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
Dual-Credit Pros and Cons
Some of you may wonder why GBC is interested in dual enrollment classes. The answer is multifaceted, but simply put, dual enrollment appears to benefit everyone.
Benefits for the Student
- The student can earn both high school and college credit at the same time.
- The courses and credits will be on the student’s GBC transcript and will transfer to many other colleges.
- Obtaining Dual Credit reduces the number of courses needed for a college degree after high school graduation.
- Tuition fees may be lower in Distance Education courses (interactive video or online) or courses subsidized by the school district.
- Courses are challenging, with college-level content and expectations.
- Students are introduced to the college experience while still at home and with their friends, increasing motivation to attend college after high school.
Things to Consider
- College-level content and college faculty expectations may be a difficult adjustment for some students.
- Failing may delay high school graduation.
- Students are responsible for acquiring their own textbooks and materials, a major shift from high school classes where books are supplied by the school. There may be the extra cost of covering the college fees.
- College classes may conflict with extra curricular activities of the high school.
- High school and GBC calendars don’t match, and there may be conflicts with holidays and vacation breaks.
- Dual credit students are college students. As such, the privacy of their educational records is protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Great Basin College strictly adheres to FERPA and Right-to-Know policies and procedures as defined by regulations binding the host college and all its students.
- It is the student's repsonsibility to check for transferability of GBC courses to other post-secondary educational institutions.
Benefits for GBC
- Helps meet our mission of providing higher education to the residents of rural Nevada.
- Provides increased diversity in GBC’s student body
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For More Information Contact
Admissions and Records
Great Basin College
Phone: 775.327.2059
admissions@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.
