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Statement · Long Beach, CA

Long Beach City College

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $5,505 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $14,503.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $38,870 ten years after entering, the 53rd percentile among public 2-years.

  3. 30% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
32,177

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $14,503 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $5,412 and $10,089 a year depending on income at Long Beach City College.

Statement of cost · Long Beach City College

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$14,503
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$5,505
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$6,202
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$1,556

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $5,505; $30–48k: $5,412; $48–75k: $8,180; $75–110k: $10,042; over $110k: $10,089. Shaded band: middle half of public 2-years, from $5,297 to $10,706; dotted line at the median, $7,702.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 2-years (all incomes), $5,297 to $10,706. Dotted line: the median, $7,702.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$5,505
$30k–$48k$5,412
$48k–$75k$8,180
$75k–$110k$10,042
Over $110k$10,089

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $38,870; the median graduate who borrowed owes $10,500.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$31,118
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$35,346
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
53rd percentile among public 2-years
$38,870
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
53rd percentile among public 2-years
$10,500
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$7,000

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 2-years at 10 years: $35,069 to $42,382.

6 yrs after entry: $31,118; 8 yrs after entry: $35,346; 10 yrs after entry: $38,870. Median graduate debt: $10,500. Shaded band: middle half of public 2-years at 10 years, from $35,069 to $42,382; dotted line at the median, $38,550.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 2-years, 10 years out ($35,069 to $42,382); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $10,500.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$31,118
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$35,346
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$38,870
Median graduate debt$10,500

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Long Beach City College
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma1,691not reportednot reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree308not reported$6,000
Psychology, GeneralAssociate's Degree275not reportednot reported
Biology, GeneralAssociate's Degree205not reportednot reported
Business/Commerce, GeneralUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma160not reportednot reported
Communication and Media StudiesAssociate's Degree157not reportednot reported
SociologyAssociate's Degree157not reportednot reported
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree128not reportednot reported
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma101not reportednot reported
Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate's Degree84not reportednot reported
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate's Degree75not reportednot reported
Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma68not reportednot reported
Show all 21 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree53not reportednot reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma50not reportednot reported
HistoryAssociate's Degree50not reportednot reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma46not reportednot reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma45not reportednot reported
Real EstateUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma44not reportednot reported
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationAssociate's Degree42not reportednot reported
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate's Degree42not reportednot reported
Social Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree0not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Long Beach City College: 22,427 undergraduates; 37% of students receive Pell grants; no admission rate is reported (common at open-admission schools).

Admission rate

No admission rate reported (common at open-admission schools)

Undergraduates

22,427

99th percentile among public 2-years

Pell share

37%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

73rd percentile among public 2-years

Completion

30%

finish within 150% of normal time

24th percentile among public 2-years

First-generation

56%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$16,391

14th percentile among public 2-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k61%
  • $30k–$48k23%
  • $48k–$75k13%
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k61%
$30k–$48k23%
$48k–$75k13%
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.