How Student Population Changes at GCSC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,243 where 4,694 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.81 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in GCSC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Gulf Coast State College since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	6,271	2,450	3,821
2014-15	5,926 -345	2,230 -220	3,696 -125
2015-16	5,453 -473	2,162 -68	3,291 -405
2016-17	5,483 30	2,143 -19	3,340 49
2017-18	5,379 -104	2,145 2	3,234 -106
2018-19	5,644 265	2,170 25	3,474 240
2019-20	4,797 -847	1,778 -392	3,019 -455
2020-21	4,410 -387	1,558 -220	2,852 -167
2021-22	4,377 -33	1,504 -54	2,873 21
2022-23	4,694 317	1,670 166	3,024 151
Average	5,243	1,981	3,262

Gulf Coast State College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 70.05%. The percentage was 74.55% 10 years ago and GCSC still has a high percentage of white students. 3.90% of enrolled students is Asian and 9.88% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Gulf Coast State College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	38	166	700	305	1	4,675	184
2014-15	45	164	670	324	0	4,297	207
2015-16	46	141	577	297	0	3,969	197
2016-17	49	139	569	338	0	4,015	176
2017-18	43	158	577	331	1	3,890	182
2018-19	39	172	644	338	3	3,908	192
2019-20	27	154	480	307	3	3,303	166
2020-21	34	142	495	272	3	2,998	194
2021-22	31	163	453	303	1	3,009	199
2022-23	17	183	464	328	4	3,288	201
Average	37	158	563	314	2	3,735	190

Gulf Coast State College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,172 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 25% of total students. The number of online students has increased 29.65% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Gulf Coast State College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	5,926	904	1,531	3,491
2015-16	5,453	882	1,388	3,183
2016-17	5,483	940	1,443	3,100
2017-18	5,379	859	1,406	3,114
2018-19	5,644	971	1,519	3,154
2019-20	4,797	1,007	1,214	2,576
2020-21	4,410	1,165	1,352	1,893
2021-22	4,377	1,131	1,348	1,898
2022-23	4,694	1,172	1,531	1,991
Average	5,129	1,003	1,415	2,711

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Enrollment Trends at GCSC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes