Pitzer College

college, Claremont, California, United States

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Pitzer College is a private liberal arts college located in Claremont, California, as part of the Claremont Colleges consortium. Founded in 1963, it initially focused on social and behavioral sciences for women but is now coeducational. Pitzer College emphasizes sciences and humanities, with facilities like the Firestone Center for Restoration Ecology. It is one of seven institutions within the Claremont Colleges, which share adjacent campuses and facilities, including a central library. The other undergraduate colleges in the consortium are Pomona College, Scripps College, Claremont McKenna College, and Harvey Mudd College, alongside graduate institutions Claremont Graduate University and Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences.1

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…College, Harvey Mudd College, and Pitzer College) and two graduate schools (Claremont Graduate University and the Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences). The campuses are adjacent to one another, and many facilities are shared, including the consortium’s main library, the Honnold/Mudd Library, which houses nearly two million volumes. The…
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…College, Harvey Mudd College, and Pitzer College) and two graduate schools (Claremont Graduate University and the Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences). The campuses are adjacent to one another, and many facilities are shared, including the consortium’s main library, the Honnold/Mudd Library, which houses nearly two million volumes. The…
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