GENERAL INFORMATION

Facilities

The OWCC/UWF campus is located on a 156-acre wooded site on Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, and includes the following permanent facilities:

Administration (S) (1): houses administrative offices and the business and registration offices of both institutions, a large community meeting room, and two conference rooms.

Student Services (T) (2): contains the campus College Store, student center, student government offices and counseling offices.

Classroom Building (U) (3): houses classrooms and the Assessment Center serving Okaloosa County.

Classroom Building (V) (4): comprised of faculty offices, classrooms, a reading improvement laboratory, and offices.

Utilities and Maintenance Building (W) (5): houses the air conditioning and heating equipment, central services, maintenance, and custodial/grounds functions for the campus.

Science Building (X) (6): contains science laboratory facilities for programs in earth science, biology, chemistry, and physics.

Technology Building (Y) (7): houses computer laboratories, classrooms, and OWCC's various Economic Development programs.

Library, Fitness Center, Auditorium (Z) (8): contains a 14,391 volume library, fitness center, dance studio, and a 230 seat lecture auditorium.

The OWCC Chautauqua Center (N): located on 90 wooded acres along Highway 90 West in DeFuniak Springs, offers a full range of college services and programs. Diversified college credit and noncredit programs; including 2-year degree programs, adult literacy, college preparatory, and professional development courses are offered in day and evening classes. The center also houses two computer labs as well as a Title XX Child Care Center.

The Robert L.F. Sikes Education Center in Crestview is located on Highway 90 East. The full-service center offers college credit, adult basic education and other courses and provides placement testing, advising and program planning, registration, and financial aid services. The center houses a large computer lab, six classrooms, and administrative/student services space.

OWCC Eglin Air Force Base and OWCC Hurlburt Field Center: offer college credit and noncredit programs for military and civil service personnel and the general public. Both centers provide admissions/registration, financial aid information, placement testing and counseling services. Also offered are courses specifically geared toward the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) studies, English as a Second Language (ESL), General Education Development (GED), and other courses designed to meet the needs of individual military units, base contractors, and individuals who are retiring from the military.

OWCC Foundation

The Okaloosa-Walton Community College Foundation was created to provide scholarships and support for programs and activities which enhance the quality of education for OWCC students and expand educational opportunities.

Authorized by the College's District Board of Trustees in January 1988, the OWCC Foundation has a 23-member board. Five board members make up the Foundation's Executive Committee and administer the organization's activities along with the Foundation's executive director.

A chartered, nonprofit organization under Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations, the OWCC Foundation is empowered to seek and receive gifts from individuals, organizations, corporations, and other sources.