Gulf Coast State College

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#9797 / #2603
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Public college in Florida, United States

Gulf Coast State College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#2603
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$2,370
Graduation rate
43%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
3,934

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Gulf Coast State College Featured Rankings

About Gulf Coast State College

According to Wikipedia, Gulf Coast State College is a public college in Panama City, Florida. It is part of the Florida College System and offers the Associate of Arts degree, Associate of Science degree, certificates, and as of 2011, bachelor's degrees.

Gulf Coast State College's Online Degrees

Certificate in Web Design And Production
  • Required Credits: 15
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Business Specialist
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Hospitality And Tourism Management
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Logistics And Transportation Specialist
  • Required Credits: 18
  • Format: Fully online
BAS in Organizational Management
Degree Concentrations
  • Corporate Entrepreneurship
  • Health Services
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Network Infrastructure
  • Required Credits: 21
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Network Security (Cybersecurity)
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Network Server Administration
  • Required Credits: 18
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Network Support Technician
  • Required Credits: 21
  • Format: Fully online
BAS in Technology Management - Information Technology
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Early Childhood Education
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Associate Of Arts
Degree Concentrations
  • Business Administration
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Format: Fully online
BSN in Nursing
  • Required Credits: 72
  • Format: Fully online

Gulf Coast State College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Graduation Rate
43%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Gulf Coast State College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$2,370
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$2,009
30K - 48K$1,684
48K - 75K$2,416
75K - 110K$6,650
110K+$11,218

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Gulf Coast State College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Gulf Coast State College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $43,513 a year, and 85% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Gulf Coast State College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
6,5246,524

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Gulf Coast State College?

Gulf Coast State College is located at 5230 West U.S. Highway 98, Panama City, FL 32401.

How Safe is Gulf Coast State College?

No violent or property offenses were reported on Gulf Coast State College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Gulf Coast State College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Panama City has a violent crime rate of 0.65% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.19%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Gulf Coast State College Known For?

Gulf Coast State College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Gulf Coast State College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Gulf Coast State College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Communications
#7443
World Rank
#7458
Historical Rank
#2003
USA Rank

Gulf Coast State College ranks #2003 in the U.S. and #7443 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees
Medical
#7284
World Rank
#7286
Historical Rank
#2095
USA Rank

Gulf Coast State College ranks #2095 in the U.S. and #7284 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Engineering
#10148
World Rank
#10154
Historical Rank
#2248
USA Rank

Gulf Coast State College ranks #2248 in the U.S. and #10148 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

engineering Degrees
Computer Science
#8741
World Rank
#8745
Historical Rank
#2267
USA Rank

Gulf Coast State College ranks #2267 in the U.S. and #8741 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Criminal Justice
#4719
World Rank
#4721
Historical Rank
#2305
USA Rank

Gulf Coast State College ranks #2305 in the U.S. and #4719 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Education
#9932
World Rank
#9939
Historical Rank
#2706
USA Rank

Gulf Coast State College ranks #2706 in the U.S. and #9932 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees

Who Are Gulf Coast State College's Most Influential Alumni?

David Jackson
David Jackson
An Argentinian basketball player.
Michael Papajohn
An American character actor.