Financial Aid

Financial Aid

Federal, State, Institutional and Private

Financial aid is any grant, scholarship, part-time employment opportunity, or student loan that helps you pay for your educationally related expenses (e.g. tuition, fees, books). Financial aid may be provided by federal, state, institutional, or private agencies. 

The Financial Aid office at Gulf Coast State College serves students by providing information and access to financial aid programs. We are committed to high-quality customer service and continually strive to improve the accurate processing of financial aid to students in a fair, consistent, and efficient manner.

For specific questions, please email FA@GULFCOAST.EDU from your official Gulf Coast address or visit the financial aid office in person with your student ID (A#).  If you have a general question then you may call (850) 872-3845.  Please note though that we do not have a phone queue so we often miss phone calls during peak periods since we can only handle one call at a time.  Emailing or visiting us in person are therefore more effective methods for articulating your questions, comments, or concerns.  Our fax number is (850) 873-3523 and our hours of operation are listed at https://www.gulfcoast.edu/hours-operation.html.

Meet the Financial Aid Team

• Sabine Bennett
• Lisa Fritch
• Rowena Gammons
• Yvette Lareaux
• Rebecca Ramsey
• Carolyn Thomas

• Director of Financial Aid

  KRIS HATCHER

  (850) 873-3543

  khatcher1@gulfcoast.edu

•  Coordinator of Financial Aid

  LORAINE CHANCE

  R2T4, PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENTS, & DEPENDENCY OVERRIDES

  (850) 872-3869

  lchance@gulfcoast.edu

• Assistant Coordinator of Financial Aid & The Financial Aid Office's Interpreting Liaison*

  Ursula Backus

  SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS

  (850) 913-3313

  ubackus@gulfcoast.edu

*Financial aid information will be provided to national origin minority persons with limited English language skills in their native language.  Ms. Backus interprets Spanish and will obtain the assistance of other GCSC employees with the skills necessary to interpret financial aid information in other languages.

*Información sobre la asistencia económica para estudiantes se proporcionará a las personas de origen nacional minoritario con conocimientos limitados en inglés, en su lengua nativa. La Señora Backus interpreta español y si es necesario puede obtener la asistencia de otros empleados de GCSC con habilidades para interpretar la información sobre la asistencia económica para estudiantes en otros idiomas.