page_title: Long Beach City College
section_title: Student support services and programs
hierarchical_section_title: Long Beach City College / Student support services and programs
caption_attribution_description: English: A light crowd sitting at the Long Beach City College (Liberal Arts Campus) cafeteria while a live jazz band performs on stage. The photograph was taken with a Nikon Coolpix e3200 digital camera and edited (for brightness, contrast, color balance and smudging) using ArcSoft PhotoStudio 5.5
context_page_description: Long Beach City College is a public community college in Long Beach, California. It was established in 1927 and is divided into two campuses. The Liberal Arts Campus is in Lakewood Village and the Pacific Coast Campus is in central Long Beach on Pacific Coast Highway. It is the only college in the Long Beach Community College District.
  LBCC serves San Pedro, Catalina Island and the cities of Long Beach, Lakewood and Signal Hill. During the 2015-2016 academic year, the college had an enrollment of 33,818 students.
context_section_description: Long Beach City College offers a variety of Student Support Services and Programs.
  These programs are:
  Career & Job Services (LAC/PCC) - Career counselors assist with the exploration and development of career and employment goals.
  CalWORKs (PCC) - Supportive services to county public assistance (welfare) recipients in the form of dedicated CalWORKs counselors, case management, childcare, work-study.
  Child Development Center (LAC/PCC) - Quality child care is given to 2- to 5-year-old children of Long Beach City College students, faculty and staff.
  Disabled Students Programs and Services (LAC/PCC) - DSPS provides many support services that enable students with disabilities to participate in the college's programs and activities including note-takers, readers, interpreters and assistance with registration.
  English as a Second Language Office (PCC) - Provides bilingual information on college services and benefits by ESL Counselors and Advisors, offers the ESL test, and provides assistance with online registration.
  Extended Opportunity Programs & Services (LAC/PCC) - Retention program designed to assist qualified students with educational counseling, priority registration, assistance with transfer and assistance with textbooks/supplies.
  Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education (LAC/PCC) - Additional assistance for EOPS students who are single parents, head of household, have at least one child 13 years of age or younger and are participating in CalWORKs or GAIN.
  Honors Program (LAC/PCC) - Provides classes and programs to prepare high-achieving students for transfer to competitive four-year colleges and universities.
  International Students Program (LAC) - Services in immigration matters; academic, career and personal counseling; and housing assistance to international students.
  American Language and Culture Institute (LAC) - Provides English language preparation and an F-1 visa for international students.
  Transfer Center (LAC/PCC) - Helps new and transfer-bound students with registration and transfer workshops, LBCC online access, and assists in communication with university representatives.
  TRIO Go Project (PCC) - Academic, career, financial, and personal advising services for students who are either first-generation college students, low income and/or learning/physically disabled. It offers academic and transfer counseling services, tutoring, cultural enrichment, and field trips. Growth and Opportunities (GO) Project 
  Puente (LAC) - Prepares educationally underserved students to transfer to four-year colleges and universities. It is an academic, counseling and mentoring program helping students build the skills necessary for academic success and career goals.
  Student Success Centers (LAC/PCC)- Academic support and learning assistance for students across the disciplines.
caption: The Liberal Arts Campus' cafeteria during a lunchtime jazz performance in 2007
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