Adult Learners

Overview

Adult Learners

Adult Learners, also known as an Indirect Matriculant, are first time college students who do not enroll in college immediately after graduating high school.  

Long Beach City College is committed to helping Adult Learners/Indirect Matriculant students successfully navigate the college system and achieve their educational and career goals. The Postsecondary Achievement and Success Opportunity (PASO) and Success & Completion Achievement Network (SCAN) programs offer students additional support and promote academic success.

The two programs offered at LBCC are the Postsecondary Achievement and Success Opportunity (PASO) and Success and Completion Achievement Network (SCAN). 

For Further Assistance, contact PASO or SCAN  
PASO: (562) 938- 4401 | paso@lbcc.edu 
SCAN: (562) 938- 5181 | scan@lbcc.edu 

Peer Navigators are available in person or virtually during regular business office hours. Evening hours may vary. To view our schedule, please refer to the hours of operation. 


Program Information

  • The PASO program prioritizes Hispanic and low-income students who identify as first-time Adult Learners/Indirect Matriculants.   
  • The SCAN program prioritizes students of color who identify as first-time Adult Learners/Indirect Matriculants enrolling in college at 25 years or older.

Join our PASO/SCAN Programs Today 

Students interested in joining our programs, please complete this interest form here


Program Benefits 

 

  • Peer Mentoring; assigned to a designated Peer Navigator   
  • 1 on 1 specialized academic counseling   
  • Summer Bridge Program  
  • Monthly in-person and virtual student workshops 
  • Access to exclusive PASO & SCAN Math and English courses 
  • Access to Financial Aid and Enrollment Specialist liaisons  

PASO Peer Navigators

Your Peer Navigators are available to assist you with scheduling a counseling appointment, enrolling in courses, connecting with resources, and answering general questions.

PASO Peer Navigotors
Lesley Garcia 562-938-4849 lgarcia-quintero117@lbcc.edu
Elizabeth Ruiz 562-938-4868 lruiz90@lbcc.edu
Eva Juarez 562-938-4845 ejuarez-ocampo31@lbcc.edu
Dominique Flores 562-938-4898 dflores71@lbcc.edu
Maru Barrett 562-938-5938 mbarrett-gonzalez79@lbcc.edu
Serge Zamora 562-938-4272 szamorafernandez75@lbcc.edu
Pablo Villa 562-938-4282 pvilla29@lbcc.edu
Laura Castaneda (562) 938- 4138  lcastaneda127@lbcc.edu 
Luis Lombera (562) 938- 4154  llombera80@lbcc.edu   
Oscar Diaz (562) 938- 4333  odiazorozco95@lbcc.edu
Haydee Arvizu  (562) 938- 4786 harvizu-aguilar51@lbcc.edu

SCAN Peer Navigators

Your Peer Navigators are available to assist you with scheduling a counseling appointment, enrolling in courses, connecting with resources, and answering general questions.

SCAN Peer Navigators

Christian Barnes

(562) 938- 4072 cbarnes41@lbcc.edu

Courtney Williams 

(562) 938- 4077 cwilliams90@lbcc.edu

Gilm Stephane Foucault 

(562) 938- 5177 gfoucault50@lbcc.edu

Arden Angeles 

(562) 938- 4251 aangeles36@lbcc.edu

Dhia Xiong

(562) 938- 4289  dxiong55@lbcc.edu
Mayro Vazquez 

(562) 938- 4419 

mvazquez45@lbcc.edu
Miguel Zavala 562-938-4174 mzavala74@lbcc.edu
Charlotte Hamilton 562-938-4902 chamilton34@lbcc.edu
Nick Jasperson 562-938-4874 njasperson96@lbcc.edu
Kathleen Gonzales 562-938-4856 kgonzales51@lbcc.edu
Athena Shojaei 562-938-4220 ashojaeibarjooie81@lbcc.edu
Parinaz Sarshar 562-938-4696 psarsharnoushahri42@lbcc.edu
Roxana Afshar 562-938-5983 rafshar72@lbcc.edu
Vanessa Grillitsch 562-938-4297 vgrillitsch82@lbcc.edu
Andrea Alejo 562-938-5992 aalejo89@lbcc.edu
Marilyn Diaz 562-938-4219 mdiaz112@lbcc.edu
Yasmin Reed 562-938-5891 yreed79@lbcc.edu