Long Beach City College

if you give long beach city college a positive review you are the student they want to promote the college with fake positive reviews because they benefit form doing so they can get ahead in asb or are a presidential ambassador or student outreach or an honor’s student
the college is ran like a for profit college and only allows students who make them look good to have an opinion that matters there are some very talented full time and tenured professors but unless you are in the promise program eops honors or dsps and are under the 90 unit cap you will otherwise have to settle for an inexperienced adjunct professor with no job security who cares more about his or her paycheck.
the student services are the worst of any college i have attended if you want something done it could take weeks to get done if you are a student you have no rights at all if an authority figure accuses you of anything your student discipline does not investigate complaints for any background information in a case against a student before passing judgement on that student if that college does not like a student you will be harassed by the campus police have every professor staff administrator that does not like you make up complaints against that student this college baited and deliberately kept a learning and mentally disabled student in the dsps program in a total state of mental anguish. they knew this student was sad angry depressed knew how mentally disturbed he was and then continued to question that student tricking him to incriminate himself then campus police for an entire semester bothered that student that student was never a threat to anyone and they placed a stalking comp[laint against that student for reading literature in the quad that student is so mentally distressed he can no longer mentally function in the classroom do not go here do not send your children or any student from any local high school do not send your student to long beach city college is a college of broken promises and shattered dreams they suck.

What a beautiful campus. This is the perfect environment for success .Go Viking Softball is on its way to the top! Way to be a Viking!

TWO THUMBS UP TO THE PARKING SECURITY! Whenever I’m just parked at the lot – lot or structure – they never make a big deal with me or anyone just sitting in the car WITHOUT A PERMIT. They simply walk by and check the rest of the cars. Why can’t UC campuses be more lenient like them?!! And cheaper!

They hire sleazy cops to police the school. They literally will find any reason possible to give you a parking ticket. I DONT HAVE TIME FOR THIS!!! They gave me 2 parking tickets and school just started YESTERDAY. YES I paid my for my parking pass and they HAVENT MAILED IT YET. How is this something that’s my fault? Why should I have to pay a ticket for expired parking pass when they are at fault. Why are they trying to penalize people who are trying to go to school? Last semester I parked in the 30 minute zone and at 31 minutes they gave me a ticket. Ridiculous. Avoid this place like the plague go to cypress

Do not go here. The teachers do not care about their students. You will never get a hold of admissions if you tried calling.

I really think it takes one to transfer to miss this place. I was accepted to every school I applied to UCLA, USC, and CSULB among others. This school is really a gem, my teachers really cared about me and the honors program is amazing. I presented research at an honors conference at UCI and had a mentor from UCLA to help me transfer because of the honors program. Teachers offered extra credit and offered study guides, at CSULB they don’t hold your hand and bump you to an A if you got an 89 in the end. At CSULB tests are hardly ever multiple choice, it’s all short essay format and I’m a person that is majoring in the sciences.
Because of LBCC I was able to get a job at LBUSD and I received scholarships. Many teachers here are wonderful and do their for best to help students pass their classes. Now that I’m at CSULB I miss LBCC because parking is harder to find, classes are really far away, and textbooks are so much more expensive. Think parking sucks at LBCC? CSULB parking is beyond terrible my usual walk to class is 30 minutes because my classes are on the side of school where all the parking is for employees or you have to pay 10 dollars for a few hours.
LBCC is a wonderful school if you take advantage of the opportunities it has to offer. Use rate my professors, do your work, and go to office hours. It is very easy if you work hard to get above a 3.0.

DONT GO HERE!!! Go to literally any other city college. The teachers don’t care about the students. The campus is dirty and gross. The higher ups don’t want to do anything about making it a better place. The morale is about as low as it can be.

LBCC main number will not answer the phone at any time to solve problems they create. How can a school this inept possibly educate you when they are in disarray and disorganized.
Still no answer after several weeks. Whoever is in charge of this joint should be fired.
Thank you Democrat governor Brown. You have elevated state employees to the pinnacle of incompetence while raising school tuition to burden us legal residents of California.

I’m going into my Second Semester at {LAC} Campus.
This is basically my Second home. I like almost everything about this campus minus the cats.
The Professors I have had were very Supportive and Motivated me to never give up once things get Challenging.
The parking here is Crazy! I usually get on campus early just to get a good parking spot. And when I say early I mean around 6:30am because by 7:30am all of the good parking is packed.
Everyone in life should continue to boost their Knowledge.
I like {LAC} Campus better than {PCC} campus just cause of the peaceful environment.
I should be done with school by 2017! I can’t wait.

Got my A.A. in Administration of Justice and transfer to CSULB. Great Criminal Justice professors. I recommend not using your financial aid money until transfer if not you going to use it up. Just get the California fee waiver and get part time job to pay books. Dont buy them at book store to expensive go to amazon, book
or somewhere else online. There are some professor that will miss class a lot or be late but that is for students to complain to department because your not paying the instructor not to show up your paying to learn. Also get classes you need to reach goal quicker and not just random classes. Hope this tips can help. Oh yeah evening classes less crowded more parking. Even if class is full come to the evening classes they always get people because people who enroll drop or dont show up.

LBCC is a great college. The staff is usually very helpful and kind and the professors really seem to care. Obviously there are a few professors that are horrible and take their job too serious but that’s basically every college.

I’ve been here for about 3 semesters as a part time student. Studying Fashion the staff and the heads of the Fashion department are some of the best I’ve encountered in my academic career.

Second semester here at LBCC
— Unless you have a class at or before 7am, good luck trying to find parking. Might as well save yourself time and park at the Veteran’s Stadium. It is about a mile behind the side of the campus with the T building. If you’re lucky you can get a space in the parking structure.
— Need a counselor’s appoitment? Make one in person, and the nearest appoitment should be within the next month or three. Seriously. Just go to the Pacific Coast Campus and have a counselor’s appoitment there.
— Cafeteria food is just like normal high school cafeteria food. Never again. Unless you’re really hungry or thirsty, just stick to the overpriced bag of chips or granola bar.
— If you need to talk to someone from the Cashier’s Office, Admissions and Records, or ASB in person (which you will because they refuse to answer their phones no matter what) you will have to wait in a long line, and if you’re lucky, be helped by a friendly helpful employee.
— All classrooms (except for the T building) look old, run down, and just creepy. Kind of reminds me of those abandoned buildings. Some classrooms still use chalkboards. The restrooms in the classroom buildings are equally as old, run down and creepy, as well as being all tagged up.
So going to this campus is pretty good for exercise since it seems like everything is at least a mile away from each other. The campus looks nice outdoors but the classrooms should be remodeled. Students mind their business and seem to be friendly. I’m just waiting to transfer to a Cal State.

I’m from Lakewood so having a few classes at LBCC is like being in high school all over again. I must say that the majority of the professors I’ve had have been exceptional but that’s because I use
which is VERY convenient. It has a nice beach ambience because of the Palm trees. The T building is the best building on campus because of how the classrooms look, plus in the summer days, the have AC unlike the Adobe looking buildings on the rest of the campus. But this is only at the LAC campus. I steer away from the PCC campus. It’s a bit sketchy over there.

I see the gym has been upgraded and the Coach respects the building. I’ve lived in the area for over 30yrs and I have refereed here as well. I can say this is a nice gym and the building is taken care of.

well actually I’m in the parking lot, not admissions but waiting for my son :) looks like a lot of people have night classes.
LBT 122 bus line runs south bound.
I think there should be security in the parking lot, not that it isn’t safe but YOU never KNOW.

I spent the afternoon here. Hear that Unilocal?!?This is a PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
There are utterly inadequate signs to tell you where you are. They may as well not post building numbers at all!
One puny sign if you happen to be on the right place in the building.
And forget about just being there one day. NO signs indicating visitor or daily parking. SIGNS people.
I stopped two different po po cars. Both said there was no real visitor daily parking.
Yes i was reduced to asking police for help.
I hope they make $ on tickets/​towing. Must be students do not drive…

I where do I start…
LBCC is going down hill fast. The administration are a bunch of rude and condescending people. You ask them a question about anything, they will talk to you like you’re a toddler. I honestly hate calling to ask a question because I think they are trying to suck my soul out of me through the phone. Do they know they’ll be unemployed without us? The entire administration either needs to be fired or trained on how to interact with people.
The students are what you expect at a community college. I have been in classes with loud mouths who are only there for the financial aid and people who can barely read or write (in English 1). It’s annoying to be in classes with these people. They are taking up space for people who want to learn and advance in life. I think the community college system needs to find a way to move those people out (instead of the unit cap). It’ll make the learning environment better.
The construction on campus is annoying. How long does it take to fill a hole and put down grass?! It’s an eye sore and I do not feel safe walking around it at night. There are a lot of dark spots along the auditorium. I’m investing in pepper spray and a taser (so creeps beware!).
The campus as a hole isn’t safe. There are reports of girls being raped and attacked in campus restrooms and countless thefts. The school needs to stop worrying about how nice the campus looks and how safe their students are.

I hate LBCC so much.
Starting with the admissions/​financial aid/​counseling staff. Why are you even working here? You seem miserable. Not everyone knows what you know (especially brand new or foreign students), so if you’re not capable of answering questions without first rolling your eyes then please find a job that would better suit your patience quota.
The staff is frustratingly disorganized. One person tells you to go to another, and that next person tells you to go back, or leads you to another dead-​end source. Ultimately, it seems like they’re getting paid to do nothing.
Some students have a lot of maturing left to do. They’re paying for their education and still don’t take it seriously, which would be fine except they disturb other people in class who are trying to really get something out of it. And they also like racing in the tiny parking lots for some reason. It’s very annoying just trying to find a parking space because there’s always some idiot who thinks it’s cool not to yield and slow down in the parking structure.
There always is some sort of construction going on in both campuses (PCC and LAC) but nothing ever seems to get fixed or built.
The one star goes to the teachers.
I actually feel bad for a lot of the instructors at this campus because they seem over qualified to teach here. I’ve had the luck and pleasure of having really great, insightful professors who do their job thoroughly. I think they’re why I’ve stayed here and why I’ve actually learned a couple of things in all these years.
LBCC is a community college but that doesn’t make it an excuse to leave its students and its future to chance.

Attention future Nursing Students or students thinking they want to be a nurse because someone told you to
IF YOU ARE SOFT LIKE CHARMIN, YOU WON’T MAKE IT THRU THE PROGRAM. THOSE ARE FACTS.
Percentage of students applying to the Registered Nurse program who meet the requirements and get accepted is around 12 to 15%.
That’s the number in the range of acceptance. Hundreds apply, few get in each semester. Those are the facts.
The one star is not for the Nursing Program, but for the college in general.
That wont’ change anytime soon.
When you lay off staff, hired part time adjunct faculty who «DO» the most work, hired temp workers, cut courses, make it tough for students to finish in 2 – 3 years because of limited course sections, and then spend $$$ on wasteful projects such as these brand new buildings being built… Just reality… let me stop on my soapbox now…
The Nursing Program here is one of the best in Southern California if not California. It’s that good. You can research for yourself. For the money spent here and the training you get in the Nursing Program, you will be prepared.
You can do the math to figure out how many students get accepted and declined based on that percentage above. If you can’t figure that out, you don’t deserved to be in the Nursing Program to begin with. It’s simple Algebra.
So even if you have a 4.0 GPA, you can still be «DECLINED» when you get that letter in the mail from the Nursing Department and cry all day if you want. It won’t change anything since you were not chosen to be in the program. It happens. Just deal with it and work on applying again next semester.
Having a 4.0 GPA with «poor manners» as a student will never allow you to get into the program. You need to be patient, but not an asshole with a elitist attitude. If you are «one», you will never be allowed in the program. Never. You don’t know how to behave. Learn some manners first. That is something you will need when you become a Nurse.
Sure, there is a shortage of Nurses based on supposed facts. You hear it everywhere. It’s the career field to get into. The path to a better future.
Supply and Demand. More students that want to be one than space is available to be accepted into the program. That’s right… can’t take everyone who applies to the program. It sucks, but reality.
How do they (Nursing Program) weed you out before you «THOUGHT» of being a Nurse??? That’s easy.
1. GPA, GPA, GPA. If you can’t handle «crack head» courses like Sociology, History or Algebra, what makes you think you can handle Anatomy??? Seriously.
If you have anything that’s pathetic of a GPA, you are just fooling yourself and should just forget about it. But again, it’s not the only thing that will get you into the program. Having a 4.0 GPA is no guarantee. Sorry to burst your delusional thinking. Everyone thinks GPA is the golden ticket.
Do you have «a life» besides having a 4.0 GPA??? That is a legit question you need to answer yourself. Being a bookworm is not going to cut it for this program.
2. Pass the Reading Requirement. (if you can read this review and comprehend it, than you can read)
3. Having too many «WITH DRAWLS» on your transcripts will get you disqualified. Those «W“s will hurt you. Having a 4.0 GPA and a bunch of W’s will basically guarantee you being rejected. Avoid at all cost. Having just one is bad enough. It affects your «COMPLETION RATIO». Don’t know what that is? Look it up.
4. The good thing about getting rejected the 1^st time is your can re-​apply again the next time. There is «NO WAITING LIST» for the program. That’s a plus. So apply again if Nursing is a career you want to pursue.
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If u get accepted into the program, expect a reality check:
Just look at it as BOOT CAMP for the next how many years u are there. It’s worth it in the end if you can finish and graduate because you will put in the work.
Here’s a side note, it doesn’t «guarantee» you will get a nursing job, just means you will be prepared. The nursing market is saturated in Los Angeles as of 2013, so be prepared to go get your Bachelors or Masters to be more marketable.
In conclusion, know the facts before applying.