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Gulf Coast State College Trade Programs

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.

1,649 Full-Time Undergraduates

$1,750 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Gulf Coast State College?

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:	gulfcoast.edu

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Can I Afford GCSC?

$1,750 In-State Tuition

4% Take Out Loans

In a recent term, part-time GCSC students paid $99 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $360 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$1,750	$7,065
Fees	$620	$1,570
Books and Supplies	$1,200	$1,200

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 4% of students took out student loans averaging $5,271 a year. That adds up to $21,084 over four years for those students.

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Gulf Coast State College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,649 Full-Time Undergraduates

63% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 4,410 undergraduate students at GCSC, with 1,649 being full-time and 2,761 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,649 full-time undergraduates at GCSC, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	42
Black or African American	177
Hispanic or Latino	114
White	1,154
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	155

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

1,172 Took All Classes Online

2,703 Took At Least One Class Online

In 2022-2023, 2,703 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.

Gulf Coast State College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	44	2	0	46
Surgical Technology	0	25	12	37
Radiologic Technology	0	23	0	23
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	0	0	20	20
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	0	14	0	14
Physical Therapy Assistant	0	11	0	11
Respiratory Care Therapy	0	9	0	9
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	0	8	0	8
Dental Assisting/Assistant	0	0	8	8
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager	0	8	0	8
Engineering Technology	1	2	1	4
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology	0	3	0	3
Automation Engineer Technology	2	0	0	2
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	1	0	1	2
Manufacturing Engineering Technology	1	0	0	1
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist	1	0	0	1
Computer Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0
Energy Systems Technology/Technician	0	0	0	0
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	0	0	0	0
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	0	0	0	0
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	0	0	0	0
Marine Maintenance/Fitter & Ship Repair Technology/Technician	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	50	105	42	197

Gulf Coast State College Trades

In a recent academic period, Gulf Coast State College awarded 415 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	0	11
Allied Health Professions	44	12	67
Culinary Arts	1	1	8
Dental Support Services	0	8	14
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	2	0	0
General Engineering Technology	1	1	2
Industrial Production Technology	1	0	0
Mechanical Engineering Technology	0	0	3
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	0	20	0
Precision Metal Working	1	0	0
Total	106	86	223

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.

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