Centers and Satellite Sites
Centers and Satellite Sites
In addition to the main Elko campus, Great Basin College offers classes at many satellite sites to serve the counties of Elko, Esmeralda, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lincoln, Mineral, Nye, Pershing, and White Pine. Staffed centers are in the larger communities of Ely, Pahrump, and Winnemucca. Some classes are delivered to smaller satellite sites located in the towns of Alamo, Eureka, Hawthorne, Jackpot, Lovelock, McDermitt, Owyhee, Panaca, Pioche, Tonopah, Wells, and Wendover. Under certain circumstances, some classes may also be delivered to over a dozen other smaller communities within the service area if requested. Online classes are available wherever the Internet may be accessed.
If you wish to contact the coordinator for a specific site, please call GBC’s Office for Classroom Technology at 775.327.2174.
The Ely Center is home of higher education in east-central Nevada. Ely is located 188 miles south of Elko in the heart of the Great Basin within a picturesque desert and forested mountain area. It is the center of commerce and industry in eastern Nevada and the seat of White Pine County, a region with a rich history of mining and ranching. Three U.S. highways—U.S. 6, U.S. 50, and U.S. 93-—intersect at Ely, a city that more than 5,000 people call home. Tourists are attracted to U.S. 50, known as the Loneliest Road in America, and Ely’s hospitality industry provides travelers with important services in Eastern Nevada. Nearby is Great Basin National Park, which attracts visitors because of its varied features: the bristlecone pine (oldest of living things), Lehman Caves, and Wheeler Peak with its many alpine vistas and a high ice field. The City of Ely has developed the Nevada Northern Railway Museum featuring a steam-hissing Ghost Train which offers excursions during summer months.
The Ely Center has a full-time Director and staff who coordinate schedules and programs for the needs of the people of White Pine County and the surrounding area. This center also works with Eureka and Lincoln Counties. Built in 1996 on 120 acres of land near White Pine High School, the facility links students with other campuses through interactive video technology and the Internet in addition to traditional on-campus college courses. For more information, call the Ely Center at 775.327.5350 or stop by the campus at 2115 Bobcat Drive, Ely, NV 89301
Pahrump, the name derived from the Shoshone word for “water rock,” is about 436 miles south of Elko and about 60 miles west of Las Vegas. It is the home of GBC’s newest center, the Pahrump Valley Center (PVC). PVC also schedules offerings in Beatty, Gabbs, Round Mountain, Tonopah, and other communities in Nye County. PVC is located at 551 E. Calvada Boulevard, in front of the Pahrump Valley High School. The center serves students from a large high-tech center with several classrooms, a large open computing lab, and faculty and administrative offices.
The Pahrump Valley Center has full-time instructors who teach students in Pahrump and throughout the GBC service area. Instructors from other GBC campuses also deliver classes to PVC interactively and through the Internet. The center is administered by a Director overseeing instructors, computer technicians, lab aids, support staff, and tutors. In 2015, the center became host to a nursing program.
GBC recently acquired 285 acres of public land on the southeast end of Pahrump for a future campus. GBC is working with local residents and the state to begin planning for this campus.
You are cordially invited to visit the Pahrump Valley Center to discuss your educational plans and how GBC can help you achieve your educational goals. For more information, call the Pahrump Valley Center at 775.327.5210.
The Winnemucca Center is located 123 miles west of Elko along I-80 and the Humboldt River. The city perpetuates the name of the famous Chief Winnemucca of the emigrant era. Winnemucca is both a Nevada gateway to the Pacific Northwest and a town where tourists from that area like to come for Nevada-style recreation. It is supported largely through mining, tourism, and agriculture. Winnemucca is part of cowboy country and is famous for the outlaw Butch Cassidy and for some vestiges of the buckaroo spirit of the Great Basin.
The GBC Winnemucca Center facility was completed in 1995 and is located at 5490 Kluncy Canyon Road. The center has a full-time Director, faculty, and staff that coordinate schedules and programs to meet the educational needs of Humboldt County residents. The center features state-of-the-art computer systems, science labs, and interactive video technology to link Winnemucca students with college students in other Nevada communities. The 13,000 sq ft William N. Pennington Health Sciences and Technology building opened in 2022 and houses nursing, electrical systems technology, and instrumentation programs. For more information, call the Winnemucca Center at 775.327.8200.