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2019 - 2020 FCC Academic Catalog
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2019 - 2020 FCC Academic Catalog
Scholarships
The FCC Foundation awards hundreds of need-and
merit-based scholarships to new and returning
students. These scholarships are made possible
by generous gifts from community groups,
foundations, individuals and businesses. For
further details, or to apply for these scholarships,
complete an online application at
foundationscholarships.
Scholarships are also available for Continuing
Education and Workforce Development students. For
further information, please speak with your advisor.
Scholarship Opportunities for
Graduating Frederick County Public
High School Seniors
For further information, please speak to your high
school guidance counselors.
FCC Merit Scholarship
The FCC Merit Scholarship is a two-year scholarship
awarded to one graduating senior from each
Frederick County Public High School. The scholarship
is valued at up to $8,800 ($2,200 per fall and spring
semester for two years). Principals may select any
graduating senior in good standing who meets the
scholarship criteria.
Post-Dual Enrollment Scholarship
The Post Dual Enrollment Scholarship is a one-year
scholarship awarded to one graduating senior from
each Frederick County Public High School who
participated in the High School Based or Open
Campus Dual Enrollment Program through FCC. The
scholarship is valued at up to $4,400 ($2,200 per fall
and spring semester for one year). Principals may
select any graduating senior in good standing who
meets the scholarship criteria.
Honors College Scholarship
The Honors College offers a competitive advantage
to students who are interested in transferring
to selective four year colleges, and receiving
transfer scholarships. Students whose cumulative,
unweighted high school GPA is 3.5 or greater may
apply for admission to the FCC Honors College. If
accepted to the Honors College, and you did not
receive a Merit or Post-Dual Enrollment Scholarship,
students may receive one of ten FCC Honors College
Scholarships valued at up to $2,500 ($1,000 for
the first semester, and $500 for the following three
semesters). For more information, and to apply to the
Honors College, go to
application.
Routzhan Family Business Scholarship
The Routzahn Family Business Scholarship is a two-
year scholarship awarded to one graduating senior
from each Frederick County Public High School. The
scholarship is valued at $1,000 ($250 per fall and
spring semester for two years).
Frederick Singles Scholarship
The Frederick Singles Scholarship is a one-year,
need-based scholarship awarded to one graduating
Frederick County High School senior from a single-
parent household. The scholarship is valued at $1,000
($500 per fall and spring semester for one year).
Ambassador Scholarship
Each year 25 Frederick County high school seniors
are awarded the FCC Ambassador Scholarship for
maintaining a 3.5 GPA through grades 9-12. It
is awarded to students who attend the fall term
following their graduation from high school. Each
year 25 high school seniors from Frederick County
are awarded the FCC Ambassador Scholarship for
maintaining a 3.5 grade average through grades
9-12. It is awarded to students attending FCC the
fall term following their graduation from high
school. Ambassador Scholars will be asked to
participate in the Ambassador Program while at
FCC. The Ambassador Program provides students an
opportunity to volunteer for a minimum of ten hours
per semester. Examples of opportunities may include
providing campus tours, performing college outreach
functions, assisting at college activities, etc.
Awards: Full-time students will receive $350 for the
fall semester, renewable for up to three additional
semesters, depending on maintenance of at least
a 3.0 grade point average and participation in the
Ambassador Program.
Applications are available on this web site (see link
below), in the Admissions Office, (first floor J-Building,
Enrollment Services) at FCC, and at local high schools.
Ambassador Scholarships are awarded based upon
date of receipt of application and high school
transcript to FCC. Public, private and home school
students are encouraged to apply.
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 are strongly encouraged to contact the
financial aid office prior to withdraw to discuss
financial impact to financial aid funding. 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
audited, classes never attended, classes not required
for current degree program, or classes repeated with
a grade more than two times.
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 is 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