by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on Long Beach City College, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Long Beach City College was not ranked in College Factual’s 2026 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
The student to faculty ratio at Long Beach City College is 29 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Long Beach City College is 35%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Long Beach City College is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor’s degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Long Beach City College is 27%. That’s lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Long Beach City College.
In the current academic year, there are 21,899 undergraduates at Long Beach City College.
Get more detailed information on the diversity at Long Beach City College.
The overall average net price of Long Beach City College is $16,772. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.### Net Price by Income Group for Long Beach City College
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $4,237 | $4,724 | $6,680 | $7,725 | $7,128 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid. Note that the net price is typically less than the published price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Long Beach City College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It’s not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Long Beach City College, approximately 2% of students took out student loans averaging $7,338 a year. That adds up to $29,352 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 20.5%. This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out. Get more details about paying for Long Beach City College.
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor’s degree from Long Beach City College make about $38,870 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is about 21% less than the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.
See which majors at Long Beach City College make the most money.
Long Beach City College is a public institution located in Long Beach, California. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life. Get more details about the location of Long Beach City College.
Contact information for Long Beach City College can be found below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 4901 E. Carson St., Long Beach, CA 90808-1706 |
| Phone: | 5629384111 |
| Website: | www.lbcc.edu |
In the most recent reporting year, students from 32 majors graduated from Long Beach City College. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 5,598 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 1,803 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 328 | NA |
| General Psychology | 282 | NA |
| General Biology | 199 | NA |
| Child Development & Family Studies | 193 | NA |
| Business & Commerce | 170 | NA |
| Sociology | 157 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 150 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 132 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
16,557 students took at least one online class at Long Beach City College.
Learn more about online learning at Long Beach City College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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