About
Long Beach City College (LBCC) is a public community college in Long Beach, California, United States. It was established in 1927 and is divided into two campuses, the Liberal Arts Campus (LAC) in Lakewood Village and the Trades, Technology, and Community Learning Campus (TTC) in central Long Beach on Pacific Coast Highway. It is the only college in the Long Beach Community College District.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 135 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 130 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing5 · 3.7%
- No Data130 · 96.3%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 2
Action history · 6
- Aug 2023Grant Substantive Change: OtherAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
- Jun 2023Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Sep 2022Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
- Jun 2022Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Oct 2019Approved for Distance EducationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 11,603 students received $52.2M in Pell grants, alongside $3.8M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 421 borrowers who entered repayment, 22 (5.2%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Long Beach City College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 11
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus5
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Long Beach City College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Long Beach City College selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectLong Beach City College | 30% | — | 24,985 | $5,001 | Community College |
Bergen Community College | — | — | 11,720 | $9,376 | Community College |
Blinn College District | — | — | 18,095 | $17,225 | Community College |
Cerritos College | — | — | 21,859 | $693 | Community College |
Chaffey College | — | — | 22,460 | $5,743 | Community College |
Citrus College | — | — | 10,429 | $3,800 | Community College |
College of the Sequoias | — | — | 14,494 | $29 | Community College |
Community College of Philadelphia | — | — | 12,926 | $13,306 | Community College |
Community College of Rhode Island | — | — | 12,275 | $5,240 | Community College |
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College | — | — | 20,123 | $4,907 | Community College |
CUNY LaGuardia Community College | — | — | 14,494 | $5,699 | Community College |
Diablo Valley College | — | — | 17,228 | $6,142 | Community College |
El Camino Community College District | — | — | 21,664 | $5,170 | Community College |
El Paso Community College | — | — | 25,567 | $4,154 | Community College |
Fullerton College | — | — | 19,521 | $8,090 | Community College |
Georgia State University-Perimeter College | — | 90.8% | 17,437 | $10,102 | Community College |
Glendale Community College | — | — | 12,075 | $7,461 | Community College |
Grossmont College | — | — | 14,440 | $2,755 | Community College |
Merced College | — | — | 12,472 | $4,260 | Community College |
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City | — | — | 13,523 | $8,165 | Community College |
Moorpark College | — | — | 14,583 | $742 | Community College |
Nassau Community College | — | — | 12,301 | $5,736 | Community College |
Orange Coast College | — | — | 17,096 | $4,754 | Community College |
Pasadena City College | — | — | 24,597 | $3,123 | Community College |
Riverside City College | — | — | 21,730 | $4,026 | Community College |
Santa Barbara City College | — | — | 12,334 | $10,029 | Community College |
Southwestern College | — | — | 20,986 | $10,893 | Community College |
Suffolk County Community College | — | — | 19,973 | $4,882 | Community College |
Tarrant County College District | — | — | 43,928 | $6,073 | Community College |
Wake Technical Community College | — | — | 24,609 | $6,935 | Community College |
| Peer group median | 30% | 90.8% | 17,333 | $5,470 |
Long Beach City College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness supports student success by providing leadership and coordination of Accreditation efforts, institutional planning, program planning and review, and institutional research. It strives to promote excellence and equity in student learning, educational practices and quality of service by establishing and maintaining a campus culture of self-evaluation and improvement.
Visit IR office page- Dr. Heather Van VolkinburgAssociate Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness
- Andrew FuenmayorDirector of Institutional Research
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic plan2022 – 2026 Strategic Plan2023The Long Beach City College 2022-2026 Strategic Plan focuses on fostering an inclusive, supportive, and innovative environment that emphasizes synergy between the college and its community. The plan's goals prioritize equitable student outcomes and addressing the needs of historically marginalized groups. Key metrics include increasing enrollment and course success rates, enhancing financial aid offerings, and securing living-wage job placements for students.lbcc.edu
Grants & funding (3)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
- opportunityChafee Grant for Foster YouthCalifornia Student Aid Commissioninstitution_site$5,000
- opportunityCalifornia Dream Act Service Incentive Grant Program (DSIG)Federal Governmentinstitution_site$4,500
- opportunityCalifornia Dream Act Service Incentive Grant Program (DSIG)California Student Aid Commissioninstitution_site$4,500
Notable alumni of Long Beach City College (19)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- John AmosActing
- Arthur E. BartlettBusiness
- David BerglandPolitics
- Westside BoogieMusic
- Barbara BrittonActing
- Thomas Clark (Long Beach)Politics
- William Perry CoppleLaw
- Robert Cornthwaite (actor)Acting
- Donald D. DodBotany
- Richard Doyle (actor)Acting
- Thomas Mikal FordActing
- Carl KotchianBusiness
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