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Great Basin College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Founded in 1967, Elkoans bootstrapped a community college, the state's first. Its founders, who called themselves the "Yo Yo Club" because of the ups and downs of the project, had rallied townspeople to the cause. A stir for a technical college had begun in the early 1960s. Fred Harris and Mark Chilton offered land in 1962 on the Mountain City Highway to the university regents for a campus. But the regents, amused, focused on surging Southern Nevada, which was to become the University of Nevada-Las Vegas in 1968.
• Our occupational and technical studies are developed to meet the demands of the local economy. Our programs lead to immediate and meaningful employment for our students. For the employer, we provide short- and long-range training programs that create a productive workforce that knows how to learn and to work in harmony with others.
• Elizabeth Griswold Hall, the College's newest residential hall, has opened its doors to students. Griswold Hall is another convenient option for new and continuing students. This hall is fully outfitted with high-speed Internet connections, a game room, group and individual study nooks, laundry rooms, and kitchen facilities. The Residence Suites on campus also offer apartment style living for individual and family students.
• Great Basin College is regionally accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. GBC is a member college of the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE).
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Students explore college, career options (Elko Daily Free Press)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 07:33:26 am
  ELKO — More than 600 students from high schools throughout Elko County attended the Elko County School District’s annual college and career fair Tuesday morning at the Elko Convention Center.
• Registration open for GBC spring semester (Elko Daily Free Press)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 07:32:35 am
  ELKO — Registration is open for the spring 2010 semester at Great Basin College.
• Trustees OK Carlin, Grammar No. 2 plans (Elko Daily Free Press)
  posted on November 13, 2009 at 07:47:05 am
  CARLIN — Hands-on activities and individualized instruction seem to be two keys to student success, two Elko County principals told school trustees Tuesday night.
• New date set for bread making class at GBC (Elko Daily Free Press)
  posted on November 7, 2009 at 12:57:24 pm
  ELKO — Kevin Davis of Elko will teach an artisan-style sourdough bread making class through Great Basin College next month.
• After three years, school office remains empty (Elko Daily Free Press)
  posted on November 5, 2009 at 08:12:24 am
  ELKO — More than three years have passed since the Elko County School District bought a building for a new central administrative office, but the district hasn’t moved in.

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