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Long Beach City College

Long Beach, California Public 2-year Large city

Overview

Located in Long Beach, California, Long Beach City College is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 24,985 students. It is part of California Community College System.

Long Beach City College offers certificates and associate degrees across 150 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Management, and Psychology, General. It awarded 6,338 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 71% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 29 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
24,985
Students enrolled
71%
First-year retention
6,338
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
150
Programs and majors
29:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 150

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Business, Management and Marketing 14
Health Professions 11
Psychology 1
Computer and Information Sciences 11
Social Sciences 7
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Communication and Journalism 6
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 9
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 4
Family and Consumer Sciences 7
Visual and Performing Arts 15
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 3
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 3
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 6
Precision Production 4
Physical Sciences 4
English Language and Literature 2
Library Science 2
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Construction Trades 5
History 1
Education 3
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 3
Communications Technologies 4
Engineering Technologies 12
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 2
Architecture 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Engineering 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
71%
First-year retention, part-time students
38%
Student-to-faculty ratio
29:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
2,919
Certificates under 1 year
1,363
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
2,049
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
7

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
24,985
Undergraduates, fall 2024
24,985
Full-time, fall 2024
37%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
36,729
Full-time, 2024-25
28%
Size category
20,000 students or more

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
56%
Men
44%
White
14%
Hispanic or Latino
57%
Black or African American
12%
Asian
9%
Two or more races
5%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
35%
Students taking some online courses
43%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
California Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional
Superintendent-President
Mike Munoz
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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