Gulf Coast State College
About
Gulf Coast State College is a public college in Panama City, Florida, United States. It is part of the Florida College System. It offers the Associate of Arts degree, Associate of Science degree, certificates, and as of 2011, bachelor's degrees.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 11.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 48 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 44 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing4 · 8.3%
- No Data44 · 91.7%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 6
Action history · 13
- Apr 2024Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
- Mar 2023Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
- Jun 2021Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 2,229 students received $9.8M in Pell grants, alongside $2.3M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 477 borrowers who entered repayment, 10 (2.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Gulf Coast State College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 4
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Gulf Coast State College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Gulf Coast State College selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectGulf Coast State College | 43% | — | 5,426 | $2,339 | Baccalaureate |
Bismarck State College | — | — | 4,206 | $10,725 | Baccalaureate |
Brazosport College | — | — | 3,812 | $3,022 | Baccalaureate |
Clark State College | — | — | 5,077 | $8,615 | Community College |
Clover Park Technical College | — | — | 3,408 | $3,912 | Baccalaureate |
College of the Mainland | — | — | 5,127 | $1,975 | Community College |
GateWay Community College | — | — | 5,553 | $12,871 | Community College |
Grayson College | — | — | 4,324 | $4,984 | Community College |
Highline College | — | — | 5,592 | $10,878 | Baccalaureate |
Jackson College | 33% | — | 5,086 | $7,657 | Baccalaureate |
Lake-Sumter State College | — | — | 5,810 | $5,742 | Baccalaureate |
Laramie County Community College | — | — | 4,193 | $7,143 | Community College |
Lower Columbia College | — | — | 2,724 | $8,222 | Community College |
Midland College | — | — | 5,690 | $5,720 | Baccalaureate |
Mt Hood Community College | — | — | 6,476 | $6,443 | Community College |
Northwestern Michigan College | 53% | — | 3,253 | $5,243 | Baccalaureate |
Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City | — | — | 3,959 | $5,877 | Baccalaureate |
Paradise Valley Community College | — | — | 6,148 | $13,478 | Community College |
Pueblo Community College | — | — | 7,284 | $11,063 | Baccalaureate |
Renton Technical College | — | — | 2,824 | $5,051 | Baccalaureate |
Skagit Valley College | — | — | 4,028 | $6,116 | Baccalaureate |
South Seattle College | — | — | 5,210 | $6,802 | Baccalaureate |
Spokane Falls Community College | — | — | 4,319 | $7,402 | Baccalaureate |
Trinity Valley Community College | — | — | 5,961 | $3,801 | Community College |
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College | — | — | 7,787 | $9,219 | Baccalaureate |
University of Cincinnati-Clermont College | — | — | 9,479 | $9,457 | Baccalaureate |
Walla Walla Community College | — | — | 2,967 | $8,343 | Baccalaureate |
Weatherford College | — | — | 6,520 | $8,664 | Community College |
Wenatchee Valley College | — | — | 3,067 | $10,733 | Baccalaureate |
Western Nevada College | — | — | 4,284 | $12,424 | Baccalaureate |
Whatcom Community College | — | — | 3,674 | $9,608 | Baccalaureate |
Yakima Valley College | — | — | 3,809 | $10,402 | Baccalaureate |
Yavapai College | — | — | 7,428 | $6,355 | Community College |
| Peer group median | 43% | — | 5,077 | $7,402 |
Gulf Coast State College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness provides data and statistics for college leadership, accrediting bodies, funding institutions, Florida stakeholders and others, compiling and analyzing educational, administrative and support data to present the data in a meaningful way. The office also facilitates strategic planning, coordinates program assessment and accreditation activities, and assists in grant development.
Visit IR office page- Amber CokerDirector, Institutional Effectiveness
- Li ZimmermanDirector, IR Assessment & Planning
- Moya HarperProgrammer Analyst Assistant, Institutional Effectiveness
Common Data Set (1)
The institution's official annual Common Data Set publications — the most detailed reference for enrollment, admissions, and outcomes.
Reports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- FactbookGCSC Fact Book 2024-20252025The page provides access to various reports and data from Gulf Coast State College, published by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness. It includes operational reports, strategic planning documents, a fact book for 2024-2025, and surveys like the Student Graduation Survey for Spring 2025. Additional resources include the 2025 Florida College System Fact Book and various data systems related to education.gulfcoast.edu
- Strategic planStrategic Plan 2022-2027Gulf Coast State College's Office of Institutional Effectiveness leads the strategic planning efforts to promote excellence and continuous improvement in alignment with the College's mission and vision. The strategic plan for 2022-2027 sets the College's direction by establishing vision, mission, purpose, priorities, and institutional goals. Data and assessment from the Office help College leadership to plan for the future and ensure compliance with the established strategic path.gulfcoast.edu
Grants & funding (6)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
- opportunitySimply Health Scholars – BSN ScholarshipSimply Healthcareinstitution_site$10,000
- opportunityFederal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG)U.S. Department of Educationinstitution_site
- opportunityFirst Generation Matching Grant (FGMG)Florida Department of Educationinstitution_site
- opportunityFlorida Student Assistance Grant (FSAG)Florida Department of Educationinstitution_site
- opportunityHonorably Discharged Graduate Assistance Program (HDGAP)Florida Department of Educationinstitution_site
- opportunityOpen Door Grant Program (ODGP)institution_site
Notable alumni of Gulf Coast State College (15)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Dennis BellBasketball
- Eric BucknerBasketball
- Paul CooperBasketball
- Tony DawsonBasketball
- Taylor EmeryBasketball
- Chad FrazierBasketball
- Markeisha GatlingBasketball
- Jeremy HarrisBasketball
- David JacksonBasketball
- Kionna JeterBasketball
- Carl NicksBasketball
- Michael PorriniBasketball
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