Frederick Community College

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2022 Undergraduate Tuition
$3,096
2022 Average Net Price
$3,640
After Financial Aid
2020 Default Rate
0%
on Student Loans
2022 Enrolled Students
5,811
29% Full-Time
2022 Graduation Rate
33.3%
262 Graduates

About

Frederick Community College is a higher education institution located in Frederick County, MD. In 2022, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Frederick Community College were Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities (183 degrees awarded), Other Science Technologies (112 degrees), and General Social Sciences (87 degrees).

In 2022, 931 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Frederick Community College. 60% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 40% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (539 degrees), 4.05 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (133 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Frederick Community College is $3,096, which is $−5,016 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($8,112).

In 2020 the default rate for borrower's at Frederick Community College was 0%, corresponding to 0 out of the 383 total borrowers.

Costs

In 2022, the median undergraduate tuition at Frederick Community College is $3,096, which is $5,016 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($8,112).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $3,640.

In 2022, 41% of undergraduate students attending Frederick Community College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 7% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$3,096
2022 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2022, the cost of tuition at Frederick Community College was $3,096. The cost of tuition at Frederick Community College is $−5,016 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($8,112).

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Average Net Price

$3,640
2022 Value
23%
1 Year Growth

In 2022 Frederick Community College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $3,640. Between 2021 and 2022, the average net price of Frederick Community College grew by 23%.

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Other Student Expenses

$8,100
Room and Board
$1,200
Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Frederick Community College was of $8,100 in 2022. The cost of room and board did not change between 2021 and 2022.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,200. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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Financial Aid by Income Level

41%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
7%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

41% of undergraduate students at Frederick Community College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2022. This represents a growth of 24.2% with respect to 2021, when 33% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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Student Loan Default Rate

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0%
2020 Default Rate
0
Number of Defaults

In 2020 the default rate for borrower's at Frederick Community College was 0%, which represents 0 out of the 383 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

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Enrollment

Frederick Community College had a total enrollment of 5,811 students in 2022. The full-time enrollment at Frederick Community College is 1,686 students and the part-time enrollment is 4,125. This means that 29% of students enrolled at Frederick Community College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Frederick Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 55.9% White, 16.1% Hispanic or Latino, 13.7% Black or African American, 5.89% Two or More Races, 5.78% Asian, 0.224% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0516% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Frederick Community College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Male (29.2%), followed by White Female (24%) and Hispanic or Latino Male (9.31%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

29%
Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Frederick Community College in 2022, both undergraduate and graduate, is 5,811 students. The full-time enrollment at Frederick Community College is 1,686 and the part-time enrollment is 4,125. This means that 29% of students enrolled at Frederick Community College are enrolled full-time compared with 32.2% at similar Associates Colleges.

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Retention Rate over Time

66%
2022 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Frederick Community College was 66%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (62%), Frederick Community College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2022)
  1. White
    3,246 enrolled students
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    937 enrolled students
  3. Black or African American
    796 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Frederick Community College is 55.9% White, 16.1% Hispanic or Latino, 13.7% Black or African American, 5.89% Two or More Races, 5.78% Asian, 0.224% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0516% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Associates Colleges is 42.9% White, 27.9% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.5% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0 students (0%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2022, 187 more women than men received degrees from Frederick Community College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Frederick Community College is white (539 degrees awarded). There were 4.05 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (133 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Frederick Community College is Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities (183 degrees awarded), followed by Other Science Technologies (112 degrees) and General Social Sciences (87 degrees).

In 2022,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Frederick Community College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Science Technologies (117 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (240 degrees), and Social Sciences (87 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Frederick Community College are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (359,471 people), Other managers (283,182 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (204,537 people), Police officers (169,817 people), and Postsecondary teachers (127,273 people).

The most specialized majors at Frederick Community College in 2022 are Science Technologies (117 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (240 degrees), Social Sciences (87 degrees), Language & Linguistics (9 degrees), and Protective Services (40 degrees) (as of 2022).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Frederick Community College are Surgeons, Physicians, Skincare specialists, Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists, and Photographic process workers & processing machine operators

The most specialized majors at Frederick Community College are Science Technologies (117 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (240 degrees), Social Sciences (87 degrees), Language & Linguistics (9 degrees), and Protective Services (40 degrees) (as of 2022).

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Common Industries by Major

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Frederick Community College are Justice, public order, & safety activities (473,570 people), Elementary & secondary schools (472,903 people), Legal services (300,896 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (299,868 people), and Computer Systems Design (203,475 people).

The most specialized majors at Frederick Community College are Science Technologies (117 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (240 degrees), Social Sciences (87 degrees), Language & Linguistics (9 degrees), and Protective Services (40 degrees) (as of 2022).

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Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Frederick Community College.
Most Common (2022)
  1. 183 degrees awarded
  2. 112 degrees awarded
  3. 87 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common associates degree concentration at Frederick Community College was Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities with 183 degrees awarded.

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Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

372
Degrees Awarded to Men
in 2022
559
Degrees Awarded to Women
in 2022

In 2022, 372 degrees were awarded to men at Frederick Community College, which is 0.665 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (559).

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Most Common Male Majors

In 2022, 74 degrees were awarded to men at Frederick Community College in Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities, which is 0.679 times less than the 109 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In 2022, 109 degrees were awarded to men at Frederick Community College in Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities, which is 1.47 times more than the 74 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

16%
100% Completion Time
29%
150% Completion Time

In 2022, 16% of students graduating from Frederick Community College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 29% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 35% within 200%.

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Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.
Asian Female
Highest Graduation Rate (47.1%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2022 at Frederick Community College is Female and Asian (47.1% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (73.2%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0.382% of graduates (1 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2022)
  1. White
    539 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    133 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American
    132 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Frederick Community College is white (539 degrees awarded). There were 4.05 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (133 degrees).

0.322% of degree recipients (3 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2022)
  1. White Female
    307 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    232 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American Female
    92 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Frederick Community College is white female (307 degrees awarded). There were 1.32 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (232 degrees).

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Operations

Frederick Community College has an endowment valued at nearly $14.3M, as of the end of the 2022 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 54.8k (0.385%) compared to the 0.843% average return (43.9k on 5.21M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2022, Frederick Community College had a total salary expenditure of 72.3M. Frederick Community College employs 45 Assistant professors, 36 Professors and 23 Associate professors. Most academics at Frederick Community College are Female Assistant professor (30), Female Professor (19), and Male Professor (17).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Frederick Community College are: Management, with 73 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 55 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 54 employees.

Endowment

$14.3M
2022 Endowment
0.348%
decline from 2021

Frederick Community College has an endowment valued at about $14.3M, as of the end of the 2022 fiscal year. The endowment of Frederick Community College declined 0.348% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $9.05M higher than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts
  1. $7.05M - Federal
  2. $1.93M - State
  3. $15.9k - Local

As of 2022, Frederick Community College received $7.05M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $1.93M from state grants and contracts, and $15.9k from local grants and contracts.

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Salary Expenditure

$31M
2022 Salaries
4.26%
growth from 2021

In 2022, Frederick Community College paid a median of $31M in salaries, which represents 42.9% of their overall expenditure ($72.3M) and a 4.26% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 4.39% decline between 2020 and 2021, and a 1.51% growth between 2019 and 2020.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 16.8M (40.1% of overall expenditures).

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Instructional Salaries

$8.05M
Instructional Salaries
104
Number of Employees

In 2022, Frederick Community College paid a total of $8.05M to 104 employees working as instructors, which represents 25.9% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $5.35M (31.8%) for similar Associates Colleges.

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Occupations by Share

Assistant professor
Most Common Instructor
45 Employees
Management
Most Common Non-Instructional Employee
73 Employees

In 2022, the most common positions for instructional staff at Frederick Community College were Assistant professor with 45 employees, Professor with 36 employees, and Associate professor with 23 employees.

In 2022, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Frederick Community College were Management with 73 employees, Office and Administrative Support with 55 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 54 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2022)
  1. Female Assistant professor
  2. Female Professor
  3. Male Professor

In 2022, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Frederick Community College was Female Assistant professor with 30 employees, Female Professor with 19 employees, and Male Professor with 17 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Frederick Community College.

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