Pomona College

550 N College Ave Alexander Hall, Claremont, CA 91711-6319 -  View Map

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• Pomona College is widely regarded as one of the premier liberal arts colleges in America. The college is located in Claremont, California, a charming town 35 miles east of Los Angeles. Pomona is the founding member of The Claremont Colleges, a consortium of seven independent institutions blending the intimate atmosphere of small colleges with the academic and social resources of a university.
• Pomona’s 140-acre campus has 60 buildings, including 12 residence halls housing nearly all students in attendance. Twelve buildings are shared by all seven of The Claremont Colleges, including libraries, a medical services center and a bookstore. Pomona College maintains a state-of-the-art computer network with high-speed Internet service. Among Pomona’s outstanding facilities are Bridges Hall of Music, Seaver Biology Building, Carnegie Building, Rains Center for Sport and Recreation, Seaver Theatre and Smith Campus Center.
• Pomona offers 44 majors in the natural sciences, humanities, social sciences and fine arts. Students may also take courses at any of the other Claremont Colleges. The most popular majors over the past five years have been Economics, English, Politics, Philosophy, Politics and Economics; Biology, Psychology, History, Neuroscience, Public Policy Analysis, International Relations, Mathematics and Media Studies. Also common are interdisciplinary majors, double majors and individual special majors, crafted by the student with guidance from faculty.
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In the News:

• Complex opens at Pomona College (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)
  posted on July 13, 2011 at 04:25:52 am
  CLAREMONT - Pomona College opened its three-level south campus athletic field and parking structure Tuesday.
• Free Claremont Clarinet Festival concerts Friday and Saturday (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)
  posted on June 16, 2011 at 05:11:12 am
  CLAREMONT -- The free Claremont Clarinet Festival, now in its sixth year, will take place Friday and Saturday at Pomona College.
• Annual Walker Memorial Competition draws 80 talented young musicians (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)
  posted on June 10, 2011 at 03:11:12 am
  CLAREMONT - A standing-room-only crowd watched the annual John Child Walker Memorial Competition recently at Pomona College.
• Fitch Rates Pomona College's (California) Series 2011 Revs 'AAA'; Outlook Stable (Business Wire)
  posted on June 2, 2011 at 09:25:30 pm
  NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings assigns a 'AAA' rating to the following series of bonds issued by the California Educational Facilities Authority (CEFA) on behalf of Pomona College (Pomona): --$7,235,000 CEFA revenue bonds, series 2011. The fixed-rate series 2011 bonds are expected to sell via negotiated sale during the month of June. Bond proceeds will be used to refund the college's ...
• Local roundup: UCSC sees season close without title (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
  posted on May 29, 2011 at 07:50:51 am
  The 2011 men's tennis season came to a close for UC Santa Cruz on Saturday, when the final remaining Slugs were eliminated in the NCAA Division III national championships at Pomona College in Claremont.

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