Colleges rush to sign students up for food stamps, as pandemic rules make more eligible
Cal State Long Beach said they have seen enrollment rates for CalFresh go up since last year.
Eloy Oakley, former LBCC superintendent, to advise Biden Administration on higher education
Oakley, who has accepted a temporary position advising the Biden Administration, left Long Beach City College in 2016 when he was appointed chancellor of California Community Colleges in Sacramento.
MacKenzie Scott, Jeff Bezos’s ex wife, donates $30 million to LBCC for the school’s racial equity programs
MacKenzie Scott, formerly married to Jeff Bezos, donated $30 million to Long Beach City College to fund its programs and initiatives that address inequities in low-income communities of color
LBCC, CSULB to bring more students back in the fall
Both LBCC and CSULB suspended all in-person class sessions and campus activities in March 2020 in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Former president of CSULB reprimanded for handling of sexual misconduct allegations at LSU
A report released on March 5 detailed failures by LSU to report cases of sexual misconduct and abuse and said Alexander knew about allegations.
Community college enrollment falls as students grapple with job loss, online learning
Enrollment at California community colleges is down more than 9 percent from the year before, mirroring a national trend, according to a recent survey from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
All CSU campuses will continue mostly virtual classes through spring semester, chancellor announces
The campuses will also continue to host reduced populations in student housing, CSU Chancellor Timothy P. White said in a statement.
College Promise 2.0 to provide cheaper path to CSULB—but you have to go through LBCC first
Education leaders on Wednesday revealed the “Long Beach College Promise 2.0,” a program that builds on the original College Promise introduced 10 years ago.
How Cal State Long Beach ranked in annual list of best U.S. colleges
Money based the rankings on a number of factors, including median SAT and ACT scores, graduation rates, estimated tuition costs with and without monetary aid, average student debt and alumni earnings.
Associate Transfer Program Increases Accessibility by Expanding Number of Approved Degrees
The three-year-old Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act (SB 1440)–which seeks to increase the number of transfers from community colleges to campuses in the California State University (CSU) system–has increased accessibility by doubling the number of associates degrees eligible for transfer to 1,000.