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Institutional ExcellenceThrough Continuous Improvement

FIRST CHOICE through accessible, affordable and relevant higher education that bolsters community, workforce and economic opportunities

STUDENT FOCUSED through an engaging campus culture that promotes student success

SUCCESSFUL PATHWAYS through academic and career programs and services

INSTITUTIONAL EXCELLENCE through innovative partnerships

ENHANCING RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT for physical, fi nancial and technological advancement

ENCOURAGING COMMUNITY CONNECTIVITY through the promotion of athletic, cultural and environmental activities

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Not Just Motion

to Student Successand Completion

to the Changing Environment

to the Communities We Serve

to Improve the Quality of Place

Maintaining Momentum

Pathways

Adapting and Adjusting

Connected

Transformational Leadership

Strategic Plan | Fulfi lling the Goals

Source: EMSI Impact Report 2018, 2016-17 data

Student Spending ImpactImpact of the daily spending of NWF State College students retained in and attracted to the region$12 million added income,representing 255 jobs supported

Operations Spending ImpactImpact of NWF State College’s payroll and day-to-day spending$36.5 million added income,representing 977 jobs supported

Alumni ImpactImpact of the increased earnings of NWF State College’s alumni and the businesses$277.7 million annual added income,representing 6,102 jobs supported

Total Annual Impact$326.2 million added income,representing 7,335 jobs supported

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increased earnings over their working lives, eclipsing the U.S. stock market which delivered an average return

of 10.1% over the last 30 years!

Student Rate of Return

Northwest Florida State College Economic Impact

STUDENT PERSPECTIVE TAXPAYER PERSPECTIVE SOCIAL PERSPECTIVE

$337.5 millionBenefit: Higher future earnings

$92.5 millionBenefit: Future tax revenue,

government savings

$1.3 billionBenefit: Future earnings, tax

revenue, private savings

$49.5 millionCost: Tuition, supplies,

opportunity cost

$25.3 millionCost: State and

local funding

$89.6 millionCost: Student and

all college costs

FOR EVERY DOLLAR SPENT

Students gain

$6.80in lifetime earnings

Taxpayers gain

$3.70in added taxes and public sector

savings

Society gains

$15.00in added state revenue and

social savings

• NWF State College has the highest number of students (2,537) receiving post 9/11 GI Bill benefits in the Florida College System - 4 times the system average of 664 students.

• In 2017, the Hurlburt Field Center was named one of the top 25 military testing centers in the nation.

Source: 2014-15 data from NWF Institutional Research, Analysis and Planning

NO STATE, COLLEGE OR COURSE FEES FORACTIVE DUTY MILITARY USING TUITION ASSISTANCE

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Academics

Arts

Athletics

Degrees• Associate of Arts (A.A.) for University Transfer• 101 Career Degrees (A.S.) & Certifi cates• 5 Bachelor’s DegreesFLEX Campus• 18 fully online degrees• 36 credit hours for general education

available fully online

For more than 20 years, the Mattie Kelly Arts Center (MKAC) has been providing world-class productions to patrons, including Broadway performances, artist shows, symphony concerts, speaking engagements, children’s shows and student-run shows. MKAC boasts a variety of theaters, galleries and even an outdoor amphitheater that makes it an ideal venue for any style of performance.

For more information, please visit www.MattieKellyArtsCenter.org.

NWF State College is home to the Raiders, one of the nation’s premier college athletic programs, featuring men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, and softball. The Raiders compete as members of the Panhandle Conference where they have collectively brought home 28 conference championships, 12 regional championships and 3 national championships. Raider Athletics also off ers memberships in the hugely popular Raider Club, the offi cial booster club of the NWF Raiders.

For more information on Raider Athletics, visit www.NWFRaiders.com.

Awards / Recognition

100 COLLEGE BOULEVARD EAST | NICEVILLE, FL 32578 | 850.678.5111 | WWW.NWFSC.EDU

Named one of the Top 150 community colleges in the Nation by the Aspen Institute every cycle since 2010.

Named the fi rst Military Order of the Purple Heart College in Florida.

Collegiate High School at NWF received the Blue Ribbon School distinction in 2006 and 2013. In 2017, CHS ranked fi rst in the state in four-year graduation rates.

NWF State College advanced to Silver Status in the Florida College System Performance Funding model.

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Northwest Florida State College is committed to equal access/equal opportunity in its programs, activities, and employment. For additional information, visit www.nwfsc.edu. Materiales de la Universidad son disponibles en Española llamando a la Ofi cina de Admisiones de Northwest Florida State College al 850-729-6680.

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