Dear Students, Parents, and Community Members,

Welcome to Great Basin College. GBC is proud to serve the higher educational needs of rural Nevada. Our service area covers over 60,000 square miles, two time zones, six of Nevada’s largest rural counties, and borders Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and California. Out of breath? We aren’t! The transformation of higher education in rural Nevada requires the abandonment of the traditional ways of using technology. Few students can graduate from our college without substantial use of some form of distance education technology. Our faculty has pioneered every aspect of distance learning with interactive video, telecourses, and Internet coursework. Students from every corner of our enormous service area engage in learning and conversations that lead to collective projects linking far flung communities with a common purpose.

Just under 4,000 students are enrolled at campuses and satellite centers in nearly two dozen communities across rural Nevada. That translates to a 1:19 faculty-to-student ratio, so you can be assured of receiving the personal attention you deserve from your professors and the student services staff. With a wide variety of student activities, clubs, organizations, and student housing, GBC provides you with dozens of opportunities to get involved in your college education. This year also marks the 40th anniversary of Great Basin College serving the educational needs of rural Nevada and beyond. There will be several activities highlighting this milestone. I hope you can be a part of this great event.

Take the first steps in improving your chances for success by enrolling in Great Basin College today.

Sincerely,

Dr. Paul Killpatrick