Benefits of Viking Advantage

• First year tuition free at LBCC
• Priority registration
• Participate in the Viking Summer Voyage – a FREE two-week summer bridge program that will help you transition to LBCC
• Access to a LBCC Student Success Network of academic coaches, mentors, and counselors who will support your student academic success
• Enrollment in a first year college success course
• Assistance during your second year at LBCC that will be focused on career development and mentoring

Eligibility for Viking Advantage

Students must:

• Be first-time college students
• Enroll in 12 units or more per semester
• Apply to FAFSA or CA Dream Act
• Complete the participation agreement

Benefits of Long Beach College Promise

As a Long Beach College Promise student, you would receive ALL of the benefits of the Viking Advantage program PLUS:

• Two years of free tuition at LBCC
• Eligibility for Promise 2.0

Benefits of Promise 2.0

Promise 2.0 students will have access to: 

• Dual Advisement ​ from LBCC Counselors and CSULB Academic Advisors Goal Clarification and Career Exploration Opportunities
• A “future student” CSULB ID card while attending LBCC.

- With the future student ID card student will gain: access to select CSULB Athletic events​, the CSULB library, and select student clubs and organizations

Eligibility for the Long Beach College Promise 2.0

Students must:

• Be a LBUSD graduate​
• Enroll at LBCC directly following graduation from high school
• Be first-time college students
• Enroll in at least 12 units at LBCC per semester
• Apply to FAFSA or CA Dream Act
• Complete the participation agreement

Additional Requirements for Promise 2.0:

• Complete the Promise 2.0 student agreement
• Take a prescriptive set of courses to transfer to CSULB
• Meet all eligibility requirements for transfer to CSULB