2009 Performance Accountability Report Vol. 2 - Maryland Higher ...

1. MISSION
FREDERICK COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Frederick Community College (FCC), as a learning college, prepares individuals to meet the
challenges of a diverse, global society through quality, accessible, innovative, lifelong learning.
We are a student-centered, community-focused college.
FCC offers courses, degrees, certificates, and programs for workforce preparation, transfer, and
personal enrichment. Through these offerings, FCC enhances the quality of life and economic
vitality of our region.
Vision Statement
FCC is a premier student-centered learning college where students, faculty, and staff work
together for student success.
2. INSTITUTIONAL ASSESSMENT
The College’s Strategic Plan, goal 4, objective 9, emphasizes the importance of institutional
assessment and commits it to institutional improvement facilitated by the strategic use of
assessment data. The Performance and Accountability Report is used to review overall College
performance and improve the College’s effectiveness in the following areas.
A. Accessibility and Affordability
As of 2008, the College has met nearly all established benchmarks for achieving access and
affordability. Using different program offerings and delivery methods, the College has:
Increased enrollment in on-line credit courses by 62% between FY 2005 and FY
2008 (4,297 vs. 2,656),
Increased the percentage of enrollment in its non-credit on-line courses by 10%
during that same period (186 vs. 168 students) and,
Met or exceeded its benchmark for market share of first-time full-time freshmen
(56%), part-time undergraduates (77%), and recent college-bound high school
graduates (61%).
In addition to the above, the College has increased its unduplicated credit enrollment in 2008
by 9% (7,650 students) and increased its unduplicated enrollment in non-credit courses by 1%
(10,837). Credit students at the College now have an average age of 21, are more likely to be
female (56%), part-time (62%), in transfer programs (60%), and almost all are Frederick
County residents.
Although the College has until 2010 to report the final achievements of the accountability
benchmarks to MHEC, it is clear at this point that it has achieved all Accessibility and
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