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Gulf Coast State College is a public institution situated in Panama City, Florida. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is Gulf Coast State College?

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Contact details for GCSC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 5230 West U.S. Highway 98, Panama City, FL 32401
Phone: 850-769-1551
Website: www.gulfcoast.edu

How Do I Get Into GCSC?

You can apply to GCSC online at: https://b8-ssb-prod1.gulfcoast.edu/PROD/bwskalog.P_DispLoginNon

Gulf Coast State College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Gulf Coast State College?

6% Take Out Loans
2.0% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At GCSC, approximately 6% of students took out student loans averaging $5,336 a year. That adds up to $21,344 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at GCSC is 2.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Gulf Coast State College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,610 Full-Time Undergraduates
62% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4,377 undergraduate students at GCSC, with 1,610 being full-time and 2,767 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,610 full-time undergraduates at GCSC, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Gulf Coast State College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 51
Black or African American 167
Hispanic or Latino 108
White 1,128
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 147

Geographic Diversity

Florida students aren't the only ones who study at Gulf Coast State College. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 16 countries are represented at GCSC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Jamaica, Nigeria, and Pakistan.

Online Learning at Gulf Coast State College

1,131 Took All Classes Online
2,479 Took At Least One Class Online
6.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 2,479 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at GCSC has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of GCSC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Gulf Coast State College was 6.0%. This is the #1,068 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at GCSC regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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