Chipola College will offer three new Work Force Programs in Electricity, Plumbing and HVAC/R beginning the Fall 2024 semester. These programs were chosen to meet the need for skilled workers in these areas in our local community and beyond. Electricity is an industrial track focusing on broad, transferable skills, stressing the understanding of all aspects of the electricity industry and demonstrating elements such as planning, management, finance, technical and production skills as well as underlying principles such as technology, labor issues, community issues and health, safety and environmental issues. This program is 1,200 hours. Plumbing is 1080 hour program which offers a sequence of courses designed to provide technical skill proficiency and competency in areas such as, but not limited to, reading construction documents, understanding building codes in the pipe trades, plumbing pipe cutting and joining skills and plumbing layout and installation. HVAC/R is designed to prepare students for employment or advanced training in the heating, ventilation, air-conditioning/refrigeration (HVAC/R) industry during this 1,350 hour course. The focus will be on broad, transferable skills, the understanding of the heating, air-conditioning, refrigeration and ventilation industry and other elements of the industry such as planning, management, finance, technical and production skills, the underlying principles of technology, as well as health, safety and environmental issues. Grant funds are available to pay tuition, books and fees for all three of these programs, along with Welding and Building Construction Technology, as part of the WRTP grant that will be in place through August 2025. Chipola College was one of the nine designated sites in Florida to receive the Community Development Block Grant for Disaster Recovery across the state after Hurricanes Irma and Michael. For eligibility for scholarships, please call Program Manager Joli Hartzog at 850-718-2457 to learn more. These programs are open to all Chipola students including high school students dual enrolled at Chipola. Fall semester classes begin August 19th 2024 and Fall Registration begins July 8. To learn more about any of Chipola’s Work Force programs, please call 850-718-2457. Chipola Adds New Programs to Meet Area Need Approximately fifty top scholars from local high schools are enrolled and getting a head start on their college education at zero cost. The Academy was created to reduce barriers to participation and increase equitable access and success in dual enrollment. In addition to high quality instruction, the six week program provides one-on-one advising and career counseling, academic support, and the only opportunity for dual enrollment students to complete orientation prior to high school graduation. Research shows that students who participate in dual enrollment are significantly more likely to graduate. Students who complete the summer academy not only save on tuition, they are better acclimated to college expectations. This year, the academy included two computer courses taught in college’s new Cyber Range that provide the students an opportunity to earn two CompTIA certifications. For more information about dual enrollment for the upcoming Fall Semester, contact Karen Hall at (850) 718-2424 or hallk@ chipola.edu. Chipola’s Dual Enrollment Summer Academy began Monday, June 3.
Current and prospective Chipola College students should complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid Application (FAFSA) as soon as possible. Thursday, July 18, is the deadline to complete the 2024-2025 FAFSA for students planning to use Federal Financial Aid to pay for Fall classes. Students must complete the FAFSA to see if they qualify for Pell, Work Study and other Federal Financial Aid. The FAFSA takes several days to process; therefore, students are encouraged to submit their online application at www.fafsa.gov as soon as possible. Once Financial Aid receives your FAFSA application, you will be mailed a letter requesting additional documents/ forms in order to complete the evaluation process. If you have questions please call the Financial Aid Department at 850-718-2366. For information, visit www.chipola.edu or call 850-526-2761. Chipola Encourages Students to Complete FAFSA It’s not too late to register for summer classes at Chipola College. The summer semester is already in session but students can still register for Summer II: Term C classes. The term runs six weeks, June 24 to Aug. 6. Currently enrolled students may add Term C classes to their schedule. New students are encouraged to make application to the college and register as soon as possible. Students may register in person with a college adviser, or online through their MyChipola portal if they meet certain requirements. For more information, visit www.chipola.edu or call 850-526-2761.
Chipola College is an Equal Access/Equal Opportunity Institution It felt like Christmas for our new PLUMBING INSTRUCTOR Joelle Medek when Moen’s Gulf Coast Territory Manager, Brian Buttolph showed up on June 6th with gifts for our BRAND NEW Plumbing Program! This is just one of the many training tools that will be utilized when we welcome students to one of our 3 NEW Chipola Workforce Programs that we will be offering in the Fall. Brian shared with us that he covers the Panhandle- from Mobile to Tallahassee- and he hears all the time of the dire need for qualified, trained plumbers in the area- so he and Moen were excited to support our efforts to educate our community! Remember, all 3 of our new programs- Plumbing, Electricity and HVAC/R will begin in Fall 2024 and they are open to all Chipola studentsincluding Dual Enrollment Students. Moen Donates to Chipola’s New Plumbing Program Daily Admission is $4 for ages 12 and under and $5 for ages 13 and up. Family and individual season passes are available for sale at the pool office. Season passes are $85 for individuals. Family passes are $120 for 3 people, $130 for 4 people and $10 for each additional child. For information, call Rance Massengill at (850) 718-2440.