ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY
www.LBCC.edu
Letter from the
Superintendent-President
I am pleased to present this Annual Report
for Long Beach City College. It is one of the
many ways this college works to keep college
stakeholders and the community informed of
the accomplishments and initiatives underway.
This year, Long Beach City College is
celebrating its 85th Anniversary. In September,
we kicked off a year-long celebration with
a birthday party at Wilson High School,
the original site of our college. A year of events will conclude in
May when we host a Gala with the LBCC Foundation to highlight
more than eight decades of accomplishments of our alumni, faculty,
students and staff. I invite you to join in this celebration of our
college.
Despite years of funding cuts from the state which have limited
our ability to provide courses and some services, this college has
made important gains in student success through our new Promise
Pathways program, the Student Success Centers, and other key
initiatives that are helping more students complete degrees, certificates
and prepare to transfer to four-year institutions. Fortunately, passage
of Proposition 30 and the improving state economy and budget
provide hope for a brighter future for this college.
Our Small Business Development Centers and the Goldman Sachs
10,000 Small Businesses continue to provide clear returns for our
community and opportunities for our students and faculty.
Leading the way
Higher education’s role in the United States is changing – and Long
Beach City College is helping to lead the way forward. A postsecondary credential is now a prerequisite for a real opportunity in
the 21st Century workplace. Increasing degree attainment is critical
for our region’s economic health and is critical to ensuring that
future generations can access the American Dream.
Long Beach City College is helping its students attain the
credentials and skills they need by improving the way we serve
our students. LBCC is one of the first community colleges in
California to implement changes in enrollment priority, recently
established by the Board of Governors, to help students access the
courses they need to progress and complete certificates and degrees.
These changes significantly increased the number of students with
full-time enrollments at LBCC this year.
LBCC was also recognized as a statewide leader by the Campaign for College
Opportunity in the implementation
of new 60-unit Associate Degrees for
Transfer. Under this new program
created by Senate Bill 1440, community
college students who successfully complete
60 units of transferrable coursework in
certain fields will be awarded an Associate
Degree for Transfer, as well as receive
guaranteed admission with junior standing
into the CSU system. Students benefit because it gives them a
clear path that shortens their time to transfer and baccalaureate
graduation and reduces the cost of degree completion.
I am extremely proud of our faculty, staff and administrators. They
are dedicated to our students and to ensuring that they reach their
educational and career goals. I am also grateful to this community.
These policies – when combined with
the support offered through our Student
Success Centers and a shift toward block
scheduling – will help more students
earn degrees and transfer in less time.
Thank you for your interest in, and support of, Long Beach City
College!
Sincerely,
Eloy Ortiz Oakley
Superintendent-President
The Long Beach College Promise –
the unique partnership between the
Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD), California State
University Long Beach (CSULB) and Long Beach City College –
continues to help improve preparation, access and success in higher
education for local students and is being replicated in areas across
California and the U.S.
Long Beach City
College launched
the Promise
Pathways last Fall to
pilot a streamlined
path to completion
for recent graduates
from Long Beach
Unified high
schools.
New placement
models coupled
with prescriptive
full-time course
enrollment
and innovative
support services,
significantly
increased the
number of students
who enrolled in and
completed transferlevel English and
math courses in their first semester. These changes helped hundreds more students successfully complete
these courses, on average, two years earlier than students traditionally have done so.
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Promise Pathways reforms are being watched closely by community colleges in California and across
the nation. The new placement model being piloted through the Pathways and the research of LBCC’s
Institutional Effectiveness Team won
the 2012 RP Group’s “Excellence in
College Research Award” and has
shown tremendous promise to improve
placement in other colleges across
California.
The Promise Pathways will be refined
based on the initial results, and
expanded in coming years to become
the default path for certificate, degree or
transfer-seeking students at Long Beach
City College.
Long Beach City College is committed
to helping people in our community
earn the skills they need to succeed.
Counselor Lorraine Blouin meets with a Promise Pathways student.
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College founded in 1927
Mascot: Ole the Viking
School colors: Red, Black & White
Accreditation:
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior
Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
District Communities:
Avalon, Lakewood, Long Beach and Signal Hill
(Total area: 128.61 sq. miles)
Current Enrollment: 24,653 (Spring 2012)
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A Year of Success at LBCC
Grants Assist Child Development Success
Students Select LBCC Colleagues for Success Award
For the third year in a row, the students of Long Beach City College were asked to
nominate faculty, managers and/or staff that have helped to inspire them toward
success. In 2012, Astronomy Professor Mike MacCallum, Math Professor John
Kevin Ryan and Student Life Advisor Derek Oriee were honored by President
Oakley with the Student Success Award at the State of the College event.
Faculty Receive Tenure
Heather Dy (life science), Brian Doan (art/photography), Rodney Rodriguez (English),
Diep Burbridge (life science), Heidi Neu (Learning and Academic Resources), and
Emily Gehrman (Learning and Academic Resources) were congratulated by the Long
Beach Community College District in 2012 for receiving tenure. 2012 Board of Trustees
President Doug Otto (far left) and 2012 Professional Development Coordinator Dr.
Lynn Shaw (center) are pictured above with the group.
2012 Outstanding Colleagues
In April, Music Professor Peter Knapp, Kinesiology and Athletics Professor Donna
Prindle, Dean of Student Affairs, Kinesiology & Athletics Connie Sears, Media
Production Supervisor Fred Rossmannek and Financial Aid Specialist Irene Polly were
honored as the 2012 Outstanding Colleagues of LBCC. This annual tradition goes back
26 years as LBCC employees nominate co-workers who they feel go above and beyond
in their service to the students and mission of Long Beach City College. Winners are
invited to read names of graduates at the annual Commencement ceremony.
NISOD Award Winners
Selected by the LBCC Executive Committee and the Academic Senate to be honored by the National
Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) in 2012, were Phyllis Arias, Learning
and Academic Resources Professor, Mark Guidas, Instructional and Information Technology Services
Deputy Director, and Camille Bolton, Public Relations Coordinator, College Advancement &
Communication. The three were invited to join faculty, staff and administrators from throughout the
country at a conference in Austin, Texas last May.
Gala Scholarship Concert Features Star Susan Egan
The Department of Music, Radio & Television with the LBCC
Foundation welcomed Broadway star Susan Egan as its headline
performer at the Music Scholarship Gala Concert in October of
2012. Ms. Egan was accompanied by the LBCC Evening Wind
Symphony, Wind Ensemble, Viking Chorale, Southland Chorale,
Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra in the LBCC
Auditorium, which recently received a new state-of-the art sound
system. Student Owen Lovejoy was also honored to sing a duet
with the star of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and many other
productions and films.
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In 2012, LBCC’s Child Development Department received
a sixth year of funding from Los Angeles Universal Preschool
(LAUP) for their workforce development grant, Project RISE.
The grant serves child development students at LBUSD, LBCC,
CSUDH, and CSULB in a unique collaboration to increase
students’ access to services, financial support, expert advising,
and peer counseling. Outcomes data show that members are
successful in reaching their goals of receiving an Associate of Arts, transfer, and Bachelor’s Degree.
Project RISE is a model for student success and workforce development that is being followed by the
local, state, and national early childhood community as a best practice. The Child Development Centers
and Learning Labs also received grants from the County of Los Angeles and KaBoom last year. All grant
programs have helped to fund outdoor classrooms and environments that benefit the children, families
and LBCC students who are receiving hands-on training in the award-winning program.
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Student Jeff Peters Ranked #1
in Cisco NetRiders Competition
The Electrical Technologies Department
of LBCC is very proud of the talents
and persistence of their students who
participated in the 2012 Cisco PostSecondary USA-Canada NetRiders
Competition. LBCC student Jeff Peters
earned first in California and 25th
in North America among the 10,000
competitors who started the competition.
Through the Cisco Networking Academy, students learn to design, install, secure and maintain public
and private information networks around the world. On LBCC’s team of students Dhaline Hean,
Chris Catone, Robby Spengler, Peters and Alex Segura (pictured), instructor Matt Turlo (center): “They
have very bright futures in front of them,” he said. “The foundation they have received here at LBCC
will carry them and we look forward to seeing them get tremendous jobs in the future,” said adjunct
professor Christine Stewart.
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The LBCC men’s volleyball
team compiled a 3.26
GPA to earn the California
Community College Athletic
Association Scholar Team
Award in 2012. On the
court, the Vikings won a
Western State Conference
title and advanced to
the state championship
semifinals. Five members of
the squad earned scholarships
and are currently attending and playing at four-year universities - Chris Austin (UC Irvine),
Matt Black (CSULB), Kristopher Johnson (California Baptist University), Parker Del Re (Concordia
University), and Nick MacRae (CSULB).
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Long Beach City College’s Pathway to the Future
The voters of Long Beach, Lakewood, Signal Hill and Avalon strongly supported Measure E in 2002 and extended it in 2008. This support has enabled LBCC to modernize and improve the academic
programs it provides to the community. In conformity with the law, no bond expenditures are spent on teacher or administrator salaries or other school operating expenses. In 2012, both campuses
continued to grow with new buildings, infrastructure, and technology-enabled classrooms. Later this year we will open the new A Building, housing most Student Services at the Liberal Arts Campus, and
two of the four new Multi-Disciplinary Academic Buildings at the Pacific Coast Campus. In addition, the Community College Facility Coalition awarded the LBCC Math Tech and Culinary Arts Design for
Building V a 2012 CCFC Award of Merit in the Project in Design category. Construction of this new building is scheduled to begin in Fall 2013.
Learn more about
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College Advancement & Economic Development
Long Beach City College is committed to a strong workforce and developing a thriving local economy. LBCC operates numerous programs
through College Advancement & Economic Development (CAED) to meet the needs of the region, state and nation.
Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses
We are proud of our partnership with Goldman Sachs to help small
businesses in Sothern California grow and create jobs. The Goldman
Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses initiative enables small business owners
to access a dynamic combination of education, business advising, peer
mentoring and other services that are helping them grow their firms.
The 10,000 Small Businesses initiative has launched seven cohorts with
over 160 participating small businesses.
Goldman Sachs Managing Director Gene Sykes, Executive Vice President Lou
Anne Bynum, Trustee Jeff Kellogg, Mayor Bob Foster, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd
Blankfein, President Eloy Oakley, Trustee and Board President Doug Otto and
Trustee Tom Clark.
Last year, LBCC was honored to welcome Goldman Sachs CEO
Lloyd Blankfein and Mayor Bob Foster for a 10,000 Small Businesses
Town Hall. The Town Hall panel discussion focused on Small
Business Growth in America. Both Mr. Blankein and Mayor Foster
answered questions from the 10,000 Small Business participants. Over
600 business and community leaders joined LBCC in celebrating
small business growth. www.socal10ksb.com
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Small Business Development Center
LBCC operates the Los Angeles Regional Small Business Development Centers
(SBDC) Network, which provides business support services in Los Angeles, Ventura
and Santa Barbara Counties. Our LBCC SBDC is a tremendous asset for the greater
Long Beach economy, and our local center is one of the top performing SBDCs
in California. The LBCC SBDC provides one-on-one business advising, business
training seminars in marketing, financing, business start-ups, international trade, and
procurement programs to small businesses in English and Spanish. The LBCC SBDC
had a terrific year with 59 new business starts-ups, 364 new jobs created, $10.3
million in revenue increases, and $14.2 million in new capital. The center also assisted
over 1,000 new and existing businesses throughout the year with one-on-one
business advising. www.smallbizla.org
11 local entrepreneurs and their staff travel to Italy to the world’s largest beauty show, Cosmoprof Worldwide Bolgna
on a trade mission organized by the CITD in 2012.
The Center for International Trade Development (CITD) offers specialized services in international
trade to small businesses including consulting, training, on-going technical assistance, and other trade
related services. On top of helping 137 small businesses with import and export consultations, they
trained 386 entrepreneurs through their 29 workshops adding another $6.1 million in revenue while
helping 10 new international trade start-ups.
The SBDC helped Justina Fenton take Shortnin Bread from
a Farmer’s Market to a full-fledged brick and mortar store in
Downtown Long Beach.
The CITD also received a $90,000 grant to promote events and organize a trade mission to Bologna,
Italy, to promote 11 California Beauty Brands at the world’s largest beauty expo. The trade mission
resulted in the creation of $13 million in export sales, 54 jobs, and $4.2 million in loans and
investment. An additional $45,000 was awarded for international trade training. www.lbcc.edu/caed
Workforce Training
Glynness Pruett was a student in the Long Beach SBDC Young Entrepreneurs Program and then
transitioned into an SBDC client with the idea of opening a comic book store. The SBDC helped Glynnes
put together a business plan and financial projections and through the Kimco partnership helped the Comic
Book Hideout open its doors in 2012!
Kimco Realty and the Long Beach City College Small Business Development
Center (SBDC) partnered in seeking startup entrepreneurs and first-time business
owners to participate in the new KEYS program. KEYS (Kimco Entrepreneurs Year
Start) placed qualified applicants into Kimco shopping centers with one year of free
rent and additional benefits. Kimco provided operational and financial support
through the critical startup incubation year to better ensure the success of these firsttime business owners.
In addition to programs to
help businesses grow, College
Advancement & Economic
Development also offers programs to
help individuals develop their skills
to advance their careers. In the past
year, LBCC’s programs have enabled
thousands of students to gain training
and certifications in multiple fields
including advanced transportation
technology, clean energy, logistics, and
other cutting edge career programs.
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Truckers Association.
In 2012 a new Truck Driver Training
Program was initiated with the Harbor Trucking Association and the Port of Long Beach. The training
program is set to launch Spring 2013 and will provide a critical workforce pipeline for the local
trucking industry. www.lbcc.edu/caed
18 Kimco Keys entreprenuers completed the three day business training.
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Alumni Continue Support
Long Beach City College is fortunate to have the commitment of thousands of former students who continue to give their support
long after they have graduated. Here are just a few:
The 2012 Long Beach City College
Alumni Hall of Fame Induction Luncheon
This year, we inducted four outstanding LBCC alumni including: Lori Brault, retired
nurse, educator and community healthcare volunteer; Jim Choura, owner of Choura Events
and former LBUSD Board Member; Ernest Mitchell, U.S. Fire Administrator and former
Pasadena Fire Chief; and John Molina, CFO Molina Healthcare into the Hall of Fame.
More than 175 people attended the luncheon where videos, created by the LBCC Academic
Computing & Multimedia Services Department, highlighted the honorees’ professional and
community accomplishments.
Mitchell honored by Community College League
In 2012, Administrator of the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) and
LBCC alumnus Ernest Mitchell, was honored by the Community
College League of California at their Distinguished Alumni Awards.
The League has recognized only 200 distinguished alumni in the State
since 1964, basing their selection on accomplishments in their chosen
field and community service. Mitchell, the country’s Chief Firefighter,
is responsible for providing support to America’s fire departments and
fire services organizations. Mitchell holds an A.S. in fire science from
LBCC, a B.P.A. from the University of San Francisco and an M.P.A.
from California State University at Northridge.
Leamel Comparette
Radio/TV Alum Wins Emmy Award
Leamel attended LBCC from 1928-1930 before transferring to USC. She was in the second graduating class. She
never forgot the positive experience and outstanding education she received at LBCC. In 2004 she decided to establish
a scholarship fund for future teachers that has grown to $90,000. In addition she has funded several gift annuities to
support the Planetarium. Lea will celebrate her 103rd birthday in May. We wish her many more wonderful years!
Renee McClellan, a Long Beach resident and Radio & Television
Program alumna, recently won the prestigious EMMY AWARD for
writing a Public Service Announcement for the Long Beach Public
Library. Renee transferred from LBCC to Chapman University where
she received a BFA in Film Production. She continued on to The
American Film Institute (AFI) receiving an MFA in Screenwriting.
She is a member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), Alliance of
Women Directors (AWD) and Women In Film (WIF). She has been a
guest speaker many times in LBCC’s R/TV Program’s, Introduction
To Careers in Radio and TV.
Bob Ellis
Bob attended LBCC before and after World War II. Bob served as Principal of almost every Long Beach
High School. During his retirement Bob has actively served as President of the Long Beach Division of the
California Retired Teachers Association and also on the political action committee. The CRTA Long Beach
has donated over $150,000 for scholarships for future teachers. Bob is a charter member of the Senior Studies
Associates which raises funds for the Lifetime Learning Center (Senior Studies Program) at the PCC as well as
serving as a Governor on the LBCC Foundation Board.
Janis Kranz
Janis has been the owner of J & L Jewelers in Long Beach for over 20 years. She attended LBCC in the 1960’s.
Her business philosophy is to support the community and over the years she has donated thousands of dollars in
gift certificates to various Foundation events. For the LBCC 75th Anniversary she volunteered to design a gold and
diamond pin. And in celebration of the 85th Anniversary, one of Janis’ designs will be available at the Gala in May.
Janet, John, Mario and Martha Molina
The Molina family has a long history with LBCC. Their father, Dr. C. David Molina
attended LBCC before transferring on to San Diego State University where he met their
mother, Mary. While David developed Molina Healthcare, Mary volunteered on the
Health Care Associates Board. John, Mario and Martha have continued their legacy by
expanding Molina Healthcare into the largest Hispanic owned business in California.
John is CFO, Mario, CEO and Martha is Vice President. Janet has also put her energies
into founding a pre-school in Bixby Knolls. The Molina family provided the lead gift
for the Long Beach College Promise Scholarship Campaign which has raised over $6
million. They believe they received an outstanding education from dedicated faculty
which enabled them to succeed in their professions.
Terry and Irene Mulholland
Terry and Irene have never stopped taking classes at LBCC. They both attended LBCC in the 1950’s.
Irene became a teacher and Terry continues to be a realtor. They have been faithful members of the Music
for the Concertgoer classes as well the biweekly Senior tours organized by Lucy Daggett. In 2010 they
endowed a scholarship for a nursing student in memory of their daughter Kim. They recently celebrated
their 58th wedding anniversary on a tour led by Ginny Baxter.
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LBCC Grad Named to All-State Academic Team
Andrew (A.J.) Meyer, member of the LBCC Class of 2012, was
honored by the national honor society Phi Theta Kappa, College
Presidents and Community College State Associations as a
member of the All-State Academic Team in the Spring semester.
This year, Meyer traveled to Sacramento where he met the then
California Community College Chancellor Jack Scott. Meyer
is now enjoying university life at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo as a
mechanical engineering major.
Campus Tech Excellence Award
LBCC Alumni and colleagues Mark Guidas
and Arne Nystrom were selected as winners
of the Campus Technology Excellence
Award by the Chief Information Systems
Officers Association (CISOA) for the
California Community Colleges in 2012.
Guidas, Deputy Director for Network
Services, and Nystrom, Senior Network
Engineer, are responsible for the design
and implementation of many innovative
technologies at LBCC. “Mark and Arne are true technology Do-It-Yourselfers,” said Jay Field, Associate
Vice President of Instructional and Information Technology Services. “Where consultants might have
been used in other institutions, they work above and beyond to learn and master technologies that they
deploy.”
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Silver Anniversary - Cartoonist Ed Nofziger, LBCC alumnus, sketches a 25th Anniversary Birthday cake on the blackboard as
(from left) alumna Barbara Britton, President George E. Dotson, and Dr. John Lounsbury
(the college’s first chief administrator) look on approvingly.
Special Thanks
to our Platinum Circle Sponsors:
Americana Enterprises • Bess Hodges Foundation
Cambridge West Partnership LLC • Cordoba Corporation
Dr. Mike & Arline Walter • earl & Loraine Miller Foundation
Farmers and merchants Bank • Goldman Sachs • Howard & Elaine davis
Keenan and Associates • Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce
RBC Capital • Supervisor Don Knabe • The Solis Group
Long Beach Community College District Board of Trustees:
Mark Bowen
Dr. Thomas Clark
Jeffrey Kellogg
Douglas Otto
Roberto Uranga
Published January 2013
For Questions about, or copies of, this report please contact: Office of College Advancement & Communication
4901 East Carson Street, Long Beach, CA 90808 • 562.938.4846