Gulf Coast State College Healthcare Programs

Gulf Coast State College is a public institution situated in Panama City, Florida. The location of GCSC is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

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:	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, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Gulf Coast State College?

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.

Gulf Coast State College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,377 undergraduate students at GCSC, with 1,610 being full-time and 2,767 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

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

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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

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 Healthcare Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	6	103	0	47	156
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	44	2	0	0	46
Surgical Technology	0	25	12	0	37
Radiologic Technology	0	23	0	0	23
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	0	0	20	0	20
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	0	14	0	0	14
Physical Therapy Assistant	0	11	0	0	11
Respiratory Care Therapy	0	9	0	0	9
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	0	8	0	0	8
Dental Assisting/Assistant	0	0	8	0	8
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	0	0	0	0	0
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	50	195	40	47	332

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.