EL-8 Access to Education

The President shall not allow conditions that unnecessarily restrict student or potential student access to education.

Further, without limiting the scope of the above statement by the following list, the President shall not:

1. Cause or allow the setting of tuition and/or fees that do not provide for a reasonable balance of fiscal responsibility between students and taxpayers, that do not consider County and State appropriations, forecasted enrollment, major strategic initiatives, requirements for total cost recovery, or a contribution to the overhead of the College.
   
   
2. Fail to communicate to students and potential students plans for future tuition and/or fee increases to allow students to do financial planning.
   
   
3. Be without a consistent method that provides for appropriate recognition of prior learning and/or demonstrated competency obtained outside of Frederick Community College provided educational programs.
   
   
4. Permit academically qualified students from historically marginalized backgrounds, those with disabilities, or those with insufficient economic means to be without a supportive environment that enables them to complete their educational programs, while also not compromising academic standards, wherever possible.
   
   
5. Permit activities, circumstances, or decisions that jeopardize the ability of students to enroll in and complete available courses, programs, or assessments, or to obtain the instructional hours required to complete their program of study.