Financial Aid
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.
Tap the 'Section Menu' above (if mobile) or click the links to the left (if desktop) to see more information about financial aid. For specific questions, email FA@GULFCOAST.EDU from your official Gulf Coast address or visit the financial aid office in person at Room 135 in the Enrollment Services Building 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 may unintentionally miss phone calls during peak periods. Emailing or visiting us in person are, therefore, more effective methods for submitting 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
FAFSA APPLICANTS WITH LAST NAMES: H - O
FINANCIAL AID ADVISOR & VERIFICATION SPECIALIST
(850) 913-3286
LISA FRITCH
FAFSA APPLICANTS WITH LAST NAMES: P - Z
FINANCIAL AID ADVISOR & VERIFICATION SPECIALIST
Panama City Campus (Monday through Thursday) = (850) 747-3240
Gulf/Franklin Campus (Friday) = (850) 227-9670 ext. 5519
Rowena Gammons
State Aid, Transient Aid, & FSEOG
Financial Aid Specialist
(850) 872-3844
yvette lareaux
FAFSA APPLICANTS WITH LAST NAMES: a - G
FINANCIAL AID ADVISOR & VERIFICATION SPECIALIST
(850) 872-3863
rebecca ramsey
Pell Grant, federal & private loans
Financial Aid SPECIALIST
(850) 873-3517
Vacant
front desk/general financial aid information
Financial Aid Assistant I
Vacant
- Coordinator of Financial Aid
LORAINE CHANCE
R2T4, PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENTS, & DEPENDENCY OVERRIDES
(850) 872-3869
- Assistant Coordinator of Financial Aid & The Financial Aid Office's Interpreting
Liaison*
Ursula Backus
CUSTOMER SERVICE LEADERSHIP, FWS, & SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS (SAP)
(850) 913-3313
- Director of Financial Aid
KRIS HATCHER
Administration of federal, state, & institutional aid
(850) 873-3543
*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.