Situated at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains, Claremont enjoys an excellent climate year round. Mountain skiing and hiking, desert and ocean sports, and one of the largest and most electrifying cities in the world are within an hour drive, with downtown Los Angeles easily reached via the Metrolink commuter rail.
Commercial airline service is available through nearby Ontario International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, and John Wayne (Orange County) International Airport.
No college experience can match living on campus at
Pomona College.
The scale of the residence halls encourages students to get to know one another.
Pomona College's 12 residence halls average about 120 students each. That's large enough to bring together students with a variety of interests and experiences, but small enough to allow residents to work as a cohesive group. All residence halls are coed, and two-thirds of the rooms are single-occupancy.
A meal plan is part of the package, and students have varied dining options both at Pomona and on the neighboring campuses of the Claremont Colleges.
Pomona College guarantees on-campus housing to each enrolling student, and more than 95 percent students live in campus residences. While first-year students are required to live on campus, sophomores, juniors, and seniors also live in the residence halls, offering many opportunities for interaction.
Newcomers to the residence halls get plenty of support. They are matched with "sponsor groups" of 12 to 20 other classmates who live next door to one another. Each group has one male and one female sophomore or junior "sponsor" who live nearby and serve as informal organizers, guides and advisers to improve students' stay at
Pomona College.
