Students who intend to enter the workforce immediately after finishing school will find applicable training at the Crestview Vocational-Technical Center. This school teaches skills directly transferable to the working world. Crestview Vocational-Technical Center graduates an average of 23 students per year, serving grades 9 through 12.
Two alternative schools serve students in Crestview, Florida: Okaloosa Youth Academy and Okaloosa Youth Development Center. These schools share a campus and a purpose. Okaloosa Youth Academy serves grades 7 through 12 and has an average graduating class of 17 students, with an exceptionally large class of 41 expected to graduate in 2014. Okaloosa Youth Development Center serves grades 6 through 12, with an average graduating class of about 10 students.
Two alternative schools serve students in Fort Walton Beach: Gulf Coast Youth Academy and the W.E. Combs Common Campus. Gulf Coast Youth Academy serves grades 7 through 12, with an average graduating class of about 17 students; the school has a large class of 49 graduating in 2014. W.E. Combs Common Campus is a "school-within-a-school" serving grades 4 through 12.
Okaloosa County is also home to an adolescent substance-abuse program, which is located in Fort Walton Beach and serves students in grades 6 through 12. In addition to substance-abuse programs, the county offers education for adjudicated or incarcerated youth through Okaloosa Regional Detention Center in Crestview, serving 78 students in grades 6 through 12.