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Florida Panhandle Technical College

Chipley, Florida Public Less than 2-year Remote rural area

Overview

Florida Panhandle Technical College is a public career and technical school in Chipley, Florida. Its campus is in a remote rural area. It enrolled 157 students in fall 2024.

Florida Panhandle Technical College offers certificates across 31 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Corrections, Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic), and Criminal Justice/Police Science. It awarded 274 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 51% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.

Mission

The mission of the Florida Panhandle Technical College is to provide students with instruction in academic and technical training at competency levels, or above those required for employment and advancement in existing or potential occupational fields.

Mission statement as reported by Florida Panhandle Technical College

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
157
Students enrolled
51%
First-year retention
274
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
31
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 31

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Health Professions 8
Transportation and Materials Moving 2
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Communications Technologies 2
Construction Trades 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Precision Production 2
Engineering Technologies 2
Communication and Journalism 1
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Visual and Performing Arts 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
51%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Certificates under 1 year
195
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
79

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
157
Undergraduates, fall 2024
157
Full-time, fall 2024
86%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
507
Full-time, 2024-25
89%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
47%
Men
53%
White
70%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
20%
Two or more races
5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Remote rural area
Academic calendar
Differs by program
Director
Thomas Lee
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training

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