Computer Programming at Gulf Coast State College

If you are interested in studying computer programming, you may want to check out the program at Gulf Coast State College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GCSC is located in Panama City, Florida and approximately 4,410 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Programming section at the bottom of this page.

GCSC Computer Programming Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Programming

Online Classes Are Available at GCSC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? GCSC offers distance education options for programming at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

GCSC Computer Programming Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Programming Student Demographics at GCSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the programming majors at Gulf Coast State College.

GCSC Computer Programming Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of programming associate's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in programming only graduates about 22% women each year. The program at GCSC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 18% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in programming at GCSC are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. GCSC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in programming graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Gulf Coast State College with a associate's in programming.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Computer Programming

Computer Programming majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Gulf Coast State College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer Programming	5

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• Information Technology

Careers That Programming Grads May Go Into

A degree in programming can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for Gulf Coast State College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Software Applications Developers	38,160	$95,610
Systems Software Developers	17,270	$102,590
Computer Programmers	10,390	$78,890
Computer Network Support Specialists	8,580	$61,040
Web Developers	7,190	$64,160

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
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.