Public · Community college

Frederick Community College

Frederick, Maryland · Small city

#5 for grad earnings in Maryland
24%
Transfer rate
$9,465
Avg net price
37%
Grad / completion
$46,449
Median earnings

Frederick Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Frederick, Maryland (small city setting), enrolling 4,203 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 4,203 undergradsSmall cityNJCAA Division IICold wintersSnowy

About Frederick, Maryland

Frederick is a city in and the county seat of Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The earliest European settlement was slightly north of Frederick in Monocacy, Maryland. Frederick is well known for the "clustered spires" skyline of its historic downtown churches. These spires are depicted on the city's seal and many other city-affiliated logos and insignia. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Associate
To the ocean
42 miles
Nearest airport
24 miles to Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (HGR)

How Frederick Community College compares

Graduation rate37%

Higher than 23% · #26 of 38 in Maryland

First-year retention66%

Higher than 35%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$46,449

Higher than 86% · #5 of 38 in Maryland

Average net price$9,465

Cheaper than 72% · #12 cheapest of 40 in Maryland

Median debt at graduation$8,150

Lower than 72%

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 29%

Undergraduate enrollment4,203

Larger than 89%

Percentiles compare Frederick Community College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Maryland.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

4,203undergrads
  • Women2,48259%
  • Men1,72141%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White48%
  • Black18%
  • Hispanic20%
  • Asian5.0%
  • Other or multiracial9.3%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
4,203
Student–faculty ratio
20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
16%
First-generation students
43%
Students over 25
20%
Median family income
$31,282
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$71,424
Endowment
$15,578,284

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
$3,849
Out-of-state tuition
$10,042
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,460
Total cost of attendance
$14,798
Average net price
$9,465

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
37%
First-year retention
66%
Transferred to another college
24%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$38,093
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$46,449
Median debt at graduation
$8,150
Students with federal loans
8%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
44%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
37%
Low-income (Pell)
26%
First-generation
27%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division II
Varsity athletes
122 (76 men · 46 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (5)

Soccer41
Baseball37
Basketball21
Softball13
Volleyball10

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (7,293 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.3reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$6,640
$30–48k
$7,893
$48–75k
$9,519
$75–110k
$12,341
$110k+
$13,919

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

35%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,368
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 35% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,368. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 683 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$46,449
Typical debt at graduation
$8,150
Debt vs. one year's pay
18%
Out-earn a HS grad
49%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$44,463
Men
$51,764

Men out-earn women by $7,301 (16%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
89°F
Winter low
26°F
Annual rain
43.5″
Annual snow
31.4″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.95.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Frederick Police Brks, MD US station (2.7 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.