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Great Basin College Awarded $402,870...

March 26, 2026 | By GBC Communications

Great Basin College is thrilled to announce it has been awarded $402,870 in Nevada Tech Hub Round 2 funding to expand its Diesel Technology program into the rapidly growing field of Electric Vehicle (EV) systems. This significant funding builds upon a $100,000 grant received from General Motors earlier this year, totaling over half a million dol...

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Celebrating Our 2026 Board of Regents...

March 11, 2026 | By GBC Communications

Great Basin College is proud to celebrate several members of our GBC community recognized for their exceptional achievements during the recent Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents meetings. Please join us in congratulating our 2026 Regent Award winners: John Patrick Rice (Creative Activities), Melinda “Mindy” Caskey (Outstanding Cl...

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Sawtooth Mining Donates $7,500 to Diesel...

February 20, 2026 | By GBC Communications

Great Basin College extends our gratitude to Sawtooth Mining for its generous $7,500 donation supporting the Winnemucca Diesel Technology program. The gift provides advanced diesel diagnostic tools that mirror the equipment students will use in the field. Sawtooth Mining is the exclusive contract miner for Lithium America's Thacker Pass project...

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Great Basin College Awarded $630,962...

February 18, 2026

Elko, NV — Great Basin College (GBC) has been awarded $630,962 in Workforce Innovations for a New Nevada (WINN) funding from the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) to expand its Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) training program. The funding will allow GBC to increase Class A CDL training at its Elko campus, expand training...

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