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
Unlawful Harassment
Unlawful harassment involves conduct (discrimination) aimed at any legally protected category, a person's age, disability (including service-connected disabilities), gender (including pregnancy related conditions), military status or military obligations, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, race, or religion. Review the NSHE/GBC Non-discrimination policy. (found in the current GBC catalog) Please see the Campus Safety Hate Crimes page for more information.
What is Unlawful Harassment?
- It is unwelcome;
- It is offensive to both recipient and a “reasonable person;”
- It unreasonably interferes with work performance or academic progress;
- It mocks or shows hostility toward a person because of a characteristic that is protected;
- It is judged under the same standards of unwelcome, severe, or pervasive.
Examples of Unlawful Harassment
- Using racial, ethnic, gender slurs, reinforcing negative stereotypes;
- jokes or pranks based on protected characteristic;
- intimidating, threatening, or hostile acts related to a protected characteristic;
- or circulating any material that mocks, demeans, or shows hostility toward an individual or a group based on a protected characteristic.
Once there is notice of possible harassment, we will...
- investigate;
- take prompt effective action to end the harassment;
- remedy the effects;
- and take action to reasonably prevent the recurrence; and do so in a prompt, equitable, and effective manner.
For More Information Contact
Arysta Sweat
Director of Accessibility Services/Title IX Coordinator
Great Basin College, Elko Campus
775.327.2075
arysta.sweat@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.
