Scroll through the defining moments of our history.
LBCC celebrates the opening of the Jenni Rivera Performing Arts Center, named in honor of the LBCC alumna, Long Beach native, and internationally renowned Latina music artist. The new center provides state-of-the-art spaces for music, dance, theater, recording, broadcasting, and multimedia arts.
LBCC opens a new state-of-the-art E-Sports Lab, expanding opportunities in competitive esports while connecting students with academic and career pathways in technology, broadcasting, game development, and related fields.
In December 2025, LBCC receives official approval to offer the college’s first-ever bachelor’s degree, a Bachelor of Science in Library & Information Science.
The inaugural designation recognizes institutions that demonstrate strong academic resources, tailored support systems, and meaningful progress in advancing Black student success.
LBCC opens its first Black Student Success Center, creating a dedicated space to support the academic success, well-being, community, and sense of belonging of Black and African American students.
In October 2022, LBCC launches its first on-campus afterschool program in partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach and LBUSD. The program builds on LBCC’s longstanding support for student parents, including the exemplary Child Development Centers at both campuses and a range of resources designed to help students balance education and family responsibilities.
Funded through voter-approved bonds, the $75 million complex features artificial-turf soccer and softball fields, tennis and beach volleyball courts, an Olympic-sized swimming pool, and 12,000 square feet of aquatic support facilities, providing premier spaces for students and the community to learn, train, compete, and gather.
Author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gives LBCC $30 million—the largest gift in College history—in recognition of LBCC’s work to close equity gaps, respond to its changing student population, and advance racial justice.
LBCC launches a Safe Parking pilot program, providing enrolled students who sleep in their vehicles with a secure place to park overnight and access to basic services and resources.
