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[quote="Hop, post: 558905"]what is this and where?[/quote]

Sorry, this is the NWFSC branch campus being built at the 331 annex.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Hop">what is this and where?</blockquote> 
Sorry, this is the NWFSC branch campus being built at the 331 annex.

Kurt

Admin

Thanks for posting.

[url=http://www.nwfstatecollege.edu/news/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=762]Northwest Florida State College - Marketing Department: OWC Breaks Ground in South Walton for 7th College Center[/url]

[quote]
[B]08-06-2007 [/B]
 			 			SOUTH WALTON COUNTY --- Okaloosa-Walton College trustees helped the college break ground August 6 for OWC's seventh instructional location - an educational center in South Walton County located off Hwy. 331 just north of Hwy 98.       
 Leading the ceremonial ground breaking...
[/quote]

Thanks for posting. 
 
<a href="http://www.nwfstatecollege.edu/news/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=762" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="noopener">Northwest Florida State College - Marketing Department: OWC Breaks Ground in South Walton for 7th College Center</a> 
 
<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="">08-06-2007 
 			 			SOUTH WALTON COUNTY --- Okaloosa-Walton College trustees helped the college break ground August 6 for OWC&#039;s seventh instructional location - an educational center in South Walton County located off Hwy. 331 just north of Hwy 98. 
 Leading the ceremonial ground breaking...</blockquote>

Sweet Baby Jane

Beach Lover

Wow!!! It's really coming along. Any idea of expected date of completion/opening???

Wow!!! It&#039;s really coming along. Any idea of expected date of completion/opening???

Great news for SoWal and great news for the Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance!

[URL="http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/walton-17477-south-school.html"]New NWFSC campus to include program for local high school students | walton, south, school - News - Northwest Florida Daily News[/URL]

[quote]When classes begin at the newest branch of Northwest Florida State College in January, the curriculum will emphasize classes geared to the hospitality industry that is South Walton's main economic engine, but also will include a dual-enrollment program for local high school students. In addition, the Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance - which works to promote the health of the Choctawhatchee River - will move to the South Walton Center from the college's Niceville campus.

 The new facilities will provide almost double the space Basin Alliance now has in Niceville, a dedicated lab, covered boat storage and a walk-in cooler and freezer for storing the water samples.

 Phase I of the three-phase project at the South Walton Center branch is being built on 16 acres of a 30-acre site near the South Walton High School and the Walton County Courthouse Annex.

 Construction of the four buildings began last year and has a price tag of about $4 million. David Goetsch, the college's vice president for community relations and workforce development, said a ribbon-cutting will be held in September and classes will begin Jan. 15, 2010.


 Initially, the center will offer classes only two or three days and evenings each week, but services eventually will expand as more funding becomes available, Goetsch said.
 One building will house administrative offices, a conference room, a staff workroom, restrooms and support spaces, according to the college. Two other buildings will house five classrooms, and the fourth will house a computer laboratory and instructional space.

 The centerpiece of the campus will be the Al Donaldson Entrepreneurial Institute, where corporate training and entrepreneurial training activities will take place, Goetsch said.
 "Beyond that, we've met with leaders from South Walton and all the key employers there," he added. "They want us to offer business courses that would work for people who work in banks, hotels and restaurants" such as accounting, finance, management, business and customer-service classes.

 College administrators also have talked to South Walton High School and Freeport High School about a dual-enrollment program for high school students to get a head start on their undergraduate courses, he said.

 The South Walton Center will employ a full-time director and administrative assistant, and contract out services for maintenance work. Instructors mostly will travel there from the Fort Walton Beach and Niceville campuses, Goetsch said.

 Meanwhile, Basin Alliance Director Julie Terrell said the group "can't wait" for the move.

 "This property practically backs up to Choctawhatchee Bay," Goetsch said.

 The Basin Alliance has about 100 volunteers who conduct monthly water samplings in the watershed and coastal dune lakes, and works with Walton County officials and the Coastal Dune Lakes Advisory Board, Terrell said.

 "We're hoping to expand on the coastal dune lake initiative that we have in Walton County by committing to a yearlong water-sampling program to check for bacteria on the dune lakes," she said.

 That is part of the coastal dune lakes management plan recently adopted by the County Commission.

 Goetsch said the second and third phases are planned for some point in the future, but no timelines have been set.

For more information about the South Walton Center, contact Community Relations Director Sylvia Bryan at 729-5203 or at [EMAIL="bryans@nwfstatecollege.edu"]bryans@nwfstatecollege.edu[/EMAIL]. To find out more about the Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance, go to [URL="http://www.basinalliance.org"]Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance[/URL].
[/quote]

Great news for SoWal and great news for the Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance! 
 
<a href="http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/walton-17477-south-school.html" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="noopener">New NWFSC campus to include program for local high school students | walton, south, school - News - Northwest Florida Daily News</a> 
 
<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="">When classes begin at the newest branch of Northwest Florida State College in January, the curriculum will emphasize classes geared to the hospitality industry that is South Walton&#039;s main economic engine, but also will include a dual-enrollment program for local high school students. In addition, the Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance - which works to promote the health of the Choctawhatchee River - will move to the South Walton Center from the college&#039;s Niceville campus. 
 
 The new facilities will provide almost double the space Basin Alliance now has in Niceville, a dedicated lab, covered boat storage and a walk-in cooler and freezer for storing the water samples. 
 
 Phase I of the three-phase project at the South Walton Center branch is being built on 16 acres of a 30-acre site near the South Walton High School and the Walton County Courthouse Annex. 
 
 Construction of the four buildings began last year and has a price tag of about $4 million. David Goetsch, the college&#039;s vice president for community relations and workforce development, said a ribbon-cutting will be held in September and classes will begin Jan. 15, 2010. 
 
 
 Initially, the center will offer classes only two or three days and evenings each week, but services eventually will expand as more funding becomes available, Goetsch said. 
 One building will house administrative offices, a conference room, a staff workroom, restrooms and support spaces, according to the college. Two other buildings will house five classrooms, and the fourth will house a computer laboratory and instructional space. 
 
 The centerpiece of the campus will be the Al Donaldson Entrepreneurial Institute, where corporate training and entrepreneurial training activities will take place, Goetsch said. 
 &quot;Beyond that, we&#039;ve met with leaders from South Walton and all the key employers there,&quot; he added. &quot;They want us to offer business courses that would work for people who work in banks, hotels and restaurants&quot; such as accounting, finance, management, business and customer-service classes. 
 
 College administrators also have talked to South Walton High School and Freeport High School about a dual-enrollment program for high school students to get a head start on their undergraduate courses, he said. 
 
 The South Walton Center will employ a full-time director and administrative assistant, and contract out services for maintenance work. Instructors mostly will travel there from the Fort Walton Beach and Niceville campuses, Goetsch said. 
 
 Meanwhile, Basin Alliance Director Julie Terrell said the group &quot;can&#039;t wait&quot; for the move. 
 
 &quot;This property practically backs up to Choctawhatchee Bay,&quot; Goetsch said. 
 
 The Basin Alliance has about 100 volunteers who conduct monthly water samplings in the watershed and coastal dune lakes, and works with Walton County officials and the Coastal Dune Lakes Advisory Board, Terrell said. 
 
 &quot;We&#039;re hoping to expand on the coastal dune lake initiative that we have in Walton County by committing to a yearlong water-sampling program to check for bacteria on the dune lakes,&quot; she said. 
 
 That is part of the coastal dune lakes management plan recently adopted by the County Commission. 
 
 Goetsch said the second and third phases are planned for some point in the future, but no timelines have been set. 
 
For more information about the South Walton Center, contact Community Relations Director Sylvia Bryan at 729-5203 or at <a href="mailto:bryans@nwfstatecollege.edu">bryans@nwfstatecollege.edu</a>. To find out more about the Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance, go to <a href="http://www.basinalliance.org" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance</a>.</blockquote>

[quote="kurt, post: 565454"]Great news for SoWal and great news for the Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance!

[URL="http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/walton-17477-south-school.html"]New NWFSC campus to include program for local high school students | walton, south, school - News - Northwest Florida Daily News[/URL][/quote]


Whooo, hoooo!!!  This is incredible news for us all, and different than what we had been told previously.  If you don't yet have a high schooler, when you do, you will come to appreciate what this means to our students.  The options available to them have always been good, thanks to the state of FL, but with this campus being so close and offering dual enrollment classes, it just got even better.  Our kids can easily go and get those free college credits.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="kurt">Great news for SoWal and great news for the Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance! 
 
<a href="http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/walton-17477-south-school.html" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">New NWFSC campus to include program for local high school students | walton, south, school - News - Northwest Florida Daily News</a></blockquote> 
 
Whooo, hoooo!!! This is incredible news for us all, and different than what we had been told previously. If you don&#039;t yet have a high schooler, when you do, you will come to appreciate what this means to our students. The options available to them have always been good, thanks to the state of FL, but with this campus being so close and offering dual enrollment classes, it just got even better. Our kids can easily go and get those free college credits.

Tillerjeff

sweet. this is awesome news for all of us! i wonder if they are going to hold a fire science class? it's been my dream to become a firefighter.

sweet. this is awesome news for all of us! i wonder if they are going to hold a fire science class? it&#039;s been my dream to become a firefighter.

[url=http://www.nwfsc.edu/SWC/]Northwest Florida State College - Robert L. F. Sikes Education Center: Welcome![/url]

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 		  [CENTER]Architects' Rendering of South Walton Center[/CENTER]

The newest location of Northwest Florida State College, the NWFSC South Walton Center located off of highway 331 South, is set to open in early January with a variety of college credit classes that begin January 6 and a series of non-credit personal enrichment offerings that start in February.

 The South Walton Center, under construction since fall 2007, will be the college's seventh area location and its second center in Walton County. The college also operates the Chautauqua Center on Highway 90 in DeFuniak Springs. The college's Walton County Board of Trustees members; Rachel Gillis, Teena Wells and Wesley Wilkerson, will be joined by the college's full board and community leaders for an official ribbon cutting event in mid-January. 



 ''We are so pleased to bring this convenient new college location to the citizens of Walton County,'' said Wilkerson, who also serves as board chairman. ''Reaching out and making educational opportunities accessible is a key part of our college mission and a South Walton Center has been a central part of our college's master plan for many years - now, it is about to become reality.'' 



 Enrollment for the 15 college credit classes that will inaugurate the center will be held December 1 to 17 at all of the college's six current locations in Niceville, Fort Walton Beach, Eglin AFB, Hurlburt Field, Crestview and DeFuniak Springs. Current students may also enroll now by web. In-person enrollment for new and returning students will be held on-site at the South Walton Center when it opens in January. 



 ''Folks can register now for our South Walton Center college credit classes, they don't need to wait until we officially open our doors,'' said Dr. Jill White, NWFSC senior vice president for instruction. 



 White noted that the classes scheduled for the first term at the South Walton Center reflect most of the areas students need to complete their general studies requirements. ''The classes are also open to qualified high school students who wish to receive dual enrollment credit,'' said White. As the NWFSC South Walton Center is located adjacent to South Walton High School and the Walton Area Chamber of Commerce, White noted that she expects some dual enrollment students as well as business professionals to take advantage of the offerings at the center. 



 Courses to be offered in January at the South Walton Center include: Economics, Microcomputer Applications, and Introduction to Business, Business Math, Spanish I, Spanish II, Humanities-Art, Humanities Introduction, College Preparatory Algebra, Intermediate Algebra, College Algebra, General Biology, Environmental Sciences, Psychology, and College Success. 



 Non-credit personal enrichment courses through the college's Prime Time program will include a Computers I class for those who have little or no experience with the personal computer, art courses in Watercolors and Painting with Acrylics and two workshops: one on gardening with antique and old garden roses and the other a discussion led by popular NWFSC history professor Wendell Griffith on the new national healthcare system proposals. 



 The NWFSC South Walton Center is developed on 16 acres of a nearly 30 acre site owned by the college that is part of the county's government and education center. South Walton High School, the South Walton Library and the Walton County Government Center are located on adjacent parcels of the more than 110 acres originally acquired by the Walton County Commission from the state of Florida. 



 The NWFSC facility consists of four buildings all under the same roofing structure with about 11,000 square feet of administrative and classroom space to serve the growing south Emerald Coast region. The last time the college broke ground for an instructional facility in Walton County was September 1970, when then Okaloosa-Walton Junior College opened its Chautauqua Center in DeFuniak Springs. 



 The South Walton site will be the college's second facility in Walton County, one of five centers in outlying communities that are tied to the college's two main campuses in Niceville and Fort Walton Beach. Site work, architectural work and construction for the facility totaled approximately $4.6 million. 



 A 3,600 square foot Administrative building provides office space for faculty and staff, a conference room, a staff workroom, restrooms and support spaces. The two classroom buildings totaling 6,000 square feet and consist of five instructional classrooms, each able to accommodate an average class size of 18 to 23 students. Also included is a 1,300 square foot computer laboratory. 



 The South Walton Center also houses the Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance, an environmental organization operated by NWFSC. The CBA is particularly active in South Walton County with several initiatives including its Dune Lakes work to help preserve the rare coastal dune lakes that dot the region. Julie Terrell, the director of CBA, will also provide primary administrative oversight of the new NWFSC South Walton Center. 



 In addition to the CBA, the Allyn C. Donaldson Entrepreneurial Institute, a part of the college's Leadership Institute effort, will be housed at the center and will offer an Entrepreneurial Training program in April 2010. Donaldson, a retired General Motors executive, is a long-time Santa Rosa Beach resident and former NWFSC Foundation board member who supported the entrepreneurial program and other college instructional endeavors through service on college boards and numerous generous donations to the NWFSC Foundation. 



 Other features incorporated into the college's seventh location include exterior courtyards surrounded by integral covered walkways and a signature clock tower. The site was designed with sensitivity to the creation of pedestrian friendly walkways and the preservation of the environment. The architecture of the buildings is influenced by existing South Walton County buildings, as well as that of the notable planned communities nearby, such as Seaside and WaterColor that express a distinctive Florida vernacular.

<a href="http://www.nwfsc.edu/SWC/" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="noopener">Northwest Florida State College - Robert L. F. Sikes Education Center: Welcome!</a> 
 
<img src="http://www.nwfsc.edu/news/images/SoWal.jpg" alt="" /> 
 
		 
 
 
 
 
 
 
<div style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.nwfsc.edu/SWC/images/Aerial-2.jpg" alt="" />&#8203;</div> 		 <div style="text-align: center">Architects&#039; Rendering of South Walton Center&#8203;</div> 
The newest location of Northwest Florida State College, the NWFSC South Walton Center located off of highway 331 South, is set to open in early January with a variety of college credit classes that begin January 6 and a series of non-credit personal enrichment offerings that start in February. 
 
 The South Walton Center, under construction since fall 2007, will be the college&#039;s seventh area location and its second center in Walton County. The college also operates the Chautauqua Center on Highway 90 in DeFuniak Springs. The college&#039;s Walton County Board of Trustees members; Rachel Gillis, Teena Wells and Wesley Wilkerson, will be joined by the college&#039;s full board and community leaders for an official ribbon cutting event in mid-January. 
 
 
 
 &#039;&#039;We are so pleased to bring this convenient new college location to the citizens of Walton County,&#039;&#039; said Wilkerson, who also serves as board chairman. &#039;&#039;Reaching out and making educational opportunities accessible is a key part of our college mission and a South Walton Center has been a central part of our college&#039;s master plan for many years - now, it is about to become reality.&#039;&#039; 
 
 
 
 Enrollment for the 15 college credit classes that will inaugurate the center will be held December 1 to 17 at all of the college&#039;s six current locations in Niceville, Fort Walton Beach, Eglin AFB, Hurlburt Field, Crestview and DeFuniak Springs. Current students may also enroll now by web. In-person enrollment for new and returning students will be held on-site at the South Walton Center when it opens in January. 
 
 
 
 &#039;&#039;Folks can register now for our South Walton Center college credit classes, they don&#039;t need to wait until we officially open our doors,&#039;&#039; said Dr. Jill White, NWFSC senior vice president for instruction. 
 
 
 
 White noted that the classes scheduled for the first term at the South Walton Center reflect most of the areas students need to complete their general studies requirements. &#039;&#039;The classes are also open to qualified high school students who wish to receive dual enrollment credit,&#039;&#039; said White. As the NWFSC South Walton Center is located adjacent to South Walton High School and the Walton Area Chamber of Commerce, White noted that she expects some dual enrollment students as well as business professionals to take advantage of the offerings at the center. 
 
 
 
 Courses to be offered in January at the South Walton Center include: Economics, Microcomputer Applications, and Introduction to Business, Business Math, Spanish I, Spanish II, Humanities-Art, Humanities Introduction, College Preparatory Algebra, Intermediate Algebra, College Algebra, General Biology, Environmental Sciences, Psychology, and College Success. 
 
 
 
 Non-credit personal enrichment courses through the college&#039;s Prime Time program will include a Computers I class for those who have little or no experience with the personal computer, art courses in Watercolors and Painting with Acrylics and two workshops: one on gardening with antique and old garden roses and the other a discussion led by popular NWFSC history professor Wendell Griffith on the new national healthcare system proposals. 
 
 
 
 The NWFSC South Walton Center is developed on 16 acres of a nearly 30 acre site owned by the college that is part of the county&#039;s government and education center. South Walton High School, the South Walton Library and the Walton County Government Center are located on adjacent parcels of the more than 110 acres originally acquired by the Walton County Commission from the state of Florida. 
 
 
 
 The NWFSC facility consists of four buildings all under the same roofing structure with about 11,000 square feet of administrative and classroom space to serve the growing south Emerald Coast region. The last time the college broke ground for an instructional facility in Walton County was September 1970, when then Okaloosa-Walton Junior College opened its Chautauqua Center in DeFuniak Springs. 
 
 
 
 The South Walton site will be the college&#039;s second facility in Walton County, one of five centers in outlying communities that are tied to the college&#039;s two main campuses in Niceville and Fort Walton Beach. Site work, architectural work and construction for the facility totaled approximately $4.6 million. 
 
 
 
 A 3,600 square foot Administrative building provides office space for faculty and staff, a conference room, a staff workroom, restrooms and support spaces. The two classroom buildings totaling 6,000 square feet and consist of five instructional classrooms, each able to accommodate an average class size of 18 to 23 students. Also included is a 1,300 square foot computer laboratory. 
 
 
 
 The South Walton Center also houses the Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance, an environmental organization operated by NWFSC. The CBA is particularly active in South Walton County with several initiatives including its Dune Lakes work to help preserve the rare coastal dune lakes that dot the region. Julie Terrell, the director of CBA, will also provide primary administrative oversight of the new NWFSC South Walton Center. 
 
 
 
 In addition to the CBA, the Allyn C. Donaldson Entrepreneurial Institute, a part of the college&#039;s Leadership Institute effort, will be housed at the center and will offer an Entrepreneurial Training program in April 2010. Donaldson, a retired General Motors executive, is a long-time Santa Rosa Beach resident and former NWFSC Foundation board member who supported the entrepreneurial program and other college instructional endeavors through service on college boards and numerous generous donations to the NWFSC Foundation. 
 
 
 
 Other features incorporated into the college&#039;s seventh location include exterior courtyards surrounded by integral covered walkways and a signature clock tower. The site was designed with sensitivity to the creation of pedestrian friendly walkways and the preservation of the environment. The architecture of the buildings is influenced by existing South Walton County buildings, as well as that of the notable planned communities nearby, such as Seaside and WaterColor that express a distinctive Florida vernacular.

This is so exciting!  What a great addition to our area.  The educational options for our kids and ourselves is really amazing.  Just one more thing to draw and keep people in the area.  Attached is the first schedule of classes.  Looks like they are really trying to offer classes after the high school day is over to give our kids every opportunity to take advantage of the college classes.

I have heard a lot of the high school kids in the area go to NWFSC to take classes. Will they be able to go to the SoWal campus instead of Niceville?

[quote="kurt, post: 629555"]I have heard a lot of the high school kids in the area go to NWFSC to take classes. Will they be able to go to the SoWal campus instead of Niceville?[/quote]

Yes!  If the class is offered here, then they can take it here.  The only exception that I know about is for the students at the Collegiate High School in Niceville.  They require that their students take their classes at the NWFSC campus in Niceville.  I'm expecting that they will offer some summer classes in SoWal, which would be great for the high school kids here.  Well, I guess the kids might not like to go to school during the summer, but if you're going to go, it's better than having to drive to Niceville!

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="kurt">I have heard a lot of the high school kids in the area go to NWFSC to take classes. Will they be able to go to the SoWal campus instead of Niceville?</blockquote> 
Yes! If the class is offered here, then they can take it here. The only exception that I know about is for the students at the Collegiate High School in Niceville. They require that their students take their classes at the NWFSC campus in Niceville. I&#039;m expecting that they will offer some summer classes in SoWal, which would be great for the high school kids here. Well, I guess the kids might not like to go to school during the summer, but if you&#039;re going to go, it&#039;s better than having to drive to Niceville!

Franny

They are also offerring art and computer non credit classes..:clap:

tailwagger

It snuck up on us didn't it? -----
[quote]
Since ground broke in the fall of 2007, the community of South Walton has been waiting anxiously for the opening of the Northwest Florida State College South Walton Center.


 “It’s looking really good and the community is really excited,” said Dr. David Goetsch, vice president of community relations and workforce development for the college. “I think they already see it as their little university.”


 The newest location of the college is located off of U.S. Highway 331 South and is set to open Jan. 4 to faculty. Classes will begin Jan. 6.


 The center will be the college’s seventh area location and its second in Walton County. Both college credit classes and non-credit personal enrichment classes will be offered.
 “We are so pleased to bring this convenient new college location to the citizens of Walton County,” said Wesley Wilkerson, chairman of the board of trustees for the college. “Reaching out and making educational opportunities accessible is a key part of our college mission.”
 Enrollment for the college classes will last until Dec. 17 at all six of the college’s area locations. Current students also can enroll online.


 Courses offered for credit will include economics, microeconomics, business, Spanish, humanities and algebra. Non-credit classes will include computer education, watercolors, painting with acrylics and several gardening courses.


 The NWFCS South Walton Center is developed on 16 acres and the facility consists of four buildings with about 11,000 square feet of administrative and classroom space.
 A 3,600-foot administrative building will provide office space for faculty and students.


 The building also will have a conference room, staff workroom, restrooms and support spaces. The two classroom buildings will have five instructional classrooms that can accommodate an average class size of 18 to 23 students. There also will be a 1,300-square-foot computer laboratory.


 “If someone living south of the bay wanted to go to college, they would have had to go in Niceville or DeFuniak Springs,” Goetsch said. “Now it’s like they have a campus in their own backyard.”
[/quote]

It snuck up on us didn&#039;t it? ----- 
<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="">Since ground broke in the fall of 2007, the community of South Walton has been waiting anxiously for the opening of the Northwest Florida State College South Walton Center. 
 
 
 “It’s looking really good and the community is really excited,” said Dr. David Goetsch, vice president of community relations and workforce development for the college. “I think they already see it as their little university.” 
 
 
 The newest location of the college is located off of U.S. Highway 331 South and is set to open Jan. 4 to faculty. Classes will begin Jan. 6. 
 
 
 The center will be the college’s seventh area location and its second in Walton County. Both college credit classes and non-credit personal enrichment classes will be offered. 
 “We are so pleased to bring this convenient new college location to the citizens of Walton County,” said Wesley Wilkerson, chairman of the board of trustees for the college. “Reaching out and making educational opportunities accessible is a key part of our college mission.” 
 Enrollment for the college classes will last until Dec. 17 at all six of the college’s area locations. Current students also can enroll online. 
 
 
 Courses offered for credit will include economics, microeconomics, business, Spanish, humanities and algebra. Non-credit classes will include computer education, watercolors, painting with acrylics and several gardening courses. 
 
 
 The NWFCS South Walton Center is developed on 16 acres and the facility consists of four buildings with about 11,000 square feet of administrative and classroom space. 
 A 3,600-foot administrative building will provide office space for faculty and students. 
 
 
 The building also will have a conference room, staff workroom, restrooms and support spaces. The two classroom buildings will have five instructional classrooms that can accommodate an average class size of 18 to 23 students. There also will be a 1,300-square-foot computer laboratory. 
 
 
 “If someone living south of the bay wanted to go to college, they would have had to go in Niceville or DeFuniak Springs,” Goetsch said. “Now it’s like they have a campus in their own backyard.”</blockquote>

hkem1

[quote="SGB, post: 629542"]This is so exciting!  What a great addition to our area.  The educational options for our kids and ourselves is really amazing.  Just one more thing to draw and keep people in the area.  Attached is the first schedule of classes.  Looks like they are really trying to offer classes after the high school day is over to give our kids every opportunity to take advantage of the college classes.[/quote]

Aren't most of these classes already offered at the high school? Based on my count 13 of the 15 classes listed have basic equivalents at the High School, the two that aren't being college success and Phsycolology (which i am not sure if the school offers). It might be good for adults, but it doesn't offer close to the same opportunities for high school students, as the Niceville Campus.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="SGB">This is so exciting! What a great addition to our area. The educational options for our kids and ourselves is really amazing. Just one more thing to draw and keep people in the area. Attached is the first schedule of classes. Looks like they are really trying to offer classes after the high school day is over to give our kids every opportunity to take advantage of the college classes.</blockquote> 
Aren&#039;t most of these classes already offered at the high school? Based on my count 13 of the 15 classes listed have basic equivalents at the High School, the two that aren&#039;t being college success and Phsycolology (which i am not sure if the school offers). It might be good for adults, but it doesn&#039;t offer close to the same opportunities for high school students, as the Niceville Campus.

[quote="hkem1, post: 630349"]Aren't most of these classes already offered at the high school? Based on my count 13 of the 15 classes listed have basic equivalents at the High School, the two that aren't being college success and Phsycolology (which i am not sure if the school offers). It might be good for adults, but it doesn't offer close to the same opportunities for high school students, as the Niceville Campus.[/quote]

Many of them are the same title, but these are for college credit, so the HS kids can get started earning college credit for free.  They'll never has as many classes here as in Niceville, it's a much smaller campus, but it's a great start.  I'd hope that as time goes on, the college will fine tune their class offerings to line up the best with the HS students needs.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="hkem1">Aren&#039;t most of these classes already offered at the high school? Based on my count 13 of the 15 classes listed have basic equivalents at the High School, the two that aren&#039;t being college success and Phsycolology (which i am not sure if the school offers). It might be good for adults, but it doesn&#039;t offer close to the same opportunities for high school students, as the Niceville Campus.</blockquote> 
Many of them are the same title, but these are for college credit, so the HS kids can get started earning college credit for free. They&#039;ll never has as many classes here as in Niceville, it&#039;s a much smaller campus, but it&#039;s a great start. I&#039;d hope that as time goes on, the college will fine tune their class offerings to line up the best with the HS students needs.

Jdarg

SoWal Expert

[quote="hkem1, post: 630349"]Aren't most of these classes already offered at the high school? Based on my count 13 of the 15 classes listed have basic equivalents at the High School, the two that aren't being college success and Phsycolology (which i am not sure if the school offers). It might be good for adults, but it doesn't offer close to the same opportunities for high school students, as the Niceville Campus.[/quote]

[quote="SGB, post: 630365"]Many of them are the same title, but these are for college credit, so the HS kids can get started earning college credit for free.  They'll never has as many classes here as in Niceville, it's a much smaller campus, but it's a great start.  I'd hope that as time goes on, the college will fine tune their class offerings to line up the best with the HS students needs.[/quote]

Yes, it won't have the same offerings as Niceville at the beginning, but I agree it is a good start, and South Walton kids won't have to spend time traveling back and forth to Niceville, leaving them more time for sports, activities, part time jobs, and friends!:clap:

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="hkem1">Aren&#039;t most of these classes already offered at the high school? Based on my count 13 of the 15 classes listed have basic equivalents at the High School, the two that aren&#039;t being college success and Phsycolology (which i am not sure if the school offers). It might be good for adults, but it doesn&#039;t offer close to the same opportunities for high school students, as the Niceville Campus.</blockquote> 
<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="SGB">Many of them are the same title, but these are for college credit, so the HS kids can get started earning college credit for free. They&#039;ll never has as many classes here as in Niceville, it&#039;s a much smaller campus, but it&#039;s a great start. I&#039;d hope that as time goes on, the college will fine tune their class offerings to line up the best with the HS students needs.</blockquote> 
Yes, it won&#039;t have the same offerings as Niceville at the beginning, but I agree it is a good start, and South Walton kids won&#039;t have to spend time traveling back and forth to Niceville, leaving them more time for sports, activities, part time jobs, and friends!:clap:

scooterbug44

We had AP classes at the high school and then took the AP tests that the colleges all had set standards for accepting.

There seemed to be much more of an issue with getting credit for taking a class at one college to be honored at another, especially if it was a different state or private school w/ high standards.

How does it work w/ colleges accepting credits from NWFLSC? Is it only in state? Do they not count if they are taken to fulfill high school graduation requirements?

We had AP classes at the high school and then took the AP tests that the colleges all had set standards for accepting. 
 
There seemed to be much more of an issue with getting credit for taking a class at one college to be honored at another, especially if it was a different state or private school w/ high standards. 
 
How does it work w/ colleges accepting credits from NWFLSC? Is it only in state? Do they not count if they are taken to fulfill high school graduation requirements?

beachmouse

If you're staying in the state of Florida, it's actually quite a cozy arrangement with the publics. Florida higher ed uses a statewide course name and numbering system and General Biology transfers as General Biology wherever else in the system you go. 

Private and outstate get trickier in terms of what will count for transfer purposes and what doesn't. If you're talking about MIT or some high level engineering program, there are sometimes entry level classes you can only take at the school and not use transfer credit for, whether its source is AP or CC.

If you&#039;re staying in the state of Florida, it&#039;s actually quite a cozy arrangement with the publics. Florida higher ed uses a statewide course name and numbering system and General Biology transfers as General Biology wherever else in the system you go. 
 
Private and outstate get trickier in terms of what will count for transfer purposes and what doesn&#039;t. If you&#039;re talking about MIT or some high level engineering program, there are sometimes entry level classes you can only take at the school and not use transfer credit for, whether its source is AP or CC.

[quote="scooterbug44, post: 630395"]We had AP classes at the high school and then took the AP tests that the colleges all had set standards for accepting.

There seemed to be much more of an issue with getting credit for taking a class at one college to be honored at another, especially if it was a different state or private school w/ high standards.

How does it work w/ colleges accepting credits from NWFLSC? Is it only in state? Do they not count if they are taken to fulfill high school graduation requirements?[/quote]

As beachmouse said, dual enrollement is a great system if you stay within the state.  Just in case you're wondering, college admission offices seem to prefer that applicants take the AP classes instead of dual enrolling.  I don't know this first hand, but many of my friends that have older children have checked.  So if your child has the option of taking AP Calculus or Calculus at the college, have them take the AP Calculus at the high school.  As scooterbug said, the AP test for each subject is standardized across the board, so the college knows exactly what they're getting.

Some of the HS kids actually run out of HS math classes by the time they become Seniors, so they could then take Calculus or Calculus 2 at the college.  It's not currently offered at the local campus, but if enough parents requested it, maybe it could be.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="scooterbug44">We had AP classes at the high school and then took the AP tests that the colleges all had set standards for accepting. 
 
There seemed to be much more of an issue with getting credit for taking a class at one college to be honored at another, especially if it was a different state or private school w/ high standards. 
 
How does it work w/ colleges accepting credits from NWFLSC? Is it only in state? Do they not count if they are taken to fulfill high school graduation requirements?</blockquote> 
As beachmouse said, dual enrollement is a great system if you stay within the state. Just in case you&#039;re wondering, college admission offices seem to prefer that applicants take the AP classes instead of dual enrolling. I don&#039;t know this first hand, but many of my friends that have older children have checked. So if your child has the option of taking AP Calculus or Calculus at the college, have them take the AP Calculus at the high school. As scooterbug said, the AP test for each subject is standardized across the board, so the college knows exactly what they&#039;re getting. 
 
Some of the HS kids actually run out of HS math classes by the time they become Seniors, so they could then take Calculus or Calculus 2 at the college. It&#039;s not currently offered at the local campus, but if enough parents requested it, maybe it could be.

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