Technical Fields
- Academy of Information Technology (AOIT)
- Aerospace Engineering
- Agricultural Biotechnology
- Biomedical Sciences
- Civil Engineering and Architecture
- Cox Telecommunications Academy
- Criminal Justice
- Drafting and Design Technology
- Emergency Medicine/Fire Rescue Services
- Gulf Power Academy
- Multimedia Academy
- Pre-Professional Nursing
- Sports Medicine
Though previously on block scheduling, beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, the school switched to seven periods a day. In the 2009-2010 school year, the school switched back to block scheduling.
There are many mentoring and job shadowing programs.
In the 2007-2008 year, West Florida has announced its "C.I.M." (Continuous Improvement Model) program. It dedicates 10 minutes every day to FCAT Prep and reinforcing prior knowledge. This changed in the 2009-2010 school year, where they changed the ten-minute period of FCAT to a ten-minute snack break, as students were too hungry due to the late 'D' lunch, which begins at 1:25.
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