ASC's Testing Center (Elko campus)

The Great Basin College Testing Center (Elko campus) is located at 1500 College Parkway, Elko, Nevada 89801. Academic Success Center, DCIT Building, room 114 (see #11 on the campus map). For testing hours and availability at other rural GBC Centers, click the Center's link on the menu at left.

Hours & Appointments

Great Basin College’s Testing Center is available for GBC and non-GBC students to take proctored paper and online exams. All tests assigned by GBC instructors are free for GBC students to take. All other exams are subject to a standard fee that must be paid at the Controller’s Office prior to testing.

Both in-person and online Zoom testing services are offered at the ASC testing center. GBC students DO need an appointment to take any proctored exam.

In-person Testing Service (appointment-based)

• If you prefer to take your exam at our testing center in person, please call the ASC front desk at 775-327-2247 to make an appointment.
• A valid picture ID with the first and last name matching the name on the exam must be presented.

Online Zoom Testing Service (appointment-based)

• If you prefer to take your exam at home, you can choose an online testing option to meet with a GBC proctor via Zoom to remotely complete your proctored exam.
• Appointments must be made through a web-based scheduling system called WcOnline. Please watch the video below to see how to make an appointment in WcOnline for your Zoom testing session.
  • How to Make an Appointment for Online Zoom Testing.
• A valid picture ID with the first and last name matching the name on the exam must be presented to the proctor when checking in for your testing session via Zoom.

Proctoring fees for the Elko campus are to be paid to the GBC Controller’s Office in Berg Hall prior to testing (effective January 1, 2016):

• Testing for GBC Courses: No fee
• Tests for other Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) institutions (UNR, UNLV, NSC CSN, TMCC, and WNC): $15 per test
• Tests for any institution not a member of NSHE: $25 per test
• HiSET (High School Equivalency Test): $78.75 per one battery
• CLEP: $25 per test; the exam fee will be charged online by CLEP during registration
• Praxis: No GBC proctoring fee; exam fee will be charged online by Praxis during registration
• Accuplacer: Free for GBC placement test; $15 for other NHSE institutions; $25 for non-NHSE institutions
• Pearson Vue Exams (such as EMT, Nevada Insurance Certification Exams and Real Estate Exams): $25 Proctoring Fee
• WGU (Western Governors University): $25 fee per test will be paid by WGU, not directly by students

For other GBC campuses, please click the Center's link on the menu at left to check for detailed payment and services information.

GBC Instructors

If there are any proctor-required exams that you would like our testing center to administer for your students, please use the following form to fill out the test instructions. Please send it to testing@gbcnv.edu. Our proctors will follow specific instructions while working with your students for their exams.

• Academic Success and Test Center - Exam Proctoring Form (PDF)

For More Information Contact

Kristin Heath
Academic Success Director
Email: kristin.heath@gbcnv.edu
Phone: 775-327-2275

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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.