About Long Beach City College
Long Beach City College is a public college in Long Beach, California, in a large city. It enrolls roughly 22,430 undergraduates, and about 59% of them attend part time. The federal student-to-faculty ratio is about 29 to 1.
Nursing programs at Long Beach City College
The nursing offerings tracked in federal data here are the practical nursing (LPN/LVN) certificate or diploma and associate degree in nursing (ADN). Recent annual completions came to about 59 practical nursing completers and about 53 associate-degree nursing graduates. Programs at this level are the faster, lower-cost way into the profession: an ADN typically takes about two years once prerequisites are done, and many graduates later add a bachelor’s through an RN-to-BSN program.
Cost and student outcomes
Published tuition and fees are about $1,600 a year for in-state students and $13,300 for out-of-state students. The average net price (what students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships) is about $1,200 a year. About 39% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. Federal debt and earnings figures for nursing graduates at this school are limited or suppressed for privacy, so ask the nursing department for current outcomes. Schoolwide, about 31% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time and 71% return for a second year.
Applying and licensure
The federal data does not report an overall admission rate for this school, which is typical of open-access colleges. Admission to the nursing major or program is often a separate, competitive step with prerequisites, minimum grades, and capped enrollment. Check deadlines with the nursing department, and read our nursing school requirements guide to prepare. After graduation, the path to a license goes through the California Board of Registered Nursing (for RN licensure) or the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (for LVN licensure) and the NCLEX exam. Ask the program about its accreditation (ACEN or CCNE) and state approval, and see how it stacks up against other nursing schools in California.
Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and can change. Confirm current details with the school.
