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Long Beach City College Renames Library To Honor Trailblazer Bobbie Smith
New Bobbie Smith Scholarship Established to Support Library Science Students
Long Beach, CA – Long Beach City College (LBCC) proudly announces the renaming of its Liberal Arts Campus Library to the Bobbie Smith Library, honoring the college’s first African American librarian and a lifelong education leader for literacy, equity, and justice.
Long Beach City College Professor Receives Prestigious Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship
Professor Carolyn Castaño Joins the 2025 Centennial Class of Fine Arts Fellows
Long Beach City College (LBCC) Visual & Media Arts Co-Department Head and Professor of Drawing and Painting, Carolyn Castaño, has been awarded the highly prestigious John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship for 2025, which marks the program’s 100th anniversary year. She was recognized in the field of Fine Arts for her prior exceptional achievements as well as her future promise.
Long Beach City College Hosts Free “Summer Of Learning” Day Camps
Summer Camps Cover Game Design, Trade Skills, Cybersecurity, and More for Area High School Students and Adult Learners, with Free Meals
Long Beach City College (LBCC) is excited to announce the 2025 Summer of Learning – a series of totally free, 8-week day camps designed to inspire and empower local high school students and adult learners. Camps will offer hands-on sessions in game design, skilled trades, and cybersecurity fundamentals for high school students, while both teens and adults can enroll in workshops to strengthen their math, language arts, and basic computer skills.
Long Beach City College Wins National Award For Advancing Institutional Equity And Belonging
LBCC Receives Prestigious American Association of Community Colleges Award of Excellence
Nashville, Tennessee – Long Beach City College (LBCC) was named the national winner of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Award of Excellence in the category of Advancing Institutional Equity and Belonging. This distinguished honor was presented at the AACC’s annual national conference in Nashville and recognizes LBCC’s trailblazing efforts to embed equity, belonging, and inclusion throughout its campus culture and operations.
The Long Beach College Promise
FIRST TWO YEARS FREE AT LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE
Incoming LBUSD high school graduates who enroll at LBCC in the Fall semester immediately following graduation from high school are eligible to have their enrollment fees covered for two years. Students must meet eligibility criteria and complete a participation agreement (deadlines apply).
Viking Voices
Gabriel Ramirez
Electrical Technology
Fulfilling your dreams usually involves hard work, difficulty and frustration. Gabriel Ramirez has faced it all on his journey to becoming an electrician. Learn how LBCC’s DSPS/EOPS helped him along the way.
Kristopher Johnson
Business Management
Effort is everything for this Scholar/Athlete-turned-Coach. As a member of the Viking Volleyball State Champions of 2009, LBCC taught Kristopher to put in the work to get to the next level.
Deidre McAdams
Kinesiology
Deidre is a single mom who decided to switch careers and return to school. LBCC instilled the confidence that she needed.
Brandy Factory
Dance
Brandy learned about being part of a community and work ethic at LBCC. Now she’s a professional dancer and coach who is creating the next generation of dancers and building her own community.
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