GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE L-7

5230 West Hwy. 98
Panama City, FL 32401-1058
Tel: (850)769-1551
Free: 800-311-3628
Admissions: (850)872-3891
Fax: (850)913-3308
Web Site: http://www.gulfcoast.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1957. Setting: 80-acre suburban campus. Endowment: $13.9 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $4387 per student. Total enrollment: 6,058. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 14:1. Full-time: 2,248 students, 60% women, 40% men. Part-time: 3,810 students, 59% women, 41% men. Students come from 28 states and territories, 8 other countries, 1% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 12% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 41% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs. Off campus study.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: electronic application, early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript. Placement: CPT required; SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT recommended. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $1446 full-time, $48.20 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $6232 full-time, $207.74 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $309 full-time, $10.30 per credit part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 14 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Activities Board, Baptist Campus Ministry, Theater Club, Phi Theta Kappa, Muslim Student Association. Major annual events: homecoming, Spring Luau, Alcohol Awareness Week. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: patrols by trained security personnel during campus hours. College housing not available. Gulf Coast Community College Library with 80,000 books, 435,487 microform titles, 521 serials, 32,041 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $672,655. 850 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Panama City is an urban area with a temperate climate and is recognized as one of the most progressive industrial and resort cities in the state. A municipal marina includes a city hall, an auditorium, a library, and berths for about 400 boats. Community facilities include libraries, churches of major denominations, two hospitals and several clinics; shopping facilities are excellent. Some part-time employment is available. The city's industries include tourism, oil companies, wholesale fisheries, chemical production, boat manufacturing. Outdoor sports include golfing, yachting, sailing, water skiing and swimming. Panama City is a noted sport fishing center for both fresh and salt water fish.