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
Emergency Reporting
Our primary objective is to make visitors, students and staff feel safe and secure while on any GBC campus. At the Elko Campus all security officers carry mobile radios to provide instant communication with campus staff and outside emergency service agencies. Security officers carry a campus cell phone for immediate contact by anyone requiring Security assistance at the Elko Campus, 775-934-4923. At Battle Mountain, Ely, Pahrump and Winnemucca assistance is available by contacting the front desk or Campus Director.
In an Emergency
If police or ambulance is needed, dial 9 then 911 from any college extension. When on the line with the emergency dispatcher, stay on the line, listen to the dispatcher’s directions and answer their questions to the best of your ability. The Dispatcher may not know the campus, so please give directions to the specific location you need assistance.
On the Elko Campus, immediately notify the Security Department by calling 775-934-4923.
If Security is not available or at any other GBC location, notify any college employee that you are in need of assistance. Notify a college official by calling:
- Elko:
- Campus Security, 775-934-4923, campus.security@gbcnv.edu
- Jake Rivera, Vice-President for Academic and Student Affairs, Title IX Coordinator, 775.327.2116
- Battle Mountain:
- Jill Chambliss, Coordinator, 775-635-2318
- Ely:
- Shemayne Pitts, Director, 775-327-5350
- Pahrump:
- Diane Wrightman, Director, 775-727-2017
- Winnemucca:
- Lisa Costa Campbell, Director, 775-623-4824
Emergency Contact Requests
The Safety and Security Department, and Campus Directors receive requests during each semester to make emergency contact with students. Please understand that each request must be carefully screened to ensure it is a true emergency before a class will be interrupted. Messages such as a student will be out of class today, will not normally be passed on to faculty you must contact your professor directly for that. When asking for a student to be contacted the more information you can provide the quicker the message can be delivered. Please be prepared to provide the students full name, class they should be in, reason for the notification and identity of the person making the request.
Reporting a Crime
If the crime is occurring as you are calling, dial 911 and request the police/sheriff respond. If you are a victim of a crime and no emergency is currently present please contact the Campus Director in Battle Mountain, Ely, Pahrump or Winnemucca. Please contact Security in Elko. You will be requested to provide information including all item makes, models, physical description of the possible suspect(s), identification numbers, etc. if known. If the crime location is still available and visible such as a vehicle accident an attempt will be made to take photos to help document the incident. If the incident is a major crime (Criminal Homicide, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, robbery, arson, forcible and non-forcible sex offenses, arrests and referrals for disciplinary action for liquor law violations, drug law violations, and weapons law violations) the local police agency must be notified and requested to respond in addition to notifying the Campus Director or Security Department. The Director of Environmental Health, Safety & Security must be notified as soon as it is safe to do so, because all of these crimes must be included in Clery statistic reports.
For More Information Contact
Campus Security
775-934-4923
campus.security@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.
