College debate teams in Los Angeles metro
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Fullerton, CA
Cal State Fullerton Forensics Team
CSUF’s forensics program includes policy debate, with debate scholarships listed in the College of Communications’ Fall 2026 bulletin.
Policy debate
Activity unconfirmed
Los Angeles, CA
Cal State LA Forensics, Speech and Debate Team
An undergraduate forensics team with intercollegiate IPDA and NPDA debate and a course-based joining route at Cal State LA.
IPDA public debate · NPDA parliamentary debate
Activity unconfirmed
Norwalk, CA
Cerritos College Forensics Team
Cerritos’ competitive speech and debate team welcomes novices, offers coached weekend tournament participation and publishes a weekly practice schedule.
Activity unconfirmed
Claremont, CA
Claremont Colleges Debate Union
A joint five-college debate program centered at Claremont McKenna, with British Parliamentary competition and open undergraduate eligibility across the Claremont Colleges.
British Parliamentary
Activity unconfirmed
Long Beach, CA
CSULB Speech and Debate Team
Beach Forensics offers intercollegiate speech and debate at CSULB; the debate team reached the 2026 National Debate Tournament final.
Policy debate
Activity unconfirmed
Northridge, CA
CSUN Speech and Debate Team
CSUN’s full-service intercollegiate forensics program offers policy and NPDA parliamentary debate, coached competition and novice entry without prior experience.
Policy debate · American parliamentary
Activity unconfirmed
Los Angeles, CA
Debate Union at UCLA
UCLA’s British Parliamentary debate union welcomes new members year-round and prepares through weekly practice, drills and tournament competition.
British Parliamentary
Activity confirmed · 2026-2027
Los Angeles, CA
LMU Debate Program
Loyola Marymount’s open collegiate debate program sits within Communication Arts & Advocacy and competes in intercollegiate formats.
Policy debate
Activity unconfirmed
Costa Mesa, CA
Orange Coast College Speech, Debate, and Theater Team
OCC’s co-curricular forensics team combines speech and debate competition with a college course option; documented events include parliamentary team debate and IPDA.
American parliamentary · IPDA public debate
Activity unconfirmed
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena City College Speech and Debate Team
PCC welcomes beginner and experienced competitors in intercollegiate speech and debate, with parliamentary debate listed in the 2026–27 catalog.
Activity unconfirmed
Malibu, CA
Pepperdine Waves Debate
Seaver College’s open-entry debate program combines British Parliamentary competition, Social Justice Debates and collaborative campus discourse.
British Parliamentary
Activity confirmed · 2026-2027
Santa Monica, CA
Santa Monica College Speech and Debate Team
SMC’s competitive speech and debate team alternates between a course-based format and an Associated Students club, depending on the term.
Activity unconfirmed
Irvine, CA
Speech and Debate at UCI
UCI’s campus debate group builds argument skills and describes cross-campus meets with UC and other university debate clubs.
Activity unconfirmed
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- University of California, Los Angeles: Alton. CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Pepperdine University: Kristina D.C. Hoeppner. CC BY-SA 2.0.
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