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 Student Housing Options
Student Housing Available Now!
Great Basin College has affordable, comfortable, and convenient housing. Call 775.327.2395 with any questions or apply for student housing now!
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Your Student Housing Options
Single students have a choice of dorm living or sharing an apartment.
- Griswold Hall Dorms provide single and double occupancy dorm living for students at an affordable price. Features include: TV and study rooms, free parking, a community kitchen, gathering areas, a game room, a computer lab, and laundromat. The price includes all utilities and internet.
- Single-Student Apartments are furnished two and three-bedroom units. They have a common living/dining room, kitchen with full-sized cooking range, oven, refrigerator, and dishwasher, and bathroom. Students share an apartment but have a private bedroom. Students may request their own roommates, provided that all parties are agreeable. Otherwise, the college will assign a roommate based on the information provided on the student housing application. The price includes all utilities and internet.
- Married and Family Apartments are two or three bedroom unfurnished apartments, with a living/dining room, kitchen with full-sized cooking range, oven, refrigerator, and dishwasher, bathroom, laundry hookups, and lawn/playground areas. The price includes garbage and water.
Fall 2024 - Spring 2025 Prices
Dorms
- Griswold Double (Can have a roommate placed):
- Rent - $1,485 per semester, per student
- Deposit - $250
- Griswold Single (No roommate):
- Rent - $2,016 per semester
- Deposit - $250
Apartments
- College Parkway (Can have 1-2 roommates placed, can not rent entire apartment alone):
- Rent - $2,218 per semester, per student
- Deposit - $350
- Married and Family two bedroom:
- Rent - $750 per month
- Deposit - $500
- Married and Family three bedroom:
- Rent - $800 per month
- Deposit - $500
- Summer Student Housing (non M/F residents):
- Rent - $444.44 per month
There is a Processing fee of $50 for all applications.
For More Information Contact
Director of Housing
Great Basin College
1500 College Parkway
Elko, Nevada 89801
Phone: 775.327.2395 or 775-934-5422
E-mail: housing@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.
