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Long Beach City College Joins National Entrepreneurship Forum

Long Beach City College President Eloy Ortiz Oakley has joined the Presidents for Entrepreneurship Forum, a group of Community College Presidents committed to increasing the focus of entrepreneurship at community colleges. The Presidents for Entrepreneurship Forum is a new major program of the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE).

LBCC Announces Impressive Jobs Record at State of the College

Long Beach City College President Eloy Ortiz Oakley kicked-off the Annual State of the College Address and Luncheon on Friday, January 6, at LBCC’s Hall of Champions at 11:30 am talking about education and its impact on the economy. He also focused on numerous campus programs including the Long Beach College Promise initiative with Cal [...]

Lumina Foundation Partners With LBCC on Program Focusing on Latino Student Success

Long Beach City College has been selected by the prestigious Lumina Foundation for a major collaborative partnership focused on the student success of Latinos. Latinos are the fastest-growing student population in America and the new effort is focused on leveraging the critical connection between their educational attainment and the future of the national economy.

Governor Signs Senator Lowenthal’s “Long Beach College Promise Act” Bill

Governor Jerry Brown has signed SB 650, the Long Beach College Promise Act, authored by State Senator Alan Lowenthal. The legislation was sponsored by both Long Beach City College and the Long Beach Unified School District to support the Long Beach College Promise: a seamless education program designed to increase college success for students in [...]

Detectives Seek Identity Of LBCC Sexual Assault Suspect

On Thursday, September 15, 2011, at approximately 9:15 p.m., a female was the victim of an attempted sexual assault while on the campus of Long Beach City College and the suspect remains outstanding.

LBCC’s Oakley Selected to Serve on 21st-Century Commission on the Future of Community Colleges

For only the third time in their 110-year history, community colleges are preparing to take a holistic look at their broad and continuously evolving mission with the naming this week of the landmark 21st-Century Commission on the Future of Community Colleges.

Long Beach Rotary Scholarship Foundation Increases Scholarship Amounts During Difficult Economic Times

The Long Beach Rotary Scholarship Foundation announced on Sunday, June 27, 2010, that they will increase the award amounts for their college scholarships at both California State University Long Beach and Long Beach City College, effective Fall 2010. “In this difficult economic period, we have increased our commitment to Long Beach area youth by increasing [...]

Work furloughs lead school janitor into rapping

Kei-Shon-Son has spent over a decade working lengthy hours while employed as a janitor at Long Beach City College. However, during this time he was evolving his musical skills as a producer and performer. He is now on a classic “rag to riches” quest to go global with his talent. In his latest release, “Get [...]

Richardson praises new LBCC District and Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative

Monday June 14, 2010, Congresswoman Laura Richardson urged small businesses across the 37th Congressional District to take the opportunity to learn valuable skills and insight in growing and further developing their businesses through the 10,000 Small Businesses initiative which is being offered through a partnership of Goldman Sachs and the Long Beach Community College District. [...]

LBCC to Celebrate its 82nd Commencement Ceremony

Long Beach City College’s (LBCC) 2010 Commencement Ceremony will be held at Veterans Stadium on Thursday, May 26, 2010 beginning at 6 p.m. The ceremony will honor LBCC’s class of 2010 which consists of 1,068 graduates who will receive Associate degrees and 570 students who earned certificates this academic year. U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda [...]