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2020 - 2021 FCC Academic Catalog
The Office of Multicultural
Student Services
Mission Statement
The Office of Multicultural Student Services (MSS)
provides interested students with comprehensive
support that consists of academic planning, and
personal support, advising, and a series of dynamic
cross cultural activities which focus on enhancing
or developing strategies for success. Multicultural
Student Services aims to increase student success and
goal achievement while enhancing access, support
and opportunities that meet the needs of a diverse
and changing population. To ensure the successful
transition to college and completion of a college
degree or certificate, we offer additional advising
support to students who may be experiencing
academic challenges or are having difficulty adjusting
to the college environment.
Overview
Multicultural Student Services (H-103) offers
academic support through personal counseling,
advising, comprehensive student success academic
action plans, and student advocacy by establishing
strong mentoring relationships between students
and faculty/staff. MSS aims to provide a smooth
transition to the college and to increase the
probability of success for each student. The office
provides identity development activities and
education beyond the classroom experience by
hosting cultural engagement programming including
but not limited to critical thinking discussions,
cultural fieldtrips, study skills workshops, goal setting
initiatives and leadership development retreats.
In addition, we provide specialized support and
outreach to men and women of color through our
Big 6 and Elite 8 programs, support for high school
students with our College Prep program and support
for ESL students through a scholarship for ESL
students who are enrolled in career programs. Please
call 301.624.2894 for additional information.
Office of Adult Services
Mission Statement
The Office of Adult Services at Frederick Community
College provides services and support in identifying
and achieving educational, career, and personal
goals to adults in transition. The services include
academic advising, needs assessment, career
and personal adjustment counseling, financial
assistance consideration, workshops, and referral
to College and community services.Specific
services are offered to single parents and non-
traditional age adults (24 and over) who are
low income, out-of-workforce, or homeless.
General Overview
The Office of Adult Services (A-103) offers a variety
of services for adults returning to college. Designed
to ease the transition into the classroom for those
who are returning to begin or complete a degree,
acquire marketable skills or retrain for a new career,
the office offers information and referrals to College
and community resources, workshops on topics of
interest for adult students, and special services for
single parents and displaced homemakers. Please call
301.846.2483 for additional information.
Project Forward Step
Project Forward Step is a counseling, information,
and referral program designed to meet the needs
of returning adult students. Program services are
designed to help individuals increase and upgrade
skills leading to employment or a career change.
Services provided include intake interview, needs
assessment, career counseling, academic advisement,
transition support, workshops for adult students, and
referral to College and community services.
The program provides special services for single
parents (including single pregnant women) and non-
traditional age adults (age 24 and over) who are low
income, out-of-workforce, or homeless.
An out-of–workforce individual is someone who
has worked primarily without remuneration to
care for a home and family, and for that reason has
diminished marketable skills, and is unemployed
or underemployed and is experiencing difficulty
in obtaining or upgrading employment OR is an
individual who has been providing unpaid services
to family members in the home and either has been
dependent on the income of another family member
but is no longer supported by that income, or is
unemployed or underemployed and is experiencing
difficulty obtaining or upgrading employment.:
Students in the Project Forward Step program may
be eligible to receive scholarship support from the
FCC Foundation and the Maryland State Department
of Education to offset educational expenses such as
tuition and fees, books and materials, child care, and
transportation.
Call 301.846.2483 for more information.
Women’s Center
The Women’s Center (A-103) is a partnership between
the Office of Adult Services and the Frederick County
Commission for Women that provides Frederick
County citizens with a centralized place to access
information about and referrals to community
resources and services, attend workshops, and be
exposed to social and professional networking
opportunities. In March, the Women’s Center sponsors
special events for Women’s History Month. The
Anne-Lynn Gross Breast Cancer Resource Center is
now open in the Women’s Center. Information about
early detection, treatment and aftercare is available,
as well as community resources and referrals. A breast
cancer support group meets at 7 p.m. the second
Thursday of each month. Call 301.846.2483 for more
information.
Allied Health Academy
The Allied Health Academy provides training
and educational supports for qualified program
participants who are seeking training at FCC
to become certified nursing assistants (CNA),
geriatric nursing assistants (GNA), or other select
allied health occupations. Call 301.846.2483 for
more information. Eligible AHA students can
receive a need-based scholarship provided by
the Frederick Community College Foundation.
Adult Ed STARS (Student Transition
Assistance, Resources, and Support)
Adult Ed STARS assists FCC Adult Education GED®
exam and National External Diploma Program (NEDP)
completers who wish to transition to college or
Continuing Education &Workforce Development
programs at Frederick Community College. Services
include intake interview and needs assessment;
career, personal, and academic counseling; referral
to financial aid resources; and educational case
management.
Services for Students with
Disabilities
Mission Statement
The Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) office
at Frederick Community College assists and supports
eligible students with disabilities. Student services
may include academic advising, individualized
accommodation plans, transition coaching, as
well as workshops and programs. Students will be
empowered to become self-advocates in order
to achieve individual success at FCC and beyond.
The SSD office provides community outreach and
collaborates with agencies and resources to meet the
diverse needs of students with disabilities.