Information Technology at Gulf Coast State College

Every information technology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the IT program at Gulf Coast State College stacks up to those at other schools.

GCSC is located in Panama City, Florida and has a total student population of 4,410. In 2021, 11 IT majors received their bachelor's degree from GCSC.

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

GCSC Information Technology Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in IT (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in IT (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in IT
• Bachelor’s Degree in IT

Online Classes Are Available at GCSC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

GCSC Information Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IT progam at GCSC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IT major at GCSC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Technology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools	30
Most Popular Online Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38
Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools	54
Most Popular Online Information Technology Associate Degree Schools	54
Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools	67
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	111
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	127
Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools	183
Most Focused Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools	195
Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools	198
Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools	202
Most Focused Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools	212
Most Focused Information Technology Associate Degree Schools	213
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	264
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	276

IT Student Demographics at GCSC

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

GCSC Information Technology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of IT associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in IT at GCSC are white. Around 73% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

GCSC Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in IT from GCSC in 2021, 73% were men and 27% were women. The typical IT bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% women. So female students are more repesented at GCSC since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IT at GCSC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

GCSC also has a doctoral program available in IT. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Information Technology

If you plan to be a IT major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Gulf Coast State College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology Management	11
Network & System Administration/Administrator	8
Computer & IS Security	3

Related Majors

• Computer Programming
• Computer Software & Applications

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in IT 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
Computer User Support Specialists	41,560	$49,260
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,780	$79,070
Computer and Information Systems Managers	16,920	$129,540
Computer Workers	11,060	$78,900

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.