If You’re Considering Dual Enrollment

Some of you may wonder why GBC is interested in dual enrollment classes. The answer is multifaceted, but simply put, dual enrollment appears to benefit everyone.

Benefits for the Student

• The student can earn both high school and college credit at the same time.
• The courses and credits will be on the student’s GBC transcript and will transfer to many other colleges.
• Obtaining Dual Enrollment reduces the number of courses needed for a college degree after high school graduation.
• Tuition for the student is much lower than traditional college student fees.
• Courses are challenging, with college-level content and expectations.
• Students are introduced to the college experience while still at home and with their friends, increasing motivation to attend college after high school.

Benefits for GBC

• Helps meet our mission of providing higher education to the residents of rural Nevada.
• Provides increased diversity in GBC’s student body

But Also Remember

• College-level content and college faculty expectations may be a difficult adjustment for some students.
• Failing may delay high school graduation.
• Students are responsible for acquiring their own textbooks and materials, a major shift from high school classes where books are supplied by the school. There may be the extra cost of covering the college fees.
• College classes may conflict with extracurricular activities of the high school.
• High school and GBC calendars don’t match, and there may be conflicts with holidays and vacation breaks.
• Dual enrollment students are college students. As such, the privacy of their educational records is protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Great Basin College strictly adheres to FERPA and Right-to-Know policies and procedures as defined by regulations binding the host college and all its students.
• It is the student's responsibility to check for the transferability of GBC courses to other post-secondary educational institutions.