Career Programs at Long Beach City

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Long Beach City College is $11,440 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.

Long Beach City College offers the alternative tuition plans .

89% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $4,486 (exclude student loans).

Long Beach City 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$11,440
Average Financial Amount	$4,486

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Long Beach City College offers 89 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, Less than 1-Year Certificate, 1-2 Years Certificate, and 2-4 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 5,116 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Long Beach City College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate	7	68
Less than 1 Year Certificate	38	793
2 Years Certificate	41	1,692
4 Years Certificate	3	11
Total	89	5,116

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

68 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
793 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
1,692 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
11 students have earned/completed 2-4 Years Certificate program.
2,552 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	✕	7	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Telecommunications Technology/Technician	✕	3	-
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	2	-
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist	✕	3	-
Home Health Aide/Home Attendant	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	51 completers	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	51	-
	Total	68

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	137 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	73	-
Information Technology	✕	3	-
Computer Programming/Programmer	✕	3	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✕	3	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	8	-
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster	✕	20	-
Computer Support Specialist	✕	27	-
Education [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	✕	3	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Japanese Language and Literature	✕	3	-
French Language and Literature	✕	1	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	130 completers	-
Family and Community Services	✕	11	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	119	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	26	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	5	-
Forensic Science and Technology	✕	22	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Economics	✕	2	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	45 completers	-
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair	✕	2	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	38	-
Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technology/Technician	✕	5	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	7	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Visual and Performing Arts	✕	1	-
Graphic Design	✕	8	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	94 completers	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant	✕	53	-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	✕	1	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	26	-
Dietetic Technician	✕	10	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	4	-
Business [+]	✕	309 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	174	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	17	-
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce	✕	7	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	28	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	31	-
Small Business Administration/Management	✕	2	-
Banking and Financial Support Services	✕	3	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	13	-
Real Estate	✕	27	-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	✕	7	-
	Total	793

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations	✕	5	-
Architecture [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Architectural Technology/Technician	✕	3	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Broadcast Journalism	✕	1	-
Radio and Television	✕	3	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant	✕	0	-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	3	-
Computer Programming/Programmer	✕	0	-
Computer Science	✕	3	-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	✕	1	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✕	11	-
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster	✕	3	-
Computer Support Specialist	✕	2	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts	✕	20	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD	✕	2	-
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD	✕	1	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management	✕	0	-
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management	✕	0	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	1,527 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	1,527	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✕	0	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Carpentry/Carpenter	✕	0	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair	✕	24	-
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking	✕	1	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	6	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Fashion/Apparel Design	✕	0	-
Interior Design	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	66 completers	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	22	-
Dietetic Technician	✕	0	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	0	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	44	-
Business [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	9	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	1	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	0	-
Real Estate	✕	0	-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	✕	0	-
	Total	1,692

2-4 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	✕	11	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	0	-
	Total	11

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations	✕	2	-
Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management	✕	0	-
Architecture [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Architectural Technology/Technician	✕	8	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	231 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	180	-
Journalism	✕	10	-
Broadcast Journalism	✕	0	-
Radio and Television	✕	41	-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	✕	0	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant	✕	0	-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	115 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	30	-
Computer Programming/Programmer	✕	0	-
Computer Science	✕	27	-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	✕	3	-
Computer Graphics	✕	0	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✕	34	-
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster	✕	11	-
Computer Support Specialist	✕	10	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts	✕	26	-
Education [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	1	-
Engineering [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Pre-Engineering	✕	1	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD	✕	3	-
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD	✕	4	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	45 completers	-
Foreign Languages and Literatures	✕	13	-
Linguistics	✕	11	-
Japanese Language and Literature	✕	6	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	8	-
American Sign Language (ASL)	✕	7	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	72 completers	-
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	✕	0	-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	✕	19	-
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management	✕	7	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	31	-
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management	✕	15	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	40 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	35	-
Creative Writing	✕	5	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	23	-
Library Science [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Library and Archives Assisting	✕	8	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	270 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	270	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	52 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	52	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	74 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	8	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	66	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	9	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	60 completers	-
Physical Sciences	✕	51	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	5	-
Physics	✕	4	-
Psychology [+]	✕	259 completers	-
Psychology	✕	259	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	181 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	145	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✕	0	-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician	✕	36	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	284 completers	-
Social Sciences	✕	13	-
Anthropology	✕	25	-
Economics	✕	13	-
Geography	✕	9	-
Political Science and Government	✕	38	-
Sociology	✕	186	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Carpentry/Carpenter	✕	0	-
Building Construction Technology	✕	2	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	30 completers	-
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair	✕	16	-
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	3	-
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technology/Technician	✕	10	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking	✕	10	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	7	-
Cabinetmaking and Millwork	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	115 completers	-
Visual and Performing Arts	✕	9	-
Dance	✕	5	-
Design and Visual Communications	✕	0	-
Fashion/Apparel Design	✕	4	-
Interior Design	✕	0	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	23	-
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	✕	0	-
Film/Cinema/Video Studies	✕	8	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	61	-
Music	✕	5	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	166 completers	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant	✕	13	-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	✕	13	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	14	-
Dietetic Technician	✕	7	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	84	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	35	-
Business [+]	✕	382 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	13	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	335	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	20	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	4	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	2	-
Real Estate	✕	0	-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	✕	8	-
History [+]	✕	38 completers	-
History	✕	38	-
	Total	2,552

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 22,402 students are attending at Long Beach City College. There are 329 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 656 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 26 to 1 (3.85%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 838 (full-time) and 744 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Long Beach City College is 21% and transfer-out rate is 7%. The retention rate is 68% at the school.

Long Beach City 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	22,402
Graduation Rate	21%
Number of Faculty	985
Student to Faculty Ratio	26 to 1

Student Population at Long Beach City

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 21,500 students enrolled into Long Beach City College. By gender, 9,291 male and 12,209 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Long Beach City College.

Student Population By Gender
Long Beach City College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	21,500	9,291	12,209
Full-time	8,136	3,605	4,531
Part-tme	13,364	5,686	7,678

There are 3,268 White (15.20%), 2,376 Black/African American (11.05%), 12,573 Hispanic (58.48%), 1,955 Asian (9.09%), and 13,774 students with other races attending Long Beach City College. 41 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Long Beach City College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	21,500	9,291	12,209
American Indian/Native American	28	13	15
Asian	1,955	909	1,046
Black/African American	2,376	963	1,413
Hispanic	12,573	5,137	7,436
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	127	43	84
White	3,268	1,685	1,583
Two More	1,074	487	587
Un-Known	58	34	24
Non-resident Alien	41	20	21

Long Beach City College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

13,330 students (62.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 6,635 students (30.86% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Long Beach City College.

Distance Learning Student Population at Long Beach City College
	Number of Students
Total	21,500
Enrolled Online Exclusively	13,330
Enrolled Some Online Courses	6,635
Not in Online Courses	1,535

By age range, at Long Beach City College, 7,101 students are aged 20 to 24 (33.03% of total students), 6,212 students are aged below 20 (28.89%), 929 students are aged above 50 (6.86%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Long Beach City College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	21,500	9,291	12,209
Under 18	840	363	477
Age 18-19	5,372	2,478	2,894
Age 20-21	3,705	1,646	2,059
Age 22-24	3,396	1,467	1,929
Age 25-29	3,166	1,315	1,851
Age 30-34	1,882	743	1,139
Age 35-39	1,079	439	640
Age 40-49	1,131	445	686
Age 50-64	737	302	435
Over 64	192	93	99

Directory and Accreditation Information

Long Beach City College is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (1/1/1952 - Current).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Long Beach City College.

4901 E. Carson St., Long Beach, CA

562-938-4111

School Website

Admission Page

Financial Aid Information

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Directory and Accreditation Information

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