A $990 million bond measure was passed that will fund LBCC and provide infrastructure needs and upgrade campus facilities, Superintendent Mike Munoz acknowledged at the annual 2025 State of the College event.
Measure AC is a college facilities bond measure that will fix repairs and upgrades needed to the LBCC college facilities; people within the Long Beach community are able to vote on the passing of Measure AC.
The event was coordinated by the Board of Trustees, which provided information for students and staff to get informed on the accomplishments and further advances to LBCC recently at the Bob and Barbara Ellis Auditorium where students, alumni and faculty attended.
The event started with speaker ASB President Shamonique Harris and Student Trustee G Gonzalez as they welcomed the audience to the event.
Students, Daisy Johnson and Christopher Johnson, who were a part of the cast of “In the Heights” at LBCC started off the event with a performance of the song, “When You’re Home.”
“In The Heights” was the first musical produced by LBCC in 18 years.
“The musical ‘In The Heights’ was such a success we will do it again next year,” said Harris.
The students put on a captivating performance that left the crowd stunned with a standing ovation.
Uduak-Joe Ntuk, president of the Board of Trustees, spoke about his experience at LBCC.
“LBCC will always hold a special place in my heart,” said Ntuk.
Ntuk then spoke about his educational journey and how impactful it has been on his life in achieving his aspirations.
“The power of education can change lives and open up new doors,” said Ntuk.
Munoz spoke for the rest of the event, and informed the audience on the accomplishments of the past year as well as the upcoming advancements that will be made to LBCC.
“This bond ensures that students from generations to come will have access to state of the art environments,” said Munoz.
Munoz acknowledged LBCC’s strengths and how much progress has been made in the last year.
“LBCC is truly the community college of the future,” said Munoz.
Munoz spoke about a variety of different things being added to campus from student housing, a new stadium complex project and the grand opening of the Esports lab.
Throughout the event, Munoz provided the audience with videos regarding these advancements so they were able to get a better understanding of the new improvements.
Overall, the event left the audience hopeful and excited for the future of LBCC.