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

The College’s staff take community outreach seriously and have served on the FCPS Guidance
Board, ANSR (Advocates for Non-Speaking Residents), and the Leadership Frederick
Education Board. Faculty have also staffed recruitment booths or participated on panels at the
Chamber of Commerce Fairs, Frederick City Government, Frederick County, Ft. Detrick,
Armed Forces Day, Juvenile Diabetes Community Fair, Maryland School for the Deaf,
Citicorp, BB&T, Business Employment Center, and the Frederick County Health Department.
FCC/FCPS continues to have a Collaboration Council that facilitates initiatives between
institutions to promote student success and student learning. Collaboration Council grants
range from joint faculty development projects to tutorial programs for special populations of
students. In addition, the Early College Academy, a dual enrollment program for first
generation college students, provided a comprehensive program for students in two high
schools and resulted in students graduating from high school with college credit and an
improved opportunity of graduating from college.
Diversity at Frederick Community College encompasses respecting and valuing the wide range
of cultural, racial and ethnic backgrounds of the community. The College continues to remain
very active in different ethnic communities within Frederick County. Examples of its outreach
include:
A Latino Festival, a collaborative event coordinated by the College’s Diversity
Office, bringing approximately 1,500 County residents to the campus,
Two collaborative events for Latino populations at Thomas Johnson (TJ) high school
where groups toured the campus and heard about college options from faculty and
staff, and
Service or staffing for the Asian Lunar Festival, West End Community Latino
Festival, Centro Hispana, Public Housing Authority Fair, National Night Out in
Sagner and Mullinex Parks, FCC Transition Fair, Juvenile Services, CASS Back to
School Events, Family Partnership Programs and the county’s Kappa Psi Awards.
Because of the College’s outreach programs and positive reputation in the community, local
companies have partnered in helping it to develop and succeed. N-Tech Mechanical, a
commercial Air Conditioning company, has helped set new equipment in the Monroe Building
to assist training Building Trade students. The owner has donated employee hours, as well as
company resources to move tools and equipment into the new facility. This partner has played
a key role in the final construction phase of the College’s Monroe Center housing its Building
Trades Program. Additionally, Crumm Electric assisted with the wiring of the shop equipment
and donated wire and materials. Moreover, the Frederick County Workforce Services Agency
(the local WIA funded one-stop) continues to play a key role in data collection and reporting.
Much of this is due to the Construction Program Manager’s active service on the local
Architecture, Construction, and Engineering Mentor Program’s board of directors.
The Business Relations Team, established in FY09, was developed to bring together entities on
campus who interact with the Frederick business community. The President and
representatives from many different College departments meet quarterly to share contacts,
work on college-wide efforts for outreach, and develop integrated materials for business
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