Pomona College

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, health service, health insurance

Counseling

minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, religious

Career

co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 97% of students live in school housing.
• The school does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.

Types of housing available

• In total, there are 11 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 100% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 90% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Pan-African Festival, Asian American/Pacific Islander Community Fair, Harwood Halloween, Smiley ’80s, Dwali, Ski and Beach Day, Snow Day, SYR (Screw Your Roommate), Death by Chocolate, Homecoming
• Student activities: choral groups, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook
• In total, there are about 150 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Mortar Board, Sigma Xi
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) 5-C Bah’ai, 5-C Christian Fellowship, Hillel, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Jewish Student Union, Latter-Day Saint Student Association, Muslim Student Association, Pathfinder Christian Fellowship, Zen Club
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Asian American Student Association, Assocation of South Asian Students (Ekta), Chinese Student Association, Hui Laulea (Hawaiian Club), Hapas United, International Club, Korean Student Association, MEChA, Nikkei Student Union, Pan-African Student Association, Tayong Kapatid, Unidos, Vietnamese American Student Association, Asian American Mentor Program, Chicano/Latino Mentor Program, Ujima Peer Mentors,
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Queer Resource Center, Queer Mentor Program, Associated Students of Pomona College, Model United Nations, Physics Club, Quiz Bowl Club, Dogma Demolition, Economics Club, Law Society, Medical Sciences Society, P. C. Investment Club, Badminton Club, Ballroom Dance Company, Men’s Ultimate Frisbee Club, Women’s Ultimate Frisbee Club, Men’s Lacrosse Club, Women’s LaCrosse Club, Men’s Rugby Club, Women’s Rugby Club, Pomona/Pitzer Men’s Volleyball Club, Bridge Club, Climbing Club, Cycling Club, Fencing Club, Golf Club, Ski Club, Ping Pong Club, Tae Kwon Doh Club, Kappa Delta (local fraternity), Sigma Tua (local fraternity), Nu Alpha Phi (local co-ed fraternity), ACLU Club, Eco Club, Conscious Eating Club, Chiapas Support Committee, Student Labor Alliance, Animotion (Anime Club), Mightier Than the Sword (literary club), Emergency Exit Productions, Klezmont (Klezmer band), Men’s Blue and White (a capella group), Women’s Blue and White (a capella group), Shades (co-ed a capella group), Society for the Preservation of Acoustic Music (SPAM), Without a Box (improvisational comedy troupe), College Democrats, Conservative Student Union, Sexual Assault Task Force, Circle K, Environmental Quality Committee, Gorilla Farming Club, Heart of the Sea (beach cleanup organization), Recycling Action Commitee, Student AIDS Awareness Committee, College of Boethius (SCA), Lindy Club, Texas Club, On the Loose (outdoor recreation club), KSPC Radio, Studio 47
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Student Life (weekly); The Collage (weekly); The Claremont Student (monthly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Ontario (15), LAX (50)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Claremont (1)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Pomona (5)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 25% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 3 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• 5% of students are fraternity members
• There are 0 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 0% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Not offered
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, other