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GBC Winnemucca Diesel Tech students pose as a group.

Sawtooth Mining Donates $7,500 to Diesel...

February 20, 2026 | By GBC Communications

Great Basin College extends our gratitude to Sawtooth Mining for its generous $7,500 donation supporting the Winnemucca Diesel Technology program. The gift provides advanced diesel diagnostic tools that mirror the equipment students will use in the field. Sawtooth Mining is the exclusive contract miner for Lithium America's Thacker Pass project...

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Great Basin College Awarded $630,962...

February 18, 2026

Elko, NV — Great Basin College (GBC) has been awarded $630,962 in Workforce Innovations for a New Nevada (WINN) funding from the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) to expand its Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) training program. The funding will allow GBC to increase Class A CDL training at its Elko campus, expand training...

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SkillsUSA High School Students Compete in Welding Regionals

GBC Elko Welcomes Back SkillsUSA for...

February 9, 2026 | By GBC Communications

Last weekend, GBC hosted high school students at our Elko campus for SkillsUSA's regional welding competition. Students from Carlin, Wells, and West Wendover High Schools competed in a four-part welding competition. The event began with a written exam, followed by hands-on cutting and welding challenges in the Welding Lab. The event concluded wi...

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GBC Radiologic Technology Students at ACERT Conference in Las Vegas

Radiologic Technology Students Excel...

February 6, 2026 | By GBC Communications

GBC Radiologic Technology students made an outstanding showing at this year's Association of Collegiate Educators in Radiologic Technology (ACERT) Student Challenge competition, with seven students placing in the Top 100. Among them were Elizabeth Avila who won the first round, and Itzel Diaz who advanced to the Top 30 along with Avila — an impr...

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