Accreditation
Gulf Coast State College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate’s and bachelor’s degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404.679.4500 for questions regarding the accreditation status of the institution or if there is evidence that appears to support Gulf Coast State College's significant non-compliance with a requirement or standard.
Gulf Coast State College is also a member of the American Association of Community Colleges, the Association of Florida Colleges, the American Council on Education, and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.
Accreditation Specific Physical Therapist Assistant Program
The Physical Therapist Assistant Program at Gulf Coast State College is accredited
by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave.,
Suite 100, Alexandria, VA 22305-3085; telephone 703.706.3245, email: accreditation@apta.org; website: https://www.capteonline.org. If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call (850) 913-3312,
or email mcumbaa@gulfcoast.edu.
CAPTE granted the Gulf Coast State College Physical Therapist Assistant Program full accreditation on May 6, 1998 and reaffirmed accreditation on November 6, 2013 through June 30, 2024.
Gulf Coast State College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate’s and bachelor’s degrees. GCSC has been accredited since 1962, and was recently reaffirmed in 2011. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404.679.4500 for questions regarding the accreditation status of the institution or if there is evidence that appears to support Gulf Coast State College's significant non-compliance with a requirement or standard.