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 Pitzer
College — a private, undergraduate, coeducational college
of the liberal arts and sciences — is consistently ranked
among the best such colleges in the country. Located in Claremont, California, a city about 35 miles east of Los Angeles, Pitzer is an intimate college that is a member of The Claremont Colleges consortium. As a member of the consortium, the College benefits from the shared resources of seven colleges. Blending
classroom instruction with fieldwork, Pitzer engages a student's
mind, heart and spirit by integrating educational resources on campus,
abroad and in the local community.
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| Pitzer College is one of the most diverse of the top liberal arts colleges in the U.S. |
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Pitzer College is a comprehensive liberal arts college that offers a curriculum that spans more than 40 major fields and focuses on interdisciplinary, intercultural education with an emphasis on social responsibility and community service. Founded in 1963, Pitzer College offers a curriculum in the
arts, humanities, sciences and social sciences leading to the bachelor
of arts degree. Enrolling about 950 men and women, Pitzer is part
of a unique educational environment known collectively as The Claremont Colleges. Seven educational institutions now constitute The Claremont Colleges: Pomona College, founded in 1887; Claremont Graduate University, 1925; Scripps College, 1926: Claremont McKenna College, 1946; Harvey Mudd College, 1955; Pitzer College, 1963; and the Keck Graduate Institute for Applied Life Sciences, 1997.
Within The Claremont Colleges, Pitzer's educational philosophy
is singular. In keeping with its 1960s heritage, Pitzer strives
to enhance individual growth while building community. Students
create their own academic programs in close collaboration with faculty
advisers. There are no lists of requirements to be checked off;
rather, students are guided by a unique set of Educational Objectives.
One of these encourages students to become involved in some kind
of community service-learning activity.
Pitzer College celebrates cultural diversity and intercultural
understanding. Students of ethnically diverse backgrounds come from
all parts of the United States, as well as from nearly 20 other
countries. In addition to learning from one another, students are
encouraged to participate in one of Pitzer's External Studies programs.
Finally, Pitzer challenges students to develop a set of courses
that will examine some issue from the perspective of at least two
cultures and two disciplines. Intercultural and interdisciplinary
learning are highly valued at Pitzer. Students are encouraged to
take advantage of these programs as well as many other Claremont
resources that enrich and strengthen their appreciation of global
diversity.
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