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
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RESOURCES
GBC Resource for Institutional Assessment
Resources for Student Learning Outcomes Assessment in Courses
- Assessment Committee - this website has directions for completing a course assessment form and guidelines for assessing general education courses.
- Bloom's Taxonomy of action verbs
- Course Assessment Report template
Resources for Student Learning Outcomes Assessment in Academic Programs
- Academic Program Outcomes Assessment Plan template
- Academic Program Outcomes Assessment Report template
Resources for Outcomes Assessment of Services and Operations
- Operational Outcomes Five-year Assessment Plan template – due annually on July 1
- Operational Outcomes Assessment Report template – due annually on July 1
- Operational Outcomes Assessment Procedures
- August 2014 Operational Outcomes Assessment Workshop resources
External Resources
- Association of American Colleges and Universities
- National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment
Assessment Books
- Barkley & Major’s - Learning Assessment Techniques
- Angelo & Cross - Classroom Assessment Techniques
- Maki’s - Assessing for Learning
- Kuh et al.- Using Evidence of Student Learning to Improve Higher Education
- Suskie - Assessing Student Learning
- Ed Catmull - Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces that Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
- Massa and Kasimatis - Meaningful and Manageable Program Assessment
- Huba and Freed’s (2000) - Learner-Centered Assessment on College Campuses: Shifting the Focus from Teaching to Learning
For More Information Contact
Institutional Research and Effectiveness
Berg Hall Room 107
Great Basin College
1500 College Parkway
Elko, NV 89801
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.
