LBCC to hold virtual commencement and change transfer requirements
A guide to changes at LBCC including what students can be refunded for and deadlines to withdraw from classes with no penalty.
Client numbers skyrocket at LBCC-based business support network
The center typically receives 50 to 60 clients per month; now it is seeing that volume per day, officials said.
Opinion: Responding to COVID-19, LBCC replaces pencils and paper with laptops and Wi-Fi, but digital divide is a concern
There are situations that will be out of our control, such as natural disasters or earthquakes that we experience on the West Coast. Our response to the COVID-19 is an incredible precursor to how we might be teaching and operating if we have to close down our campus due to unforeseen circumstances in the future.
Bynum resigns from harbor commission to lead LBCC
Lou Anne Bynum was named interim superintendent-president of Long Beach City College District during a special meeting of the college’s Board of Trustees Saturday.
City College trustees look to appoint interim superintendent-president
Lou Anne Bynum spent more than 20 years as a leader at LBCC before taking her current position as a member of the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners.
LBCC president, board members trade accusations of corruption, retaliation
College Superintendent-President Reagan Romali is at the center of the nasty, high-stakes feud with some members of the Board of Trustees who have hired an investigator to look into Romali and a fellow trustee who has come to her defense.
LBCC gets $3 million grant to create STEM program for Latino, low-income students
The goal of the program is to “innovate STEM teaching strategies to support historically underrepresented student groups.”
With a push from blue-collar industries, the trades are back at LBCC
Many of LBCC’s trade programs were cut during the recession, but the college and industry partners have helped rebuild or reboot seven programs, including automotive technology and manufacturing.
UPDATE: LBCC President Romali among 4 candidates for top post at Miami Dade College
Romali’s candidacy for the job comes just two years after she became president and superintendent of the Long Beach Community College District.
Robotics, welding and fashion: LBCC to celebrate return of trade education with CTE Night
Attendees will get to see what it’s like to weld through virtual reality machines, play “Red Light, Green Light” using the electrical program’s traffic signals and see 3D printing with the Advanced Manufacturing program.