Certificate of Achievement, Architectural Design

This field of concentration is designed to provide introductory knowledge of the practice of architecture. The certificate is design for completion in one year, preparing students for potential 2nd year advanced placement in another professional degree program. This certificate prepares students for a design-related career in architecture or an allied field.

• Acquire the professional attitude and desire for life-long learning and stay current with advanced technologies.

Long Beach City College expects to award 25-30 A.S. in Architectural Design each year.

The Architectural Design program at Long Beach City College creates an educational environment where students can achieve their individual goals by providing the necessary knowledge and skills to successfully transfer to a bachelor program in Architecture or a related field. The program provides students with instruction in the latest technologies, industry standards, and significant industry trends.

In California, houses, schools, hospitals and other institutions are being designed largely by white architects and as a result, cities and buildings often don’t reflect the needs of its residents, particularly in diverse cities like Los Angeles. One way to rectify this is by diversifying the profession – and at Long Beach City College we are poised to do so with our diverse student body. The architecture program upholds the LBCC Mission and ‘is committed to providing equitable student learning and achievement, academic excellence, and workforce development by delivering high quality educational programs and support services to our diverse communities.’ This is important work that must be done to serve historically underrepresented identities and the Long Beach community. 

Required Courses	Units	Recommended Sequence
ARCHT 61 – Architectural Design Studio I	4	1st Year, Fall
ARCHT 20 - Visual Literacy and Civilization	3	1st Year, Fall
ARCHT 80 – Arch. History, Ancient to Medieval	3	1st Year, Fall
MATH 40 - Trigonometry	3	1st Year, Fall
1st Year, Fall Total	13
ENGL 3 - Argumentative and Critical Writing	4	1st Year, Winter
COMM 60 - Elements of Argumentation and Debate	3	1st Year, Winter
1st Year, Winter Total	7
ARCHT 62 – Architectural Design Studio II	4	1st Year, Spring
ARCHT 80 – Arch. History, Ancient to Medieval	3	1st Year, Spring
PHYS 2A - General Physics	4.5	1st Year, Spring
ARCHT 255 - Visualization and Communication	3	1st Year, Spring
1st Year, Spring Total	14.5
Total Award Units:	34.5

The Architecture program is within the Trades department, which works collaboratively with its allied programs such as Metal Fabrication, Construction, and Electrical, not to mention other closely associated programs like Studio Art and Engineering.

Many schools offer ‘drafting’ programs, which we are moving away from. Three regional community colleges offer the thorough overview proposed here: Pasadena City College, El Camino and West LA Community College. By aligning our program away from drafting we will attract more students in the area away from some of the competing drafting programs.

100-300 students