June 2014
graduates of a Frederick County public high
school and must enroll at FCC the fall semester
following their June graduation.
• Scholarships can be awarded to one student
from each of the public high schools.
• Recipients must plan to major in a business-
related curriculum at FCC.
• Recipients must maintain a 2.5 grade point
average at FCC in order to qualify for renewal.
Student Consumer Rights
and Responsibilities
The Higher Education Opportunity Act as amended in
2008 requires postsecondary educational institutions
to disseminate relevant, candid information
on student financial aid programs available at
the college. This information can be found at
communications/student-right-to-know-grievance.
aspx. These rights and responsibilities may be found
in The Student Guide (U.S. Department of Education)
which is available in the financial aid office. All
financial aid awards are for one academic year. It is
the student’s responsibility to reapply each year.
Effects of Withdrawing or
Not Attending Class
Students who received financial aid funds must
attend classes in order to receive these funds.
Students receiving Federal financial aid funds who
officially withdraw or stop attending classes are
subject to a Return of Title IV calculation to determine
the percentage of financial aid funds that have been
earned for that semester. If a student does not begin
attendance in a class, all financial aid funds for that
class are canceled. Examples of these calculations can
be obtained from the Financial Aid Office, Jefferson
Hall. It is important for students to understand that if
a student does not attend or withdraws from a class,
a student can lose financial aid which has already
been disbursed and may lead to an overpayment
or outstanding tuition charges for the semester.
Students cannot receive financial aid funds for classes
that are audited or for classes never attended.
The Financial Aid Office is required by federal statute
to recalculate federal financial aid eligibility for
students who withdraw, drop out, are dismissed, or
take a leave of absence prior to completing 60% of a
payment period or term. The federal Title IV financial
aid programs must be recalculated in these situations.
If a student leaves the institution prior to completing
60% of a payment period or term, the financial
aid office recalculates eligibility for Title IV funds.
Recalculation is based on the percentage of earned
aid using the following Federal Return of Title IV
funds formula: Percentage of payment period or term
completed = the number of days completed up to
the withdrawal date divided by the total days in the
payment period or term. (Any break of five days or
more is not counted as part of the days in the term.)
This percentage is also the percentage of earned
aid. Funds are returned to the appropriate federal
program based on the percentage of unearned aid
using the following formula: Aid to be returned =
(100% of the aid that could be disbursed minus the
percentage of earned aid) multiplied by the total
amount of aid that could have been disbursed during
the payment period or term.
If a student earned less aid than was disbursed, the
institution would be required to return a portion
of the funds and the student would be required to
return a portion of the funds. Keep in mind that when
Title IV funds are returned, the student borrower may
owe a debit balance to the institution. If a student
earned more aid than was disbursed to him/her, the
institution would owe the student a post-withdrawal
disbursement.
The institution must return the amount of Title IV
funds for which it is responsible no later than 45 days
after the date of the determination of the date of the
student’s withdrawal.
Please note, if you are enrolled in a class that is not
a 15-week session class, contact the financial aid
office prior to the withdraw for an explanation of
the impact of withdraw on eligibility of financial aid
funds.
Refunds are allocated in the following order:
1. Unsubsidized Direct Federal Stafford Loans
2. Subsidized Direct Federal Stafford Loans
3. Federal Parent (PLUS) Loans
4. Federal Pell Grants
5. Federal Supplemental Opportunity Grants