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Career Planning Assistance
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occupational information linked
to NWFSC degree and certificate
programs and professional speakers
appearing on campus. Selected careerrelated
services are also available at
the Fort Walton Beach Campus, Eglin
AFB, Hurlburt Field, Chautauqua and
Robert L. F. Sikes Education Centers.
Women’s Educational
Resource Center
Located in Student Services Building
C-2, on the Niceville Campus, the
center provides additional career
planning assistance for students,
primarily women age 35 and older,
who are returning to school because
of divorce, separation, or the death of
a spouse. The program assists students
with education and training that will
enable them to reenter the workforce
with marketable skills. The program
provides skills assessment, a support
system, career information, and other
services. Call (850) 729-5291.
Academic Success Center (ASC)
Located in the North Mezzanine
of Building E, Room 149, on the
Niceville Campus, the ASC provides
free learning support services for all
NWFSC students. The ASC offers
tutoring in many subjects, writing
assistance, tutoring for learning
disabled students and ESOL (English
for Speakers of Other Languages)
students, computer tutorials, a video
library with audio media available in
a variety of subjects, Internet access
and computers for student use.
Tutoring is on a one-on-one basis and
is FREE for all registered students.
Tutoring is available on a walk-in basis;
however, students are encouraged
to make appointments. Additional
tutoring services available through
the ASC include telephone tutoring
at (850) 678-5111, ext. 6663, tutoring
through e-mail at asctutor@nwfsc.
edu and free on-line tutoring from
Smarthinking, accessible through the
RaiderNet. Limited ASC services are
also available at the Fort Walton Beach
Campus, the Robert L. F. Sikes Center
in Crestview, and the Chautauqua
Center in DeFuniak Springs. For more
information, call the Academic Success
Center at (850) 729-5389. A staffed
open computer lab for student use is
adjacent to the ASC on the Niceville
campus.
Math Laboratories, are located in
the Math Building L, Room L-131, on
the Niceville Campus and in Building
7, Room 702 on the Fort Walton
Beach Campus and Room 131 at the
Crestview Center. The math labs are
open to all students and provide free
walk-in tutoring for all mathematics
courses from Developmental
Arithmetic to Differential Equations.
For lab hours, students may call the
Math Department at (850) 729-5377
or visit our website at http://faculty.
nwfsc.edu/web/math/mathlab.
Testing Services
The Testing Center is located in
Building C-2, at the Niceville Campus.
Various tests are administered by the
center. The entry level placement PERT
test is given at all NWFSC Campuses
and Centers. Please contact each
center for exact times and location or
refer to the current NWFSC Schedule
of Classes for a listing. Other tests such
as CLEP, SAT, ACT, DSST, and GED are
administered by the Testing Center.
Exact dates and times are available
from the Information Center located
in the Student Services Department,
Building C-2 at the Niceville Campus.
Students may also call the Testing
Center at (850) 729-6016 or visit the
NWFSC website at www.nwfsc.edu/
testing. For information regarding the
TABE or FBAT, students should contact
the Career Assessment Center at (850)
729-5227.
The Testing Center at Northwest
Florida State College also provides test
proctoring services at the Niceville
Campus only for students enrolled
in Distance Learning programs at
institutions other than NWFSC.
There is a $30 testing fee per test
administration payable at the time of
testing. Testing sessions are available
at various times throughout the
week. Seating is limited, therefore
appointments are required. For more
information or to schedule a testing
time, contact the Testing Center at
729-6016.
Employment Placement Services
Students seeking assistance in securing
employment while enrolled at the
Northwest Florida State College or
upon completion of their studies may
utilize several NWFSC resources,
including faculty advisors, counselors,
and the Financial Aid Office.
The Career Resource Center, however,
is the primary resource for student
employment services. Located on the
Niceville Campus, Building C-2, the
Career Resource Center is open to all
currently enrolled students. Services
include a Job Seekers Registry, resume
writing and interview skill workshops,
job referrals to local employers, career
fairs, on-line job search capabilities
and information on local, state, and
federal job opportunities. Students may
access web-based job search resources
including America’s Job Bank, JOBS
Direct, and Florida’s Job Bank. Center
staff are available to assist students in
using the various career resources and
will help students develop targeted job
searches. Special career counseling is
also available for eligible veterans on
an appointment basis.
Governance
Campus governmental processes
are shared by elected and selected
members of the faculty, student body,
administration, and college staff.
The Administrators, Supervisors,
and Professionals Council provides
a forum whereby administrators,
supervisors, and professional
employees have an interactive role in
creating and maintaining a cohesive
work environment for all college
employees and providing a means of
communication to promote quality
services and programs for employees,
students and the community while
supporting the college mission and
values. The president of the Student
Government Association (or their
designee) is a member and represents
the student body.
The Student Government Association
(SGA) represents the student body of
the college. Every student of Northwest
Florida State College is a member of
this association. The governing body
of the SGA is the Student Senate.
Senators are elected to serve one
year terms. Projects in the past have
included buying picnic tables, game
room equipment, the monitor system
in the College Mall, and table games
for check-out use. The SGA sponsors
and staffs picnics, entertainment, food
drives for the needy, and blood drives.
All students are encouraged to
support their SGA. Any student who
is interested in assisting with these
activities is encouraged to run for
office. The SGA Senate is housed in
the College Mall, Building K. The SGA
president may be reached at telephone
extension 6786 in his/her office.
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