Long Beach City College (LBCC) has an offer you can’t refuse. If you’re interested in earning a college degree or change careers, want to grow your small business, or work at Long Beach City College, then you don’t want to miss their upcoming Discover LBCC workshop. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, May 4, 6:30…
Por Antonio Ruiz “Somos la mayoría de las minorías”, así es como Jane Close Conoley, Presidenta de la Universidad Estatal de California, en Long Beach (CSULB) describe la diversidad de la población estudiantil. Los números de la comunidad latina son importantes en una población estudiantil de cerca de 36.000 estudiantes. “Creo que estamos actualmente en el…
By Antonio Ruiz The commitment to Latino Student success is an on-going work in progress at California State University, Long Beach. The Latino numbers are significant in a student population of nearly 36,000 students. “I think we’re at 37 percent now. So we’re Hispanic serving. We’re also Asian, Pacific Islander, serving so we have a very…
By Debbie Rodriguez Four years ago, Julie and Walter Larkins cofounded Education Equals Opportunity Too, a program serving socially and academically at-risk youth. It is estimated that fifty percent of 16-24 year-old African Americans and Latinos are unemployed. “We either provide funding for our future and theirs, or we provide funding for prisons, welfare, and unemployment….
By Jesus Ambrosio Some Latinos face challenges when trying to complete their higher education degrees. Long Beach City College (LBCC) utilizes programs like The PUENTE Project to ensure student success. Nohel Corral, Dean of Counseling and Student Support Services at LBCC said The PUENTE Project is designed to increase the number of educationally underrepresented…
By Debbie Rodriguez “I was able to help a man get to the right bus because I spoke Spanish,” said Owen Sweeney, a dual immersion (DI) student in Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD). Owen was proud that he was able to help someone find his way that didn’t speak English. “I like being able to…
Por Jesús Ambrosio Los latinos constituyen el 53.99% de la población estudiantil de Long Beach City College (LBCC). Eso es un incremento del 39.99% respecto al año escolar 2010-2011. “El mayor reto ahora es lograr que los estudiantes latinos completen sus estudios.”, dijo el presidente de LBCC Eloy Oakley. “La finalización de estos es clave porque…
Por Melissa Morgan “La gran mayoría de los estudiantes que se inscriben en LBUSD (Distrito Escolar Unificado de Long Beach) son hispanos, aproximadamente el 55%”, según el Superintendente del Distrito Christopher Steinhauser. Steinhauser dice que la tasa de graduación del 2014 de estudiantes hispanos en Long Beach fue superior a las tasas de graduación del estado…
By Melissa Morgan “The vast majority of students enrolled in LBUSD (Long Beach Unified School District) are Hispanic, roughly 55%,” according to District Superintendent Christopher Steinhauser. Steinhauser says the 2014 Hispanic student graduation rate in Long Beach was higher than state and countywide graduation rates. It was 78.8% in LBUSD, compared to 76.4% statewide and…