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.December 2012 Florida Trend page 41
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 NotabilityJosé BautistaProfessional baseball playerJustin BrownleeProfessional basketball playerJosé CaballeroProfessional baseball playerMarti ColeyFormer member of the Florida House of RepresentativesChanan ColmanProfessional basketball playerPatrick CorbinProfessional baseball playerAdam DuvallProfessional baseball playerBowden FrancisProfessional baseball playerMat GamelProfessional baseball playerIvan JohnsonProfessional baseball playerMary Elizabeth LadoProfessional figure competitorAdam LoewenProfessional baseball playerRussell MartinProfessional baseball playerCasey MitchellProfessional basketball playerRicky PolstonJustice on the Florida Supreme CourtChris PorterProfessional basketball playerWalker Russell Jr.Professional basketball playerBuck ShowalterProfessional baseball managerElam StoltzfusEnvironmental filmmaker and cinematographer with Live Oak Production GroupFranklin van GurpProfessional baseball playerDarrell WilliamsProfessional basketball playerEric YeldingFormer professional baseball player
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