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 educational related expenses (e.g. tuition, fees, books). Financial aid may be provided by federal, state, institutional and/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.
The Financial Aid office's phone number is (850) 872-3845, our fax number is (850) 873-3523, our email address is FA@GULFCOAST.EDU and our hours of operation are listed at https://www.gulfcoast.edu/hours-operation.html.
Meet the Financial Aid Team
Sabine Bennett
STUDENTS WITH LAST NAMES: H - O
FINANCIAL AID ADVISOR & VERIFICATION SPECIALIST
(850) 913-3286
LISA FRITCH
STUDENTS WITH LAST NAMES: P - Z
FINANCIAL AID ADVISOR & VERIFICATION SPECIALIST
(850) 747-3240
Rowena Gammons
State Aid, Transient Aid & FSEOG
Financial Aid Specialist
(850) 872-3844
yvette lareaux
STUDENTS WITH LAST NAMES: a - G
FINANCIAL AID ADVISOR & VERIFICATION SPECIALIST
(850) 872-3863
rebecca ramsey
federal and private loans
Financial Aid Assistant II
(850) 873-3517
carolyn thomas
front desk/general financial aid information
Financial Aid Assistant I
(850) 872-3845
- Director of Financial Aid
- Coordinator of Financial Aid
- Assistant Coordinator of Financial Aid & The Financial Aid Office's Interpreting Liaison*
*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.