HBCU Caravan Prep workshop preps Black LBCC students for HBCU transfer and Caravan

Students ate nachos, drank sodas, and water at the HBCU Workshop on Sept. 24 as they prepared for the upcoming HBCU Caravan event on Oct. 27, where students will be eligible for on the spot admittance into the colleges.

The HBCU Caravan event is an opportunity for Black students to be admitted on the spot and learn more in-depth information about the HBCUs.

HBCU, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, give Black students the opportunity to get extra support and succeed in their education.

The instructor for this event is Briana Levi, a transfer advisor for community colleges in California.

_{Presenter Briana Levi discusses requirements to transfer to a HBCU during the HBCU Prep Workshop at the Black Student Success Center at LBCC on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2025. The HBCU Prep Workshop aims to help LBCC students navigate transferring and get scholarships to attend HBCUs. (Chloe Hall)}

Levi attended Atlanta Clark University and has completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees. She stated that the transfer process from a community college to an HBCU was “seamless.”

“As long as you utilize the ADT (Associate Degree to Transfer) track, that will actually be a seamless process, so once they transfer and once they will be awarded their associate’s degree for transfer, they will have their guaranteed admissions, but also they will start at their HBCU as a junior,” Levi states. 

Chrishaad Moye, an HBCU alum and counselor coordinator from the Umoja Scholars Program at Long Beach City College, admires the unity in HBCUs. 

When Moye was asked to rate the unity at an HBCU, out of 10, he said, “I would say it’s about a 12 from 1-10 man, it’s a family, it’s an experience and a family connection like no other.” 

According to LBCC student Elijah Williams, the most attractive thing about an HBCU is its diversity. 

“The main thing for me is that I came from a school that was mainly white and Asian, so I’m looking for something different,” Williams said. 

“At an HBCU, it’s very different because it’s Black people there and I just love Black people, you know,” Williams added.

The HBCU Caravan event will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 29 in the A Quad at the Liberal Arts Campus.