Academics at Great Basin College

Academics at a Glance

Whats the point of going to college without academics? Below is an overview of academic life at Great Basin College — the faculty and staff who teach, the majors and fields of study on offer, and the online and distance options available.

36 Majors With Completions

17:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

100% Full-Time Faculty

Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:

Faculty Resources
Most Popular Majors
Additional Questions to Ask
Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

The student-to-faculty ratio at Great Basin College is about average at 17 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. Great Basin College employs 100% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition page.

Majors & Degrees

Great Basin College offers 36 majors with reported completions across 16 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Great Basin College are summarised below:

Degree Level	Offered
Associate	✓
Bachelor’s	✓
Master’s	—
Doctorate	—

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Great Basin College.

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	108
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants	106
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	83
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	68
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers	58

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.

More to Consider

As you weigh academic life at Great Basin College, a few more questions are worth asking:

Need flexibility? Check whether Great Basin College offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 3,262 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Great Basin College retains and graduates its students — 59% of full-time freshmen return). Explore graduation rates.
Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Explore Further into Great Basin College

Each page below covers one part of academic life at Great Basin College in more detail:

Majors & Degree Programs at Great Basin College — every major and degree program offered
Faculty Composition at Great Basin College — how the teaching staff is structured
Graduation & Retention at Great Basin College — graduation outcomes and retention detail
Distance Learning at Great Basin College — distance-learning enrollment detail
Accreditation Detail at Great Basin College — the schools accreditation and what it means