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Chipola College

Public college in Marianna, Florida, US

Summary

Public college in Marianna, Florida, US

Field	Value
name	Chipola College
established
type	Public college
parent	Florida College System
city	Marianna
state	Florida
country	U.S.
president	Sarah Clemmons
enrollment	2,274
language	English
campus	Rural
mascot	Indians
athletics_affiliations	NJCAA Region 8, Panhandle Conference
colors	Blue and gold
former_names	Chipola Junior College
website

Chipola College is a public college in Marianna, Florida, United States. It is part of the Florida College System.

History

The school was founded in 1947 as Chipola Junior College. Its name was changed in 2003 after the college developed several bachelor's degree programs.

Campus

The college was named for the Chipola River, which is located less than a mile from the campus. In 2012, the school opened a $16 million, 56,000 square foot center for the arts, including two theaters.

Academics

The college offers degree programs leading to the award of Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees, as well as Bachelor of Science degrees in business, education, and nursing.

Student life

The Brain Bowl team has won nine state championships and three national championships.

Sports

The college's athletic teams compete in the Panhandle Conference of the Florida State College Activities Association, a body of the National Junior College Athletic Association Region 8.

Basketball

The men's basketball program has won more state basketball championships under one coach (seven for Milton H. Johnson) and in total (nine) than any other junior-college basketball program in Florida. In the 2003–2004 and 2004–05 seasons, it finished fifth and third in the nation respectively and, in 2005, received its first-ever No. 1 national ranking.

In 2004–2005, the basketball program won state championships in both men's and women's basketball. The women's basketball team repeated its state championship in 2005–2006, finishing fourth in the nation. In 2006–2007, the men's and women's teams both won the state championship.

To finish the 2007 season, the men's program finished 33–3 with a runner-up finish in the NJCAA National Championship game. During that season, the Indians were ranked #1 in the national poll for 10 straight weeks.

Notable alumni

Alumnus	Notability
José Bautista	Professional baseball player
Justin Brownlee	Professional basketball player
José Caballero	Professional baseball player
Marti Coley	Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Chanan Colman	Professional basketball player
Patrick Corbin	Professional baseball player
Adam Duvall	Professional baseball player
Mat Gamel	Professional baseball player
Franklin van Gurp	Professional baseball player
Mary Elizabeth Lado	Professional figure competitor
Adam Loewen	Professional baseball player
Russell Martin	Professional baseball player
Casey Mitchell	Professional basketball player
Ricky Polston	Justice on the Florida Supreme Court
Chris Porter	Professional basketball player
Walker Russell Jr.	Professional basketball player
Buck Showalter	Professional baseball manager
Elam Stoltzfus	Environmental filmmaker and cinematographer with Live Oak Production Group
Darrell Williams	Professional basketball player
Eric Yelding	Former professional baseball player
Bowden Francis	Professional baseball player
Candela Figueroa	Professional softball player

References

"Contact Lists".
"Chipola College | History".
December 2012 Florida Trend page 41
"Chipola Brain Bowl Defends State Title".
"NAQT | Chipola College | Results".

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