Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Education at Great Basin College

Great Basin College in Elko, Nevada is the major provider of postsecondary education in rural Nevada. Great Basin College serves 125,000 widely scattered residents in six counties, over an area of 62,000 square miles. In addition to its main campus, the college operates four branch campuses, several education centers and an extensive distance education schedule. The college offers a wide range of degree and certificate programs, as well as university transfer, business and industry, and community service classes.

Bachelor or Applied Science in Digital Information Technology

GBC's Bachelor of Applied Science in Digital Information Technology is a fully online degree accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. This degree is designed to allow many students with an Associates Degree to transfer their credits and complete only the upper division requirements to obtain their degree.

The upper division of the degree program prepares students for beginning management level jobs in information technology departments of business and industry. Since these jobs typically supervise many areas of information technology this degree adds advanced level skills in digital information production, communications, and storage, graphics/ multimedia, information management, networking, and office technology, as well as business decision making, strategic planning, accounting, human resource management skills, and professional ethics.