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2018 Super Bowl Champion Bryan Braman Returns to LBCC
LBCC celebrates LBCC alum and Philadelphia Eagles Defensive End return to campus.
Long Beach City College football coaches, Viking football players, LBCC administration and fans were on hand yesterday, March 1, to welcome Philadelphia Eagles defensive end and Long Beach City College football alum, Bryan Braman when he returned to Veterans Stadium after his 2018 Super Bowl win.
LBCC Earns Spirit of College Radio Award for 4th Consecutive Year
The College Radio Foundation has recognized Long Beach City College’s KLBC/KCTY radio stations with the Spirit of College Radio award for the fourth year in a row.
The two radio stations, run by students and taught by LBCC faculty members Ken Borgers and Robert Hersh, were awarded based on their programming on World College Radio Day on Oct. 6. More than 800 stations from 40 countries participated in the event, which began seven years ago. LBCC is the only two-year college to receive this award.
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.