Student Handbook

Academic, Student and Campus Services:

Academic Calendar:
NWFSC’s academic calendar is available here.

​Accommodations:
The Accommodation Resource Center at Northwest Florida State College is committed to providing equal access and opportunities for educational success to all students with disabilities as guided by the American Disabilities Act and other disability-related laws.

Accreditation:
Information about College and Program accreditation is available here.

Campus Safety & Security:
All criminal incidents should be reported to Campus Safety, the NWFSC administrator in charge of a function, or an attending faculty or staff member. NWFSC will implement appropriate actions including, but not limited to, contacting the relevant law enforcement agency, any medical services needed or others as appropriate. Reports can be made by phone (850) 729-6888/598-6602 or Incident Forms online. 

For our Student Code of Conduct, Academic Integrity Requirement, or student complaints, see the Collected Grievance Procedures.

Summary of Reported Crimes on Campus: Students may review the annual Safety and Fire Report here.

​Counseling Services:

Northwest Florida State College has partnered with Bridgeway Center, Inc. to provide mental health resources and counseling services to all actively enrolled students. All actively enrolled students are eligible to receive an initial assessment and up to five therapeutic sessions with a Behavioral Health provider at no cost to the student.  A menu of services and resources is available at www.nwfsc.edu/studentcounselingservices.  Bridgeway Center Confidential Helpline: (850) 833-7500, Select Option 1 - Open 24 hours/day.

NWFSC Website:
The Northwest Florida State College website is located at www.nwfsc.edu. The website provides access to College information such as admissions, registration, financial aid, bookstore, Raider life, academic resources, academic calendars, and more.

Paying for College:
Please refer to the Admission and Financial Aid sections of the College Catalog for information about cost, fees, cost of instruction for third attempts, and refunds.

Parking Regulations:
NWFSC is an open-parking campus.  Except for handicap-accessible parking spots, all other parking spots are available for use by students, staff, and visitors.

RaiderNet:
RaiderNet is the student on-line information and registration system. RaiderNet provides access to update contact information, register for classes, view grades, and obtain unofficial transcripts, enrollment verification, degree audit, and financial aid status. To access RaiderNet from the college’s homepage, click the quick link “RaiderNet” on www.nwfsc.edu. For questions concerning access to RaiderNet, call (850) 729-5396.

Service Animals:
Service animals are permitted on College property, consistent with Florida Statutes section 413.08 and the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. Applicable law defines a service animals as "dogs that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities, or, in particular circumstances, a miniature horse." 

At Northwest Florida State College you will see students and other individuals being assisted by service animals on campus. Service animals are trained to do a job for those with disability. They are not on campus for others to pet or interact with unless the owner says otherwise. Owners of service animals are responsible for keeping the animal under direct control, promptly cleaning up after the animal, and disposing of waste in an outdoor container. State, local government, and/or campus authorities, may request that the handler remove their service animal from College premises, if it is out of control and the handler does not take effective action to control it, the animal is not housebroken, or the animal's behavior poses a direct threat to the health and safety of others.

Emotional Support Animals (ESAs) are not permitted on College property unless they are a service animal. Providing emotional support, comfort, or companionship alone if they are not directly connected to a disability are not tasks or a service animal. If you have questions, please contact the Accommodations Resource Center at arc@nwfsc.edu.

​​Student Email Accounts:
Students are assigned a NWFSC student email account during the application for admission process. The student email address serves as the official method of communication to the student from the college. This email service is reserved for college business and is the property of the College. Emails in the student email account are retained by the College and are available for access by appropriate College administrators for College operations, including but not limited to maintenance, troubleshooting, and compliance with law, policy, and procedure. For more information and to access student email, go to www.nwfsc.edu. Send questions concerning access to student email to support@nwfsc.edu or call (850) 729-5396.

​​Student Records:
Please refer to the Student Records section of the College Catalog for information about grades, incomplete grades, repeating courses, grade changes/errors, grade grievances, and the academic history grade relief option.