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July 7, 2006
College to offer online driver's ed course
The courses are available to students in Elko, Eureka, Lander, Humboldt, Nye and White Pine counties. According to Pat Warren, the college's director of continuing education, the course can cut the amount of training the Department of Motor Vehicles requires of a student driver in half. "DMV requires 100 hours on a log of hours driven with an adult. With a driver's ed course the time is reduced to just 50 hours," she said. Students can enroll in the course by clicking on the "driver's ed" icon on the college's Web site at www.gbcnv.edu. The eight-week, two credit course is delivered online and is taught by experienced local school district instructors with the driver's education endorsement. The next class starts July 17. High school students enjoy a special $35 tuition fee. If a student has not been enrolled at GBC in the past, a once-in-a-lifetime $10 admission fee will also apply. Non-high school students may also enroll but will pay the regular tuition fee. In order to enroll, students must be 15 by the end of the course. The class provides the student with sufficient knowledge to pass the Nevada state written driver examination. A passing grade on the written examination enables the student to obtain a driver's permit. One of the chief benefits of completing a driver's education course are the discounts provided by many auto insurance companies. For more information on driver's education at GBC call 775-753-2231. Great Basin College is a member institution of the Nevada System of Higher Education and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. For over 35 years GBC has provided opportunities in higher education for central and northeast Nevadans. GBC awards certificates of achievement, associate and select baccalaureate degrees using a variety of instructional methods. |
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