Gulf Coast State College Business Programs

Gulf Coast State College is a public institution situated in Panama City, Florida. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

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

As long as you submit the requested materials to Gulf Coast State College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

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 38th most popular in Florida for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of GCSC majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Business Administration and Management	46%

Gulf Coast State College Business Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	3	3	18	24
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	2	0	0	2
Small Business Administration/Management	1	0	0	1
Interior Design Management	0	0	0	0
Transportation/Mobility Management	0	0	0	0
General Hospitality Administration/Management	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	6	3	18	27

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.