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Pomona College is the founding member of The Claremont Colleges, a
unique consortium of five undergraduate and two graduate institutions, first established in 1925. When Pomona's faculty and trustees were faced with the prospect that the College would grow into a large university at that time, they sought to preserve the "inestimable personal values of the small college" while meeting the interests of a larger community of scholars. Following a year-long search, Pomona President James Blaisdell returned from England with a solution: a consortium modeled after the small colleges comprising Oxford and Cambridge universities.
The Claremont Colleges consortium is like no other in the country. Each institution is autonomous, with its own campus, administration, academic focus, and educational philosophy. The campuses are contiguous, and the colleges cooperate in many ways that complement and benefit the entire community--offering academic, cultural, and extracurricular activities of the scope that usually only large universities can provide. The Claremont Colleges consist of:
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Pomona's membership in the Claremont Colleges
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Pomona College: The oldest
and largest of the consortium, offers a traditional, comprehensive
curriculum in the liberal arts and sciences, with a broad, interdisciplinary
approach.
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Claremont Graduate University: Offers degrees in arts, education, organizational and behavioral sciences, politics and economics, information science, humanities, and management. Joined the consortium in 1925.
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Scripps College: A women's college, noted for its core curriculum in the humanities. (1926)
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Claremont McKenna College: Originally Claremont Men's College emphasizes political science and economics. (1946)
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Harvey Mudd College: Specializes in the physical sciences and engineering. (1955)
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Pitzer College: Emphasizes the behavioral and social sciences. (1963)
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Keck Graduate Institute:
The consortium's newest member and the first American
graduate school dedicated exclusively to the emerging
fields of the applied life sciences.
Through the consortium, Pomona College contributes to and benefits from a
distinguished intellectual community, and students can supplement Pomona's comprehensive curriculum by taking classes at any of The Claremont Colleges--including some at the graduate level--selecting from 2,500 different courses. Pomona students may choose from over 230 English language and literature courses, 140 mathematics courses, or courses in any of 12 foreign languages. The consortium also provides libraries and facilities superior to those typically found at small colleges. Yet, Pomona students never lose the benefits of small classes, manageable dorm size, or faculty access.
Pomona's membership in the consortium also broadens a students choice of organizations, activities, and social, political, and cultural events. The Claremont Colleges sponsor over 150 public events each month, including art exhibits, readings, plays, lectures, seminars, films, colloquia, and concerts--many by national and international figures. In addition, five-college parties attract
undergraduate students from each college. More than 280 clubs, organizations, and other activities are available, and students participating in the meal plan may dine throughout the campuses.
Together, the five undergraduate colleges enroll approximately 4,580 students; with Claremont Graduate University bringing the student population to just over 5,500.
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