ABOUT GBC
Welcome to Great Basin College!
Great Basin College wants to be your choice for higher education. GBC offers associate and baccalaureate level instruction in career and technical education and academic areas. About 3,800 students are enrolled online from across the country and on campuses and centers across 86,500 square miles, two time zones, and ten of Nevada's largest counties. We border Arizona, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and California.
We are GBC!
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ADMISSION TO GBC
ACADEMICS AT GBC
For High School Students
STUDENT RESOURCES
GBC ONLINE
Great Basin College is a pioneer in long-distance education and online education delivery. GBC offers a diverse array of certificate and degree programs that are completely online!
COMMUNITY
GBC is a comprehensive community college that provides educational opportunities to over 3,800 students across 86,500 square miles, in ten of Nevada's largest counties bordering five states. The main campus in Elko is home to an educational community that attracts students interested in a residential college experience. Centers are located in Battle Mountain, Ely, Pahrump, and Winnemucca. Satellite facilities are located in over a dozen communities across the college's service area.
FIND INFORMATION
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RESOURCES
The Great Basin College Foundation
Welcome!
The Great Basin College Foundation cultivates, stewards and manages resources from our communities for the benefit of the students and programs of Great Basin College.
The Great Basin College Foundation was established in 1982 as a separate non-profit entity whose sole purpose is to support the students and mission of Great Basin College. The Foundation enjoys a position of national excellence and an exceptional fund-raising history, accepting all donations on behalf of GBC. Any persons or organizations interested in arranging a gift to the college should contact Great Basin College Foundation at P.O. Box 2056, Elko, NV 89803, or call 775-753-2260.
A College's Mission and Vision
GBC Mission: Great Basin College enriches people’s lives by providing student-centered post-secondary education to rural Nevada. Educational, cultural, and related economic needs of the multicounty service area are met through programs of university transfer, applied science and technology, business and industry partnerships, developmental education, community service and student support services in conjunction with certificates and associate and select baccalaureate degrees.
GBC Vision: While maintaining the strength of its community college mission, Great Basin College will remain an economically sustainable institution through growth, by increasing enrollment, expanding its service area, offering more laddered bachelor's degrees and becoming nationally known for its innovative distance delivery systems, all leading it to be recognized as an indispensable and evolving provider of post-secondary education in rural Nevada.
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GBC Foundation
Great Basin College
Phone: 775-753-2260
Why Great Basin College
Great Basin College wants to be your choice for higher education. GBC offers associate and baccalaureate level instruction in career and technical education and academic areas. About 3,800 students are enrolled online from across the country and on campuses and centers across 86,500 square miles, two time zones, and ten of Nevada’s largest counties. We border Arizona, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and California. We are GBC!
