Facilities

The Niceville Campus of Okaloosa-Walton Community College (OWCC) is located between State Roads 85 and 285 on 264 beautifully wooded acres. Associate degrees, adult basic education, technical certificates, college and vocational preparatory programs, GED preparation and testing, and continuing education programs are offered in both day and evening classes. The Niceville campus includes the following permanent facilities:

Administration (A): houses the executive and administrative offices, including instructional services, administrative and financial services, media/public relations and the college foundation.

Technical Laboratories (B): contains electronics, drafting and design, and computer-assisted drafting laboratories and computer-aided manufacturing laboratories.

Student Services Center (C-1): houses admissions, registration, counseling, financial aid advisement services, and Veteran's Affairs.

Business (C-2): provides facilities for instructional programs in business education, business administration, computer science, and mid-management. Testing services are also housed in this location.

Science (D): comprised of classrooms and laboratory facilities for programs in biology, physics, physical sciences, and chemistry.

Learning Resources Center (E): located on the two center floors and the south mezzanine of Building "E". It contains a collection of more than 82,000 books, 39,000 audio-visual items, and subscribes to about 500 magazines and newspapers. A computer network provides access to the library holdings of all 10 state universities and 28 community colleges, numerous CD-ROM databases and worldwide information sources through Internet.

The upper north mezzanine levels house the Academic Success Center, three computer labs/classrooms and the Division of Communications and Social Sciences office. The Periodicals/Audio/Visual sections of the LRC are on the south side. The first floor level contains faculty offices, a computer lab, and classrooms. A conference center and classrooms are located on the ground level.

Athletics and Physical Education (F): contains offices, classrooms, and storage facilities for the Division of Athletics and Physical Education, and houses the Wellness Center.

Outdoor Physical Education Facility (F-1): contains extensive outdoor facilities which provide activity programs for intramural and intercollegiate participation.

Utilities, Maintenance, and Receiving (G) and (G-1): houses the air conditioning and heating equipment, central services, maintenance, custodial and grounds functions.

Gymnasium (H): a multi-purpose facility used to house all indoor physical education activities and indoor sports events.

The Arts Center (J): consists of two theaters, two art galleries, a dance studio, recital hall, and choral and musical studios.

College Mall (K): contains student activities, food services, the College Store, lounges, meeting rooms, recreational areas, and houses the Continuing Education Department.

Mathematics/Public Safety (L): provides offices, classrooms, and specialized laboratories for the mathematics department and facilities, and forensics photo lab, for programs offered by the Florida Criminal Justice Training Center No. 21.

Visual Arts (M): houses instructional art programs in pottery and drawing.

Child Development & Education Center and Workforce Development (P): houses the Mary Lou O'Connor Child Development Education Center, the Early Childhood Education staff and classrooms, the Workforce Development classrooms and offices, as well as the Assessment, Career & Tutorial Center.

Graphic Arts Building (Q): houses Graphic Services and the Instructional Graphic Communications programs. Facilities for the Public Safety Division are also housed in this location.

Computer Services (R): provides laboratories and related instructional facilities for the computer science program. The college's Management Information Systems staff is located in this facility.

The Sports Complex: The sports complex is located east of the Niceville campus and contains a golf course, and two diamonds, bleachers, field houses for men's and women's baseball and softball and a Strength Training Center.

OWCC operates instructional sites throughout the two county area, making the programs and services of the college easily accessible to the entire community.