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All new, returning, and continuing students are encouraged to meet with a counselor each semester in order to review their academic progress before completing registration.

New and Former Students

New or former students need to apply. A new student is a person who has never attended LBCC. A former student is a person who at one time attended LBCC but has not attended for one year or more and now wishes to return. All applications are completed through www.lbcc.edu. Applications are processed within 24 to 72 business hours. An email will be sent to the email account provided on the application with a Viking Student ID, login instructions, and residency status.

Continuing Students

A continuing student is a person who has attended LBCC within the previous year.

Admission and Enrollment of Special Admit Minors

Special Admit Minors are students enrolled in grades K-12, who have not earned high school diplomas, and who may benefit from advanced scholastic or career technical work.

High School/K-12 Students

Through dual enrollment, LBCC offers high school/K-12 students the opportunity to accelerate their college and career pathways by earning college credit before completing high school. Dual enrollment provides opportunities for advanced academic or vocational work for high school students and is not intended as remedial or makeup work.

Students must be currently enrolled in a K-12 school and may enroll in up to 11 units each fall and spring semester or 5 units in winter and summer intersessions. Credit for a college course is awarded through a college transcript after the successful completion of a class. If the college course meets a high school graduation requirement, the high school may award high school credit after successful completion of the college course.

There are four different tracks for high school students who wish to enroll at LBCC:

• Individual Dual Enrollment is for high school/K-12 students desiring to enroll at LBCC on their own and outside of a coordinated program between LBCC and the K-12 district/high school. Individual dual enrollment students may enroll in any available course if prerequisite requirements are met. For more information, contact The Early College Initiatives team at 562-938-5272 or earlycollege@lbcc.edu.

• Early College Pathways Partnership (ECPP) dual enrollment program is for high school students desiring to enroll at LBCC as part of a coordinated program between LBCC, Long Beach Unified School District, LearnLearn4Life Long Beach, and Lynwood Unified School District. ECPP students participate in specially-selected courses and student support services designed for college and career preparation. For more information, visit the LBCC Early College website at https://www.lbcc.edu/earlycollege or contact the Early College Initiatives team at 562-938-5272, earlycollege@lbcc.edu, or visit room AA-109 (PCC).

• Early College at Browning 
Provides Browning students the opportunity to earn high school and college credit for classes in the Culinary Arts and Hospitality pathways. Students who finish the entire program will earn a high school diploma while also completing an Associate Degree for Transfer in Hospitality. For more information, visit the LBCC Early College website at https://www.lbcc.edu/earlycollege or contact the Early College Initiatives team at 562-938-5272, earlycollege@lbcc.edu, or visit room AA-109 (PCC).

• High School Articulation Agreements 
Students from LBUSD, Bellflower Unified, and Centinela Valley Union High School may receive college credit by taking an articulated high school course and passing the credit by the examination process. For more information, visit the LBCC Early College website at https://www.lbcc.edu/earlycollege or contact the Early College Initiatives team at 562-938-5272, earlycollege@lbcc.edu, or visit room AA-109 (PCC).