He advised the college chose to form a consortium of differentiated small colleges, modeled after Oxford and Cambridge. James Blaisdell developed a different option. Thus, Pomona either had to go against their ideals of expanding or limit the amount of growth at the college. Though in 1923, Pomona College faced a problem. Pomona College relocated to Claremont, California after the college acquired an unfinished hotel in Claremont. Pomona began after a group of congregationalists envisioned a "New England-type" college on the West Coast. History Īn exterior view of Pomona College in 1907, featuring its two earliest buildings: Sumner Hall (right) and Holmes Hall (left) īefore the idea of the Claremont Colleges, Pomona College was founded in 1887. The Claremont School of Theology (founded 1885 ) (and thus Claremont Lincoln University) is affiliated with the consortium, but is not a member. It also formerly co-sponsored a remote four-year undergraduate program, Minerva Schools at KGI, which has since spun off as Minerva University, an independent institution no longer affiliated with KGI or with the Claremont Colleges. Keck Graduate Institute (founded 1997) is a biomedical graduate school, with schools of applied life science, pharmacy and health sciences, and medicine.Claremont Graduate University (founded 1925) awards master's and doctoral degrees in 31 disciplines across seven schools.Its curriculum emphasizes the social sciences. Pitzer College (founded 1963) is known for its experimental pedagogical approach and focus on social justice.Harvey Mudd College (founded 1955) specializes in engineering, mathematics, computer science, and the physical and biological sciences, but also includes coursework in the humanities and social sciences.It specializes in political science, economics, finance, and international relations.
Claremont McKenna College (founded 1946), was founded as Claremont Men's College and became coeducational in 1976.It offers an interdisciplinary curriculum with an emphasis in the humanities. Scripps College (founded 1926) is the women's college of the Claremont Colleges.It is coeducational and offers majors in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Pomona College (founded 1887) is the oldest of the Claremont Colleges and the largest of the undergraduate schools.The Fiske Guide to Colleges describes the consortium as "a collection of intellectual resources unmatched in America." by acceptance rate were among the 5Cs, and the remaining college, Scripps, had the second-lowest acceptance rate among women's colleges. For the Class of 2020 admissions cycle, four of the five most selective liberal art colleges in the U.S. Īdmission to the Claremont Colleges is considered highly selective.
Among the undergraduate schools, there is significant social interaction and academic cross-registration, but each college maintains a distinct identity. The colleges share a central library, campus safety services, health services, and other resources, managed by The Claremont Colleges Services (TCCS). The consortium has since grown to roughly 8,500 students and 3,270 faculty and staff, and offers more than 2,000 courses every semester. He sought to provide the specialization, flexibility, and personal attention commonly found in small colleges, but with the resources of a large university. Blaisdell, who proposed a collegiate university design inspired by Oxford University. The consortium was founded in 1925 by Pomona College president James A. All the members except KGI have adjoining campuses, together covering roughly 1 sq mi (2.6 km 2). They comprise five undergraduate colleges (the 5Cs)- Pomona College, Scripps College, Claremont McKenna College (CMC), Harvey Mudd College, and Pitzer College-and two graduate schools- Claremont Graduate University (CGU) and Keck Graduate Institute (KGI). Ucsd building numbers.The Claremont Colleges (known colloquially as the 7Cs) are a consortium of seven high end private institutions of higher education located in Claremont, California, United States.
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