Office of Planning, Assessment, and Institutional Research
Mission
The Mission of the Office of Planning, Assessment, and Institutional Research (OPAIR) is to support the College strategic plan, the "closing the assessment loop" efforts, and respond to internal and external reporting needed for Frederick Community College to be effective.
Goals
- Facilitate the development of creative and effective methods to assess and improve student learning.
- Manage the research activities by providing meaningful and accurate data for the overall effectiveness of the College.
- Collaborate with the campus community to support, coordinate, and provide directionality for the strategic planning process.
Institutional Effectiveness
Institutional effectiveness (IE) is a collaborative process in which Frederick Community College (“FCC” or “the College”) engages in sustained, evidence-based, and participatory assessment and evaluation to examine how effectively it is accomplishing the mission, goals, and objectives of the College strategic plan, and the desired outcomes of its programs and services.
The report highlights planning, budgeting, evaluation, and assessment activities across the College that are measured, documented, and confirmed annually through several general processes: Regional Accreditation, Federal and State Reporting, Academic Program Review, Course Level Assessment, Non-Academic Program Review, and assessment of the Goals in the College 5-year strategic plan. The report also includes examples of in-house assessment requests and reports that were completed for the requisite fiscal year.
The report is prepared annually. To review all available reports, please visit our Reports Archive.
Semester Credit Enrollment Student Profile
Health Indicators
2021-2022 FCC Health Indicators
The FCC Health Indicators provide information on Institutional Effectiveness in key indicator areas for the College. This is a longitudinal overview of FCC. The report is prepared each year. To review all available reports, please visit our Reports Archive.
2021 - 2022 Health Indicators
Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC)
Performance Accountability Report
The Performance Accountability Report summarizes the performance of the College in relation to the goals outlined in the Maryland State Plan for Postsecondary Education (MSP). Data reported in the latest evidence of progress towards benchmarks approved by the FCC Board of Trustees (BOT). The report is approved by the BOT and submitted to the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC).
The report is prepared periodically. To review all available reports, please visit our Reports Archive.
2022 Performance
Accountability Report
Mission Statement Review Report
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) and the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) provide guidelines and set clear expectations related to mission statements, goals, and objectives that frame the strategic plans of accredited institutions of higher education. The summary below is a direct quote from the report submitted by the MSCHE visiting evaluation team to the Middle States Commissioners.
The report is prepared annually. To review all available reports, please visit our Reports Archive.
Mission Review Report
Cultural Diversity Report Report
Since 1957, FCC has prepared an increasingly diverse student body to complete their goals of workforce preparation, transfer, career development, and personal enrichment. As an institution, Frederick Community College is fully committed to the goal of inclusive excellence; that in order to be excellent—as an institution and as individuals—we must be inclusive. An inclusive institution promotes and sustains a sense of belonging. It values and practices respect for the talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of living of the members of the College Community. The Cultural Diversity Report outlines the significant diversity, equity, and inclusing achievements of the college.
The report is prepared annually. To review all available reports, please visit our Reports Archive.
Cultural Diversity Report
Department of Education
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
"The completion of all IPEDS surveys, in a timely and accurate manner, is mandatory for all institutions that participate or are applicants for participation in any Federal financial assistance program authorized by Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. The completion of the surveys is mandated by 20 USC 1094, Section 487(a)(17).” This link provides more information.
The report is prepared annually. To review all available reports, please visit our Reports Archive.
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Transfer & Retention
Transfer Report
FCC regularly collects data from the National Student Clearinghouse on students who have transferred to higher education institutions nationwide. The Transfer Report Communicates the number of students transferring to Maryland or out-of-state institutions by gender and race/ethnicity.
The report is prepared annually. To review all available reports, please visit our Reports Archive.
Retention Rate Report
The Retention Rate Reports provide data on the number of FCC students returning year after year. Data showcases retention by enrollment status, gender, race, degree, reason for attending, and first time students.
The reports are prepared annually. To review all available reports, please visit our Reports Archive.
Fall 2021 Cohort -Tracking retention for students starting in Fall 2021
Fall 2020 Cohort -Tracking retention for students starting in Fall 2020
Reports Archive
Frederick Community College is guided by a five-year strategic plan, FCC Forward, 2020-2025 that promotes, nurtures, and supports the mission, vision, and values of the College. The 2023 Annual Strategic Priorities are aligned with specific Goals of FCC Forward 2020-2025 and direct budgeted resources and attention to efforts that the College has prioritized to yield critical, measurable outcomes that will move the College forward in FY 2023.
Frederick Community College supports research in higher education and the free exchange of ideas.
The purpose of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) is to protect the rights and welfare of human subjects for all research that is conducted at the College. The IRB reviews and approves all internal and external research requests that are not conducted as part of official College business. This Policy and Procedures does not apply to research conducted as part of class instruction, unless the research entails more than minimal risk to human subjects.
Institutional Review Board Policy and Procedure
Human Subject Participants Application