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Introduction
Frederick Community College continues to evaluate and
enhance its Facilities Master Plan (FMP), which supports
the College role and mission of developing a vision
and long-range plan for College facilities that support
teaching, learning, student success, and affordability.
The foundation of the plan is the collection, projection, and
analysis of data, the identification of facility needs, and the
development of recommendations to meet these needs over
a 10-year period. This plan is the basis of programming and
planning to guide the physical development of the College capital
improvement projects to support student learning and success.
Guiding Principles
Provide
flexible learning
and social environments
that support the needs of all 21st-century students.
Match
infrastructure and technology
needs with the College mission.
Optimize
operational efficiencies
through improved critical
adjacencies and appropriate use of existing structures.
Create a
sustainable and safe campus
environment.
Promote an
accessible, pedestrian-friendly
campus.
Establish
visual continuity
across campus through
landscape, architecture, and wayfinding.
Encourage
campus and community
.
Evaluate the
financial realities
of all recommendations.
Summary of Needs
Our updated Facilities Master Plan (2017-2022) reflects the
facility needs of the College to support critical replacement
of aging infrastructure, provide for relocation and growth
of programs, and expand support services. Given the fiscal
challenges that community colleges are facing, FCC decided
not to meet these needs with new buildings that would require
additional operational resources. Instead, the College will focus
on revitalizing and repurposing its existing resources in order
to provide more sustainable solutions to its facility needs. While
this approach may be more challenging and require creative
and innovative strategies, it will be more fiscally responsible and
require the College to promote efficient operations. Through
space management software, 25Live, the College will ensure
maximum utilization and efficient use of existing space.
Renovations will be necessary to accommodate the needs of
healthcare programs previously located at the Mount Airy College
Center for Healthcare Education, that have been relocated back
to the main FCC campus, as well as other allied health programs
at FCC. These programs require specially designed learning
environments that replicate current clinical workplaces.
Additionally, FCC anticipates the following facility needs and
renovations:
FCC plans to create a "Welcome Center" and one-stop-
shop for prospective and current students. The co-location
and consolidation and services will allow a seamless
approach to enrollment and learning support delivery.
Constructed in 1969, the Athletics Center presents several
safety and ADA accessibility challenges, including the wooden
retractable bleachers, which are original to the building. Therefore,
it is critical that the facility is brought up to current life safety and
ADA code compliance. A renovation of the existing building along
with an addition would address the necessary life safety and ADA
issues as well as provide additional general education classrooms,
formal and informal student and team support spaces, improved
locker room facilities, and faculty, staff, and coaching office areas.
FCC has developed a plan to replace mechanical infrastructure
in our Central Plant that is nearing or has surpassed the end of
its effective life cycle. To avoid a catastrophic failure of systems,
FCC began equipment replacement in FY17 and will continue to
phase the remaining improvements in over the next five years.
Executive Summary