Long Beach City College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Long Beach City College, also called "City", is a community college located in Long Beach, California, United States. It was established in 1927.

Long Beach City College has the following schools and colleges under its wings,

• School of Business and Social Science
• School of Creative Arts and Applied Sciences
• School of Health and Science
• School of Language Arts
• School of Learning Resources, Teaching and Technologies
• School of Physical Education and Athletics
• School of Trade and Industrial Technologies

The College has an Alpha Gamma Sigma chapter in each of its campuses.

The College sports team is called the Vikings. The official mascot is Ole the Viking.

Notable alumni of the College include Melanie Lofton, American reporter; Pat McCormick, two-time Olympic platform and springboard diver; and Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, actor.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in family and social work, nursing and emergency medicine, mechanics and repair, and cooking and culinary arts.
• Large number of students.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Long Beach City College:

Click a column header to sort.

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 26,927 in 2009-2010 (15,646 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 55% of the student body. About 16% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (7 awarded)

• Architectural Technology/Technician

ART STUDIES (4 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (108 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Customer Service Support/Call Center/Teleservice Operation
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Retailing and Retail Operations
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (18 awarded)

• Computer Graphics
• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration
• Information Technology
• System Administration/Administrator
• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (15 awarded)

• Apparel and Textile Manufacture
• Apparel and Textile Marketing Management
• Carpentry/Carpenter
• Construction Trades

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (311 awarded)

• Cooking and Related Culinary Arts
• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager

DESIGN (16 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications
• Fashion/Apparel Design
• Graphic Design
• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (4 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (12 awarded)

• Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
• Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (56 awarded)

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
• Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Heating/AC/Refrigeration Technology/Technician
• Manufacturing Technology/Technician
• Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (244 awarded)

• Adult Development and Aging
• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Family and Community Services
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Foodservice Systems Administration/Management
• Human Services

FINE ARTS (0 awarded)

• Sculpture

HOSPITALITY (4 awarded)

• Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
• Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (15 awarded)

• Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations
• Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management

LAW (4 awarded)

• Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary

LIBERAL ARTS (486 awarded)

• Creative Writing
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Library Assistant/Technician
• Social Sciences
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (3 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (158 awarded)

• Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician
• Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technology/Technician
• Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician
• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
• Communications Systems Installation and Repair Technology
• Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair

MEDIA (45 awarded)

• Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
• Broadcast Journalism
• Journalism
• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
• Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
• Public Relations/Image Management
• Radio and Television
• Recording Arts Technology/Technician

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Health Unit Coordinator/Ward Clerk
• Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (101 awarded)

• Medical/Clinical Assistant
• Phlebotomy/Phlebotomist
• Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer

MUSIC (2 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (358 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Home Health Aide/Home Attendant
• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
• Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (10 awarded)

• Dietetic Technician (DTR)
• Health and Physical Education

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (44 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (1 awarded)

• Drawing
• Film/Cinema Studies

PRODUCTION TRADES (7 awarded)

• Cabinetmaking and Millwork/Millwright
• Machine Tool Technology/Machinist
• Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking
• Welding Technology/Welder

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (23 awarded)

• Real Estate

SCIENCE (26 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Physical Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (79 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Fire Science/Fire-fighting
• Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (51 awarded)

• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

TRANSPORTATION (2 awarded)

• Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew
• Aviation/Airway Management and Operations