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CA Community Colleges Urge Students to Submit DACA Renewals
The California Community College Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and University of California President Janet Napolitano will hold a press conference to discuss important steps students can take following a court order that required the Trump Administration to begin accepting DACA renewal applications.
LBCC Seeking Applicants for New Heavy Duty Diesel Apprenticeship Program
Long Beach City College is recruiting for a new, free program that will train workers to fill high-demand diesel technician and mechanic jobs in the Los Angeles region.
LBCC Receives Clean Energy Award at Green California Summit
LBCC gets recognized for its use of sustainable, green technology throughout the campus
A Long Beach City College project to increase campus energy efficiency was recognized last night, Nov. 28, with the Community College Energy Award at the Green California Summit.
The project refurbished and upgraded cooling systems at both College campuses, resulting in an annual reduction of 713,000-kilowatt hours of electricity and a $90,000 a year in energy saving costs.
L.A. Radio Personality Gets Start at LBCC
Ayydé Vargas makes the morning commute a little sweeter on Big Boy's Neighborhood
One of the familiar voices heard on the Real 92.3’s morning show, Big Boy’s Neighborhood, is that of Ayydé Vargas, who got her start at LBCC’s Radio/TV program.
Vargas attended LBCC from 2013 to 2015. She worked various jobs within the radio industry starting in 2014 at what was then Clear Channel, which is now iHeartMedia. She got her first on-air job in 2015, joining Big Boy’s Neighborhood.
Viking News Staff Wins 14 Journalism Awards
The Viking News staff takes home award for General Excellence at Conference
The Viking News print edition took home the award for General Excellence at the Journalism Association of Community Colleges southern section conference held October 14 at Cal State Fullerton.
Long Beach City College garnered a total of 14 wins at the conference in a variety of categories, with Journalism student Lisette Mendoza-Tapia leading the pack with six awards.
The following awards were based on the students’ work during the 2016-17 school year published in the Viking News, print and online editions:
Women in Welding
Local high school engineering students learn about the welding trade and promising career opportunities
Long Beach City College’s Metal Fabrication and Welding departments recently hosted a welding workshop exclusively for female engineering students from the Long Beach Unified School District. The College offered the workshop to inspire more young women to join the manufacturing field.