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2020 - 2021 FCC Academic Catalog
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Evaluation of Military Credit
All veterans must have their official military
transcripts submitted to Registration and Records
for evaluation of transferable credit. FCC will
accept up to 45 credits in military and other
transfer credit toward an FCC degree program.
Links to the branches of service transcript request
procedures can be found at
Education Benefit Chapters
• Chapter 30 – Montgomery GI Bill® (Active Duty)
• Chapter 31 – Vocational Rehabilitation
and Employment
• Chapter 33 – Post 9/11 GI Bill
• Chapter 35 – Survivors’ and Dependents’
Educational Assistance Program (DEA)
• Chapter 1606 – Montgomery GI Bill
(Selected Reserve)
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
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.
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
required-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 withdrawing 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. Students using VA education benefits
should contact Veteran and Military Services at
301.624.2836 prior to withdrawing to discuss the
financial and academic impacts of doing so.
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 Financial Aid prior
to the withdrawal for an explanation of the impact
of withdrawing 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