Northwest Florida State College

100 College Blvd, Niceville, FL 32578

Website: Northwest Florida State College

Northwest Florida State College School Description

Whether you want to earn a college degree, sharpen your current job skills, prepare for one of today's top demand career fields or expand your horizons, Northwest Florida State College is your place for "Success by Degrees!" Northwest Florida State College offers accredited Bachelor and Associate degree programs and a variety of short-term certificate programs.

Northwest Florida State College's Niceville campus is located on 264 acres between state roads 85 and 285. In addition to instructional and administrative facilities, the campus includes a state-of-the-art computer center, a child care center, a top-rated sports complex, technical labs, and a Criminal Justice Training Center. A 120,000 square foot center for the Fine and Performing Arts is located on the Niceville campus.

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Northwest Florida State College

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Northwest Florida State College is a four-year college, located in Niceville, Florida.

NWFSC was founded in 1963 as Okaloosa-Walton Junior College, with its campus in Valparaiso, Florida; students started class the next year. A permanent campus in Niceville was built and started serving students with the 1969-70 academic year.

The school voted to change its name to Okaloosa-Walton Community College in 1988, and gained four-year status in 2003, thus changing its name to Okaloosa-Walton College. OWC also has a charter high school called the Okaloosa-Walton Collegiate High School, which opened in 2000.

In June 2008, Florida Governor Charlie Crist signed a bill that allowed several community colleges, including OWC, to offer four year degrees and be considered part of Florida's upper education under the newly-formed Florida College Pilot Project making OWC one of nine state colleges in Florida. Due to the change, school officials elected to once again change the name this time to Northwest Florida State College.

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Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location:
Southeast
Setting:
Small Town Setting
Type:
Public
Size:
Very Large (+10,000 Undergrad)
Mascot:
Raiders

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
15,239
On Campus Housing:
Unavailable
Full Time Students:
29%
Athletic Programs:
Available
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 8,014
Students Receiving Aid:
66%
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Admissions

Selectivity:
Open Admissions
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Northwest Florida State College Degree Programs

Associate Degree Programs

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Bachelor’s Degree Programs

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Certificate Programs

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Northwest Florida State College Students & Campus Life

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Part-Time 71%
Full-Time 29%
Men vs. Women
Women 61%
Men 39%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 77%
African-American 9%
Other 7%
Asian 4%
Hispanic 3%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 93%
Out-of-State 7%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Florida 93%
Alabama 1%
Ohio 0%
Georgia 0%
Louisiana 0%
Percent of Students International: 0%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: No

Athletics

Member of: NJCAA
Sports Include: Basketball (Panhandle Conference (Florida))
Baseball (Panhandle Conference (Florida))

Northwest Florida State College Expenses (Tuition & Fees)

Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) In-State Out-of-State  
Published Tuition and Fees:
$ 2,003 $ 8,014  
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Any Aid:
  66%  

Northwest Florida State College Admissions

Acceptance Rate: 100% (Open Admissions)

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

High School Diploma or Equivalent: Required
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Required

College Advice on Northwest Florida State College

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Question: How should i do College?!?!?

I'm a senior in high school debating weather or no to go to the local college Northwest Florida State College (OWC). or should i go st8 to FSU to stay there till i get my masters
18 months ago

Best Answer

Ask yourself what you want to be doing for the rest of your life then match the school. I majored in Construction Management and Art. Now I make a great living not even using my degree. I went back to school to learn how to be a tankerman on the ocean and could not be happier.

Question: Scholarships Grants etc. For students who are already in a college?

The scenario is this... Graduated high school in 2007... worked for one year...now in my first semester at Northwest Florida state college... I want to complete two semesters here and go to FSU as a sophomore Planning on having a 4.0 GPA B/c all of my classes will basically be easy...How do i go about getting a 75% 100% coverage scholarship or a scholarship that is the equivalent to a bright futures.... I know very ambitious but there has to be a way. I anyone has any insight on this or has any tips, please post an answer! It will be greatly appreciated!
18 months ago

Best Answer

Generally, if you file for your FAFSA's --- you get all available grants and federal loans that apply to you. Make sure, when going to this website that it has the ".gov" in the web address. There are quite a few impersonators out there. The Address is www.fafsa.ed.gov Before filling out your fafsa form however, you must apply for a pin at www.pin.ed.gov If you are a dependent, you must also apply for another pin for one of your parents. The pin is your signature, since everything is now officially done over the computer and no paper forms are allowed to be mailed in. Good Luck! ALSO: You might be eligible for loans. Subsidized loans are offered to students based on demonstrated financial need. So as long as your income taxes present this to the government, then you will be able to accept a Fed Dir Sub Loan. Subsidized loans are the best loans because the federal government pays off the interest of the loan while you are still in school and during the grace period. They start charging you interest only after the grace period, which comes after you've graduated from college. So, filing your FAFSA's and renewing it each year would make you qualified and/or eligible for: Scholarships Federal Loans (Bank loans are evil. Stay away!!) Federal Grants Also, if you file your fafsa's it gives your universities financial office the ability to hand out a university scholarship or grant, based on how much more money you would need. If you receive well beyond the necessary amount of money, you get that back from your school in a form of a refund check. With this check you can purchase a laptop and textbooks (Which could run you to about $300-$500 a semester, depending on your courses. I would advise you keep the rest of the money in a high-interest savings account so that if you don't receive much money in the following years, you can dip into your original funds. Good Luck!!

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