POMONA COLLEGE
Pomona College is a private residential college tucked away
in Claremont, Calif., just 30 minutes outside downtown
Los Angeles. Founded in 1887, Pomona College is now
recognized as one of the best undergraduate liberal arts
and sciences colleges in the nation.With an enrollment of
only 1,400, Pomona boasts opportunities for students to
work one-on-one with distinguished professors, to
design special concentrations of study, and to participate in faculty research.
FAMOUS ALUMNI: Richard Chamberlain (actor), Roy Disney
(vice chairman of Disney), Kris Kristofferson (singer/actor), Twyla Tharp
(dancer), Robert Towne (screenwriter)
WHERE: Claremont, California
PHONE: 909-621-8000
CAMPUS: Pomona
College’s rolling green campus
combines Spanish architecture
and Victorian-style buildings.
Facilities include Brackett
Observatory, Seeley G. Mudd
Science Library, Bridges Hall
of Music, Seaver Computer
Center, and Montgomery Art
Center and Gallery.
THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES: Pomona College is the
founding member of the Claremont Colleges, comprised of four other
undergraduate colleges and two graduate schools, all located within one
square mile. Students enrolled at any college in the Claremont College
system may take classes, eat in the dining commons, and use the library at
any of the other campuses.
STUDENT ENROLLMENT: There are 42 majors available in
the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, and the fine arts.
Approximately 400 BAs are awarded each year.
1999-2000 BUDGET: $76 million. Financial Aid: $12,665,000
FACULTY: 158 members. All classes at Pomona are taught by
professors. 94% of professors hold Ph.Ds.
STUDENT FACULTY RATIO: Less than 9 to I
STUDENT BREAKDOWN: Male 54%, female 46%. White
52.7%, Asian/Pacific Islander 19.3%, Latino/Mexican American 9.9%,
Black, non-Hispanic 4.6%, Native American 1.4%, Other 2.4%, Decline to
state 10.8%.
ADMISSIONS: Highly selective: 83% of current freshman class were
in the top 10% of their high school graduating classes. Average of 3,800
applicants a year; 900 accepted; 390 enrolled.
RESIDENCE: Out of 1,400 students, approximately 1,350 live in
campus dormitories, the majority of which are singles.
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE: 14. Two-thirds of all classes have
fewer than 20 students, of these, over half have 10 or fewer.
SPORTS: The Pomona campus has a variety of recreational and sports
areas, including basketball, tennis, and squash/racquetball courts; football,
soccer, and baseball fields; swimming pools; weight training
facilities; tracks; and dance studios.
COMPUTING FACILITIES: The Gibson
Computer Lab, open 24/7 during the school year, is one of
three facilities at Pomona College that provides Mac and IBM
computer access to students.
LIBRARIES: The shared libraries of the Claremont
Colleges house more than 1.8 million volumes, 6,000 subscriptions, and
1.15 million microfilms.The library computer system makes interlibrary
loans possible from thousands of libraries across the U.S., including the
University of California system.
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Oldenborg Center/Residence Hall: The coed residence hall is
arranged in six modern language living areas (French, German, Spanish,
Russian, Chinese, and Japanese), providing students with daily opportunities
to use a foreign language.
Liberal Arts Clinics: In each clinic,
a team of students from diverse
disciplines spends nine months solving
a real-world problem posed by
sponsor organizations from outside
the Claremont Colleges.
Government
Study Programs:
uiree programs oner romona stuaents semester-long internships in
Washington, D.C., or at the state capital in Sacramento.
“SURP”: The Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)
provides students with the opportunity to conduct research with a
faculty member.
ANNUAL TUITION:
Undergraduate Tuition and Fees.$22,940
Room/Board.$7,750
Personal Expenses.$ | ,000
VOLUNTEERISM:
For Janelle Lin, a senior at Pomona College,
community work is a way of life. Growing up watching
her parents constantly working for social causes, ’
Janelle learned the rewards of volunteerism.
“There is a great satisfaction in completing a
project and watching your efforts help people’s
lives,” says Janelle.
Since freshman year, lanelle has given hours of her
time to Pomona College s Volunteer Center, where she organizes events
to collect donations or perform needed services for the community. 2
“When [students] get into college, there tends to be a drop off in l
volunteer work.Volunteering doesn’t have to be just a side thing. Hopefully, §
the programs and events encourage students to get involved in long-term 8
or lifelong volunteer positions.” |
In addition to her work at The Volunteer Center, Janelle is a studio art |
major in the honors society; she chairs the Community Affairs committee 1
of the Student Government, is a student representative on a faculty p
committee and is the founding president of the Hip-Hop Dance Collective. I