Press Releases
Long Beach City College and Special Olympics Southern California Jump In Together in New Partnership
Special Olympics will now practice swimming, basketball, bocce ball, and track & field at LBCC
The Long Beach Community College District (LBCCD) and Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC) dignitaries and athletes gathered at the College’s new Kinesiology Labs and Aquatic Center on Fri., March 23 to announce a new partnership that will allow more than 80 SOSC athletes to practice at Long Beach City College’s (LBCC) Liberal Arts Campus.
The event celebrated both the new partnership and highlighted Ivan Parrott, the SOSC athlete who took the initiative to make it happen.
LBCC and Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach Launch New Service to Help Student Parents
Collaboration breaks down barriers by providing free after-school care for students’ children
The Long Beach Community College District (LBCCD) announced a new ground-breaking program with Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach (BGCLB) for Long Beach City College student parents to have the option to enroll their school-aged children in free after-school programming.
Herlinda Chico to Lead Long Beach Community College District Board of Trustees as President for 2023
Trustee Vivian Malauulu elected as the Board Vice President
At its Annual Organization and Regular monthly meeting on Dec. 14, the Long Beach Community College District (LBCCD) Board of Trustees unanimously elected Trustee Herlinda Chico as President of the LBCCD Board of Trustees and Trustee Vivian Malauulu as the Board Vice President for 2023.
LBCC Earns 2022 Equity Champion of Higher Education Award
LBCC is recognized for transfer efforts for Black and Latinx Students
The Campaign for College Opportunity announced that Long Beach City College (LBCC) has captured the 2022 Equity Champion of Higher Education award for its accomplishments in supporting Black and Latinx student transfer efforts.
The College will be officially recognized at the Campaign for College Opportunity’s virtual event, the 2022 Champions of Higher Education Celebration, on Tues., Nov. 1, 2022.
LBCC to Host Unique Cannabis Symposium to Discuss Partnerships with Industry and Workforce Development
Event is scheduled Nov. 4 both in-person and virtually with Long Beach Collective Association
Long Beach City College (LBCC) is partnering with the Long Beach Collective Association (LBCA) to present a first-of-its-kind Cannabis Symposium. The Nov. 4 event is designed to help other higher educational institutions and cannabis businesses learn to effectively partner on cannabis programs, as well as gain an understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities that the partnership entails.
Long Beach City College and Raise the Barr Announce Innovative Partnership to Support Single-Parent Students
(Long Beach, CA, September 21, 2022) Raise The Barr (RTB) and Long Beach City College (LBCC) announced an innovative partnership to launch a pilot program that will coordinate care and housing for low-income single-parent students and their children. This is the first time the two organizations have partnered together with the goal of improving academic outcomes with a program that focuses on LBCC single-parent students and their families.