ABOUT GBC
Welcome to Great Basin College!
Great Basin College values you! Valuing what we have in common and our differences means we will foster a college climate of mutual trust, tolerance, informed discourse and always seek to promote GBC as a "safe space" to explore new ideas and perspectives with opportunities for you to grow, learn and be successful in a friendly, supportive campus environment. GBC enriches people's lives by providing student-centered, post-secondary education to rural Nevada. GBC students enjoy outstanding academic programs, smaller class sizes, and excellent faculty who really care about our students. We are GBC!
ADMISSIONS
ACADEMICS
For High School Students
STUDENT SERVICES
GBC ONLINE
Great Basin College is "The Gold Standard in the Silver State" when it comes to long-distance education and online education delivery. GBC offers hundreds of classes and a diverse array of certificate and degree programs fully online and fully affordable!
COMMUNITY
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 4,000 students are enrolled annually 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!
INFORMATION
Need to find COVID-19 information quick? Check out our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information and Resources page!
RESOURCES
GBC Campus Advisory COVID-19 Committee
All NSHE institutions are required, as part of their reopening plan, to have a COVID-19 related committee.
From GBC’s reopening plan:
“The Vice President for Business Affairs has been designated as the primary contact for coordinating COVID-19 reopening concerns, issues, and questions. They will be working in conjunction with a team made up of the Senior Human Resources Generalist, Facilities Director, the Director of Environmental Health, Safety and Security, Director of the Veteran’s Resource Center, and the Faculty Senate Vice Chair. Other appropriate individuals will be involved as needed.”
The GBC Campus Advisory COVID Committee is meeting weekly to discuss reopening plans with focus on both employee and student concerns and questions.
If you have a COVID concern, submit it to us using our new COVID Concerns Form!
Current committee members are:
- Sheri Baker, Senior Human Resources Generalist
- Tony Cortes, Facilities Director
- Kevin Seipp, Professor, Applied Tech and Faculty Senate Vice Chair
- Jolina Adams, NSHE Specialist I
- Katelynn Gurr, GBC student
For More Information Contact
GBC Campus Advisory COVID-19 Committee
1500 College Parkway
Elko, Nevada 89801
E-mail: gbc-covid@gbcnv.edu
Why Great Basin College
Great Basin College, "The Gold Standard in the Silver State", offers associate and baccalaureate level education in academic, career and technical fields. Welcoming over 4,000 students annually from all corners of the country, both online and at our various campuses and centers, GBC's presence extends across two time zones and spans more than 86,000 square miles throughout Nevada. A leader in rural higher education, GBC takes pride in developing students who are well-prepared to meet the demands of industry and who contribute to the success and prosperity of the local economy.
