Frederick Community College

Access to Justice

Develops paralegals qualified to perform legal services under supervision to assist self-help center, private pro bono, or limited scope attorneys. Promotes access to justice to low- and moderate-income people in crisis.

Accounting

Provides students with basic accounting and computer skills including recording transactions using generally accepted accounting principles, preparing financial statements, and using a computerized accounting system.

ACCOUNTING

Accounting Specialist

Prepares students working in the accounting field for career advancement opportunities. Students will gain an in-depth knowledge of accounting principles and procedures and apply them to business situations.

Accounting Technician

Prepares students for immediate employment in the accounting field in a support position. Students will learn how to apply accounting concepts in a computerized environment to assist the business with their record keeping requirements.

Addictions Counseling

Prepares those seeking new careers in the field of addictions and for those who wish to advance in their present career by adding professional education in addictions to their credentials.

ADDICTIONS COUNSELING

Agricultural Business Basics

Designed for Dual Enrollment/open campus students in Agricultural studies.

American Sign Language

Delivers an understanding of American Sign Language (ASL). Students work towards gaining fluency and mastery of this unique non-verbal language by acquiring foundational language skills and vocabulary and being introduced to Deaf culture and history.

American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreter Preparatory Program

Prepares students to work as an entry-level sign language interpreter to facilitate and mediate communication between Deaf/hard of hearing and hearing people.

American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreter Preparatory Program

Prepares students to work as an entry-level American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter to facilitate and mediate communication between Deaf/hard of hearing and hearing people.

American Sign Language (ASL) Studies

Introduces students to the rich history and culture of the Deaf community. Students will gain fluency and mastery of American Sign Language (ASL) by acquiring foundational skills and knowledge of the Deaf community.

Architectural Computer Aided Design

Provides students with the knowledge and skills required for success in a career as an architectural CAD drafter, designer, operator, or technician.

ARCHITECTURAL COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN

Arts & Humanities

Prepares students for transfer to four-year institutions in Arts and Humanities disciplines. Students can choose to major in the Arts & Humanities A.A. to explore various disciplines including American Sign Language studies, art, communication, English, film & video production, graphic design, humanities, music, philosophy, theater, and world languages.

Arts & Sciences

Designed for students who plan to go on to a four-year school and major in one of the traditional arts and sciences subjects. Students should select an Area of Concentration within Arts & Sciences.

Audio Production

Provides the core skills needed to function in and prepare students for entry into the growing audio production profession. In hands-on classes, students explore the concepts, tools, and techniques of the audio industry using hardware and software they will encounter in the workplace.

Baking and Pastry Arts

Prepares students to assume entry level positions as trained baking professionals in a variety of settings. Includes the same technical training as the Baking and Pastry Arts AAS degree program, without the general education course requirements.

Baking and Pastry Arts

Prepares students to assume positions as trained baking professionals in a variety of settings including restaurants, hotels, resorts, private clubs, catering, bakeries, cafes, bistros, and contract food service companies.

Biotechnology

Prepares individuals to work as process operators in biological products manufacturing facilities. Students will combine basic science and communication skills, manufacturing technologies and good manufacturing practices in the course of study.

Building Trades Technology

Provides students with a comprehensive practical training in the areas involved in building trades technology. The student selects a track in Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC); Welding; or Electrical.

BUSINESS ACCOUNTING CERTIFICATE

Business Administration

For students seeking to complete the first two years of a four-year program. Completed coursework can then be transferred to a four-year institution where a bachelor's degree may be earned with the completion of additional coursework.

Business Basics

Introduces students to the business environment; including management, human resources, marketing, planning, accounting, and computing.

Business Management

Prepares students for entry level employment in careers requiring basic business and management skills.

Business Management

Designed for students seeking immediate employment in entry-level management or management trainee positions upon completion of the program or for individuals desiring to start their own businesses.

Cardiovascular Technology

Prepares students to enter the allied health career field of cardiovascular technology to gather data and perform various cardiac and/or vascular diagnostic tests and procedures under the direction of a physician. Offered through the Mid-Maryland Allied Healthcare Education Consortium with Howard Community College.

Cell and Gene Therapy Essentials

Provides students with the essential skills, knowledge, and preparation to enter the cell and gene therapy industry. Explores the steps involved in the manufacturing process, the equipment used, the regulatory aspects, and the current state and future of the field.

Cell Therapy and Flow Cytometry

Provides an introductory level of training to prepare individuals to enter the cell and gene therapy industry. Students will learn aseptic cell culture techniques, prepare samples, run the Flow Cytometer, and analyze flow data.

Child Care Preschool and School Age Teacher Training

Prepares students to enter the workforce in early childhood development. The certificate targets four courses that are required to meet the educational requirements of the Maryland State Department of Education Office of Child Care.

Child Care Preschool Teacher

Meets the educational requirements of the Maryland State Department of Education Office of Child Care for the position of child care preschool teacher. Students can teach preschool children in various settings.

CHLD CARE PRSCHL & SCHL AGE TCHER TRNING

Cloud Computing

Prepares students with the knowledge and skills required to implement, adopt, and govern cloud computing systems. Covers the objectives of five professional certification exams.

Computer Aided Design Operator

Provides students with a general knowledge and skills required to obtain a position as a CAD technician.

COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING CERTIFICATE

Computer Science

Provides a core of courses which enables the student to transfer to a four-year college and major in computer science. Includes courses in mathematics and computer science comparable to those offered in the first two years of a four-year college's computer science major.

COMPUTER SCIENCE STUDIES CERTIFICATE

Computer Studies

Designed for students seeking to build skills in the field of computer studies. Involves defining and analyzing problems and developing, testing, and maintaining programs by incorporating a broad range of transferable problem-solving skills and techniques.

Computer Support Specialist

Prepares students for a career as a computer support specialist. Computer support specialists provide help and advice to people and organizations using computer software or equipment.

Construction Management and Supervision

Provides students with the technical knowledge and skills required for a career in construction management.

CONSTRUCTION MGMNT & SUPERVISION

CONSTRUCTION MGMNT & SUPERVISION CERTIF.

CORRECTIONS

CPA Exam Qualification

Prepares students with a non-accounting baccalaureate degree to meet the course requirements to sit for the Uniform CPA Examination in Maryland.

Culinary Arts and Supervision

Prepares students to assume positions as trained culinary professionals in a variety of settings including restaurants, hotels, resorts, clubs, contract food service, health care facilities, and more. Accredited by the American Culinary Federation.

Culinary Skills

Prepares students for entry-level front-line employment in the food service sector. Students will earn certifications such as ServSafe Food Manager and Certified Guest Service Professional.

Culinary Skills

Designed to prepare students for entry-level cooking jobs in hotels, restaurants, supermarkets, country clubs, caterers, cafes and institutional kitchens. Basic hot and cold food preparation, production, presentation, and service skills are taught.

CYBERSECURITY

Early Childhood Development

Prepares students to work in child care centers, Head Start programs, nursery schools, and as self-employed family child care providers or nannies. Program courses fulfill the educational requirements for senior staff, group leader, and director and meet the Maryland child care credential and state requirements.

Early Childhood Development

Prepares students to work in child care centers, Head Start programs, nursery schools, or for self employment as family child care providers or nannies by offering specialized courses in early childhood.

Early Childhood Education/Early Childhood Special Education

Designed for students planning to transfer to an early childhood and/or special education teacher preparation program at a four-year college or university in the state of Maryland.

Elementary Education/Elementary Special Education

Designed for students planning to transfer to an elementary and/or special education teacher preparation program at a four-year college or university in the state of Maryland.

ELMNTRY EDUC/ELMNTRY SPECIAL EDUC.(AAT)

Emergency Management

Provides students with a broad education in emergency management. Focuses on preparedness and the skills needed to organize and lead emergency management operations.

Emergency Management

Provides students with a broad education in emergency management. Focuses on preparedness and the skills needed to organize and lead emergency management operations.

Emergency Management - Professional Development

Provides a well-rounded initial skillset for those entering or already in the emergency management profession. A combination of FEMA Independent Study and FCC coursework addressing emergency management discipline basics, leadership and communication skills, and fundamental concepts of planning, exercising, and volunteer management.

Emergency Medical Technician/Paramedic

Prepares graduates to provide immediate care for the critically ill or injured at the site of an emergency. Successful completion leads to eligibility to take state and national certification examinations in Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic. Offered through the Mid-Maryland Allied Healthcare Education Consortium with Howard Community College.

Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Examines business topics associated with entrepreneurship and small business.

ERLY CHLDHD ED/ERLY CHLDHD SPEC ED (AAT)

Film & Video Production

Designed for students whose career goals are oriented toward the creative field of film & video production, including motion picture and television production, motion graphics, video marketing, web videos, and short & long form screenwriting.

Fitness/Personal Trainer

Prepares students for a career in Personal Training and Group Fitness Instruction. Focuses on client consultations, fitness assessments, program design and implementation as well as business aspects and ethical and legal responsibilities in the fitness industry.

Game Programming

Prepares students to develop interactive computer games on the Internet, mobile computers, and personal computers. Targets students who wish to obtain the skills necessary to develop computer games using programming language, such as Java, C++, C#, and Python.

General Studies

Designed for students who are exploring academic and career options that are not represented by another Frederick Community College program or who are undecided about their educational goals.

GENERAL STUDIES TRANSFER

GERONTOLOGY

GIS-Public Safety

Designed to offer a series of courses which will serve as the foundation for preparing students to use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and related technologies consistent with entry-level employment in public safety.

Graphic Design

Designed to provide the core skills needed to function in the fields of graphic communication, publishing, and Web based design.

Graphic Design

Designed for students whose career goals are oriented toward design for mass media. Students will gain proficiency in industry-standard software and develop skills in design thinking, typography, layout, and effective visual communication.

Healthcare Practice Management

Prepares students for work as a medical practice manager.

Health Sciences

Prepares students to further their career goals in Health Sciences, Public Health and Community Health, Exercise Science, or Kinesiology fields. This program of study prepares students to transfer to a four-year institution.

Hospitality Management

Prepares students as trained hospitality professionals in a variety of hospitality sectors including hotels, resorts, clubs, restaurants, convention centers, and tourism related businesses.

Hospitality Management

Prepares students for entry-level positions in the hospitality industry. Courses teach knowledge and marketable skills in the area of guest services, hospitality operations, budget and cost controls, management, marketing and human resources.

Hospitality Skills

Prepares students for entry-level front-line employment in the hospitality sector. Students will earn certifications such as ServSafe Food Manager and Certified Guest Service Professional.

Information Security and Assurance

Designed for students seeking to build skills in specialty areas (e.g., information security), upgrade current skills, or broaden their general knowledge base in information technology. All CIS courses completed apply directly to an A.A.S. degree in information technology.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Medical Administrative Specialist

Equips students with the skills to become competent in medical records management, insurance processing, coding and billing, management of practice finances, information processing, and fundamental office tasks.

Medical Assistant

Designed to prepare students for work as entry-level assistants who perform administrative and clinical procedures in ambulatory settings such as physicians' offices, clinics, and group practices.

Medical Assistant

Prepares students in administrative and clinical medical procedures and provides a foundation in the principles and practices of asepsis, initial patient contact, patient care responsibilities, and patient education.

Medical Scribe

Introduces students to medical information management. The medical scribe specializes in charting physician-patient encounters in real-time during medical exams in a clinic, physician office, urgent care or emergency room.

Nursing

Prepares graduates to give competent, safe nursing care to clients in hospitals, nursing homes and other comparable health agencies. Upon successful completion of the curriculum, the graduate is eligible to take the examination for registered nurse licensure.

Paralegal

Provides students interested in the paralegal profession or pre-law with specialized legal training to understand ethical obligations and professionalism, gather and analyze facts relevant to legal disputes, perform legal research, and draft legal documents.

Paralegal

Designed for individuals already working in the field as a paralegal who wish to acquire a college credential. Also provides specialized legal training to individuals who may already have a degree in another field or to individuals interested in pre-law.

Phlebotomist

Equips students with the necessary skills and knowledge to collect blood and other biohazardous specimens from clients for the purpose of laboratory analysis. Stresses quality control for clinical laboratories along with OSHA standards of infection control.

Physical Therapist Assistant

Prepares students for a career as a Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA), a skilled technical healthcare professional competent in performing selected physical therapy services under the direct supervision of a physical therapist.

Police Science

Prepares Maryland law enforcement officials to meet the challenges of a diverse, global society through quality, accessible, innovative, lifelong learning.

Project Management

Prepares students for entry level employment in careers requiring basic business and project management skills.

Public Safety

Prepares students for careers throughout the integrated public safety environment. Students can choose to major in the Public Safety A.A.S. to explore various disciplines including emergency management, fire service administration, and national security & intelligence.

Respiratory Care

Prepares students to assume responsible positions as part of the Health Care Team. Focuses on the use of objective scientific data as well as theory to guide students to solve complex problems in the clinical setting for patients with cardiopulmonary disorders.

Secondary Education - English

Designed for students planning to transfer to an English teacher preparation program at a four-year college or university in the state of Maryland.

Secondary Education - Mathematics

Designed for students planning to transfer to a mathematics teacher preparation program at a four-year college or university in the state of Maryland.

Secondary Education - Spanish

Designed for students planning to transfer to a Spanish teacher preparation program at a four-year college or university in the state of Maryland.

Social Sciences

Prepares students for transfer to four-year institutions in social sciences disciplines. Students can choose to major in the Social Sciences A.A. to explore various disciplines including anthropology, criminal justice, economics, education, geography, history, human services, political science, psychology, and sociology.

STEM

STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Prepares students for transfer to four-year institutions in STEM disciplines. Students can explore various disciplines including biology, chemistry, computer aided design, computer & information sciences, engineering, mathematics, physical science, and physics.

STEM Technology

Prepares students for a career field in STEM Technology. Students can explore various disciplines including biological sciences, biotechnology, building trades, business management, computer aided design, construction management, chemistry, computer & information sciences, engineering, film & video production, graphic design, mathematics, music, physical science, and physics.

Surgical Technology

Provides the theory and skills essential for employment in the profession of surgical technology. The fundamental principles, practices, and protocols are applied during extensive clinical experiences in the operating room environment.

Tactical Scholars Program

Designed for students with previous emergency management career experience, or a desire for focused study on a specialized topic(s) within the field. Students work with the Program Manager to identify a sequence of specialized coursework best suited to their needs.

Tactical Strength and Conditioning

Prepares students to work with members of the Military, Police, Fire, and First Responders to improve fitness, decrease injury risk, develop strength and conditioning programs, and teach behavior modification and life-style adaptations.