Science Technologies / Technicians at Great Basin College

If you are interested in studying science technologies / technicians, you may want to check out the program at Great Basin College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Great Basin College is located in Elko, Nevada and approximately 3,772 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Science Technologies / Technicians section at the bottom of this page.

Great Basin College Science Technologies / Technicians Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Science Tech

Online Classes Are Available at Great Basin College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Great Basin College offers distance education options for science tech at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Great Basin College Science Technologies / Technicians Rankings

Science Tech Student Demographics at Great Basin College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the science tech majors at Great Basin College.

Great Basin College Science Technologies / Technicians Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of science tech associate's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in science tech at Great Basin College are white. Around 62% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Great Basin College with a associate's in science tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Science Technologies / Technicians

Science Technologies / Technicians majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Great Basin College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Science Technologies/Technicians	20

Related Majors

• Physical Sciences
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Engineering Technologies

Careers That Science Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in science tech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NV, the home state for Great Basin College.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Chemical Technicians	1,230	$52,860
Science Technicians	810	$47,690
Environmental Science, Protection, and Health Technicians	430	$50,340
Biological Technicians	380	$42,960
Industrial Engineering Technicians	120	$47,440

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.