Gulf Coast State College Computer Science Programs

Gulf Coast State College is a public institution situated in Panama City, Florida. The city atmosphere of Panama City makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

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

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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.

This school is the 19th most popular in Florida for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Gulf Coast State College Computer Science Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Web & Multimedia Design	11	0	0	11
Computer & IS Security	9	0	0	9
Information Technology Management	0	0	7	7
General Computer Programming	3	0	0	3
Network & System Administration/Administrator	0	1	0	1
TOTAL	23	1	7	31

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.