PANAMA CITY High school seniors will know going into Gulf Coast State College next year that they ll have $1,400 in tuition covered for the full year.
GCSC announced April 7 the Gulf Coast Guarantee, which grants 2021 high school graduates $700 a semester starting next year. The scholarship was granted for students from Bay, Franklin and Gulf counties.
The thought of paying for college can be stressful for parents as tuition rates continue to rise from what it was decades ago. In Bay County, that s a tougher decision than most because not only have residents gone through the COVID-19 pandemic, they re still recovering from Hurricane Michael more than two years ago.
As students sat down and ate their pretzels and other snacks they brought from home, Staff Sgt. Long walked into the classroom with his wife, Casey, and other family members. At first, Ansleigh didn t notice her father walk in as she was eating her snacks, but as she made eye contact with her dad her mouth dropped wide open.
She was overcome with emotion after finally seeing her father in person for the first time in a year. Ansleigh knew her father was returning soon, but she didn t know when that day was coming. It made me sad because I haven t seen him in a long time, she said.
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