Foundation: Athletic Fundraising

Updates and information on LBCC’s student-athletes and how you can support them through the Foundation’s Funding Our Future campaign to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the College in 2027.

To read about the LBCC Foundation’s Funding Our Future campaign, click here.

To read about the LBCC Foundation’s impact in the community, click here.

To read about the successes of LBCC Alumni, click here.

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LBCC Athletics at 2023 38th Annual Golf Tournament

LBCC Athletics Hosts 38th Annual Golf Tournament

Long Beach City College Athletics and Long Beach City College Foundation hosted the 38th Annual Golf Tournament on May 18th, 2023 at Skylinks Golf Course in Long Beach. As a major fundraiser for Long Beach City College Athletics, the day was a huge success!

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LBCC Student-Athletes head to LAFC soccer game for Special Night

LBCC Student-Athletes head to LAFC for Special Night of Professional Development

Long Beach City College student-athletes are impressive! They balance rigorous academic courses with volunteering, jobs, internships, and oftentimes familial responsibilities all on top of a disciplined athletic schedule. One of the pillars of LBCC Athletics is to build Champions of Character, our goal is to adequately equip each student-athlete with the experiences to help them learn lessons and skills to help them through everyday life and navigate their future.   

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An image of 2023 LBCC’s Hall of Champions honorees

Hall of Champions – Class of 2023

On behalf of Long Beach City College Athletics and the Hall of Champions Selection Committee, we are honored to formally announce the selection of the LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE HALL OF CHAMPIONS, Class of 2023. 

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Ivan Parrot and Dr. Mike Muñoz

LBCC Athletics Partners with Special Olympics Southern California

Long Beach City College Athletics is proud of its history of excellence. Collectively, the Vikings hold 16 National Championships, a state-record 93 California Community College State Championships, hundreds of conference titles, and over 20 Football Bowl Game appearances. As a significant milestone of the LBCC Facilities Master Plan, the Outdoor Kinesiology Labs encompassed the construction of Building W – Aquatic Center.

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Graphic with LBCC Athletics Fall showcase info (in article)

LBCC Athletics Fall Showcase

Long Beach City College has a rich and tremendous athletic legacy. Collectively, the Vikings hold 16 National Championships, a state-record 93 California Community College State Championships, hundreds of conference titles, and over 20 Football Bowl Game appearances.

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Kids at Summer Swim Program 2022 at the KLAC

Earl B. & Loraine Miller Foundation Grant Funds Summer Swim Program

For more than twenty years, the Long Beach City College Athletic Department has hosted a Summer Recreation Swim Program that provides support to the Long Beach community with an emphasis on the health and well-being of children in need. To support this program, the LBCC Foundation and LBCC Athletics are offering 100 scholarships for at-risk and underserved youth funded by the Earl B. & Loraine Miller Foundation in July/August of 2022.

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Close up shot of the Monte Nitzkowski wall

The Monte Nitzkowski Endowment
Honoring a LBCC legend

Monte Nitzkowski was head coach of the water polo and swimming programs from 1954-89. He led the Vikings to six state water polo championships and was selected five times to the U.S. Olympic coaching staff, serving as head coach in 1972, 1980, and 1984. He coached five Vikings into the Olympics and trained six state swimming champions.

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Allison Rose Veloz
Women's Soccer

Building champions in the classroom, champions in competition, and champions of character since 1927; Long Beach City College (LBCC) has a rich and tremendous athletic legacy. LBCC women’s soccer sophomore forward Allison Rose Veloz is no exception to that level of excellence.