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Instructional Programs

ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AND GED PREPARATION PROGRAM

The Passport Program - Designed to prepare students for achievement of the GED and/or to improve basic academic skills for job entry and retention. Open to individuals 18 years of age and older who do not possess a standard high school diploma or GED or who are functioning below the ninth grade level. Orientations are held weekly. Day, evening, and weekend hours, as well as an online course of study, are available. All services are free of charge. Call 850‐872‐3849 for more information.

CENTER FOR BUSINESS, CONTINUING AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS

MISSION: Recognizing that learning is a perpetual process, Center for Business, Continuing and Community Education exists to collaborate with university parallel, career studies, adult basic education programs, and student development services to ensure a continuum of vital learning experiences to meet citizens' non‐degree/non‐career studies, pre‐licensing, and continuing education needs for regulated professions, employee and career training needs, community building opportunities, and personal development.

PROGRAMS: Designed to meet non‐degree needs, Center for Business, Continuing and Community Education programs may be comprised of credit and noncredit courses, scheduled on or off campus, and offered through a variety of delivery systems, including but not limited to the following: lectures, town meetings, forums, seminars, workshops, clinics, conferences, on‐line instruction, and self‐paced, open‐entry/open‐exit formats. Courses are organized as follows:

BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY TRAINING PROGRAMS

Business and industry training programs address license preparation, pre-licensing, and continuing education needs of:

• Certified public accountants
• Computer and other technology users
• Construction industry contractors
• Electrical contractors
• Front‐line managers/supervisors
• Insurance agents
• Manufacturing and industrial professionals
• Office systems personnel
• Pest control operators
• Professional engineers
• Small business owners/managers

Soft skills training programs are available for a variety of needs including customer service, teamwork, communication, and many more.  Call 850-872-3818 for more information.  Additionally, Business and Industry professionals can customize training programs to meet the needs of individual companies and organizations.

REGULATED HEALTH PROFESSIONS TRAINING PROGRAMS

Regulated health professions training programs address continuing education needs of:

• Certified addiction professionals
• Clinical laboratory personnel
• Clinical social workers
• Dental hygienists
• Dentists
• Emergency medical technicians
• Marriage and family therapist
• Mental health counselors
• Nursing home administrators
• Nurses (CNA, LPN, RN,ARNP)
• Occupational therapists/OTA
• Physical therapists/PTAs
• Radiologic technologists
• Respiratory therapists

In addition to the above professions for which Gulf Coast State College maintains providership status, the following members of the health profession frequently enroll in courses: acupuncturists, dieticians, electrolysis technicians, funeral directors and embalmers, fitness trainers, educators, hearing aid specialist, massage therapists, medical records personnel, opticians, pharmacists, public health workers, and speech/language therapists, pathologists, and audiologists.

REGULATED PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAMS

Regulated public safety professions training programs address continuing education needs of:

• Corrections officers
• Firefighters
• Law enforcement officers
• Juvenile justice officers
• Parole and probations officers
• Security guards 

EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND PARTNERS

Education programs and partners address continuing education needs of:

• Child care workers
• Teacher aides
• Teachers
  

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