STUDENT SERVICES

Child Care

 The OWCC Child Development and Education Center provides comprehensive, quality care for children ages 2 to 5. The center is nationally accredited and is open to dependents of OWCC students, staff, faculty and members of the community on a space available basis. The center is located on the Niceville campus and is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Call 729-5341.

Orientation

New student orientation is offered to all new students during each semester's registration. During orientation, students receive valuable information about college policies, procedures, and academic programs. Students will also receive help in selecting courses.

Freshman Seminar is a course designed to orient entering AA program students to OWCC. The student will be aided in choosing a major based upon reasonable career choices. One goal of the course is to help students become familiar with the requirements of the CLAST (College-Level Academic Skills Test).

Freshman Seminar is recommended for all entering AA degree students.

Services to Students with Special Needs

OWCC is committed to providing equal opportunities for education to all students. A counselor is available through the office of Disabled Student Services in the Student Services Office on the Niceville campus to assist students with disabilities, limited English proficiency, and with impairments or special needs. In accordance with the Florida State Board of Education Rule 6H-1.041, students with disabilities may present support documentation and request reasonable substitution for admission and/or graduation requirements.

Students who identify themselves and provide documentation of their disability may be eligible for support services such as note-takers, scribes, untimed testing, readers, or interpreters.

Students with disabilities should contact the Office of Disabled Student Services on the Niceville campus or other college locations prior to the beginning of each semester for assistance in registering and for information concerning services that may be available, including maps indicating campus accessibility routes.

All students are encouraged to make known any disability that may affect their presence at OWCC. All information is kept confidential. Disabilities can be identified by completing the proper form in the Office of Student Services, Registrar's office, the Fort Walton Beach Campus, or the Eglin, Hurlburt or DeFuniak Springs Center.

The college has several Telephone Device for the Deaf (TDD) numbers to assist the hearing impaired. Anyone wishing to use a TDD to communicate with the college is encouraged to call 729-5236 during the day, or 729-5276 during the evening. Student Services' TDD number is 729-5236. The OWCC Business office TDD number is 729-5355. The off-campus centers' TDD numbers are: Eglin, 729-5343, Ft. Walton Beach Campus, 863-6504, Chautauqua Center, 892-8100 and Crestview Center, 689-7911.

Students with special needs should contact the designated counselor located in the Student Services Center. Information is available by calling 729-5372.

Persons who feel that the college did not accommodate or respond to their particular disability requirements are encouraged to show the college the particulars of that complaint. Students should discuss the problem with the Disabled Student Services Coordinator located in the Student Ser-vices Center (Bldg. ¨C-1¨) on the Niceville campus or the center or campus administrator at other locations. Copies of the ¨Accessibility Grievance Procedure¨ are posted on bulletin boards at all centers and campuses.