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Located in Elko, Nevada, Great Basin College is a public institution. Elko is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

1,062 Full-Time Undergraduates
$3,690 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Great Basin College?

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Contact details for Great Basin College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1500 College Parkway, Elko, NV 89801
Phone: 775-327-2228
Website: www.gbcnv.edu

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Can I Afford Great Basin College?

$3,690 In-State Tuition
8% Take Out Loans
In a recent term, part-time Great Basin College students paid $116 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $398 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $3,690 $11,333
Fees $165 $180
Books and Supplies $1,670 $1,670
On Campus Room and Board $6,000 $6,000
On Campus Other Expenses $3,900 $3,900

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Great Basin College, approximately 8% of students took out student loans averaging $5,955 a year. That adds up to $23,820 over four years for those students.

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Great Basin College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,062 Full-Time Undergraduates
62% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 3,772 undergraduate students at Great Basin College, with 1,062 being full-time and 2,710 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,062 full-time undergraduates at Great Basin College, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Great Basin College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 14
Black or African American 45
Hispanic or Latino 233
White 629
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 141

Geographic Diversity

Nevada students aren't the only ones who study at Great Basin College. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at Great Basin College

2,998 Took All Classes Online
3,165 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 3,165 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Great Basin College has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the most popular in Nevada for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Great Basin College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 40%
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 7%
Precision Production 16%
Radiologic Technology 43%
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 67%
Surveying Technology/Surveying 25%

Great Basin College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s TOTAL
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 94 0 0 0 94
Electrician 0 0 55 0 55
Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance Technology 42 0 10 0 52
Welding Technology/Welder 30 0 14 0 44
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 30 7 0 0 37
Medium/Heavy Vehicle & Truck Technology/Technician 0 0 36 0 36
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology 0 32 0 0 32
Instrumentation Technology 0 0 23 0 23
Surveying Technology/Surveying 0 4 0 12 16
Automotive Engineering Technology 0 15 0 0 15
Radiologic Technology 0 14 0 0 14
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist 0 5 7 0 12
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 0 0 11 0 11
Welding Engineering Technology 0 8 0 0 8
Industrial Technology 0 6 0 0 6
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 0 0 6 0 6
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 0 0 2 3 5
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 196 91 164 15 466

Great Basin College Trades

In a recent academic period, Great Basin College awarded 1,231 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major Basic Certificates Undergrad Certificates Associate’s Bachelor’s
Allied Health Professions 30 2 21 3
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 0 55 0 0
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 0 23 0 0
Electronics Engineering Technology 0 0 32 0
Engineering-Related Technologies 0 0 4 12
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 11 0 0
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 42 10 0 0
Industrial Production Technology 0 0 14 0
Mechanical Engineering Technology 0 0 15 0
Mental & Social Health Services 0 6 0 0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 94 0 0 0
Precision Metal Working 30 21 5 0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 0 36 0 0
Total 464 473 252 42

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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