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Quick Stats

Service & Maintenance Staff 55
Campus Size 35 acres
Student Centers Gold Student Center
Main Libraries
  • Ella Strong Denison Library (shared between Claremont Colleges)
  • Honnold/Mudd Library (shared between Claremont Colleges)
  • Lucian Marquis Library
  • Norman F. Sprague Library (shared between Claremont Colleges)
  • Seeley G. Mudd Library (shared between Claremont Colleges)
Popular Places to Chill
  • The Coop
  • Gold Student Center pool
  • Grove House Kitchen
  • The Hub
  • Jay's Place
  • The Motley
  • The Mounds
  • Suite common rooms
Bar on Campus None
Bowling on Campus None
Coffeehouse on Campus The Pit-Stop Café
Movie Theater on Campus Rose Hills Theater at Pomona College

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Pitzer College has a unique campus with a lot of character. Recent years have shown some of the school's most prosperous developments, with old buildings being torn down and new ones sprouting up as frequently as the plant life on campus. The newest additions to Pitzer's campus include the Pit-Stop Café, a student-run coffeehouse with everything to satiate a hungry college student's needs. During the 2007-2008 school year, freshmen were able to enjoy the brand-new, Gold LEED-certified dormitories that continue to be favorites. Students are currently anticipating the completion of even more residence halls to accommodate Pitzer's ever-growing student body. Pitzer is well on its way to creating a beautiful campus with state-of-the-art facilities. Phase One of the Residential Life Project has already been completed, and everyone is looking forward to the day that all of the renovations come to fruition.

Students are able to access many of the facilities at the other four Claremont Colleges, including the Honnold/Mudd Library, which holds more than two million books and journals. Other recent additions to Pitzer's campus include the outdoor volleyball and basketball courts. Students adore these plazas, and a good game is always up for grabs. The pool at the Gold Student Center is another place that students frequent, and with the beautiful Southern California weather, who could blame them? By far, the most popular hangout on Pitzer's campus is the Mounds. These small, lush hills serve students who wish to sleep, read, catch up with friends, play musical instruments, or anything else you can think of. There are always students on the Mounds (except when it's raining—Pitzer students rarely venture outside of their dorms when the weather is nasty).

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Facilities at Pitzer College

lynnbaby

'11

Political Science and Government

3.8
B+

Buildings Are OK

Facilities are pretty good, Pitzer is doing a lot of construction so hopefully they'll get better. It's a really small campus, so don't expect any spectacular buildings.

Jun 16, 2011

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Facilities at Pitzer College

jbarriga

'12

Spanish Language and Literature

3.5
B

Facilities at Pitzer

Because we are a consortium, we share a lot of facilities, including the library and the sports complex, which is located on Pomona's campus. The library is top-notch, a really great library with tons of places to study, though it is impossible to find a place to study during finals. The sports center is pretty set, obviously great for athletes. The gym for the regular folk is OK. Pitzer has a workout room, but it is too small for the school.

May 23, 2011

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mbartnof

'12

Physics

3.8
B+

Useful but Not Pretty

The buildings at Pitzer are useful and practical, though not modern. All of the buildings have a style that match Pitzer's ethos. The majority of the facilities are fine, but the central facilities for the 5C's are much better.

May 12, 2011

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Outdoor Seminar Classroom Near the Grove House. Pitzer has an outdoor classroom available for all professors to use when the weather is pleasant, providing a nice typical classroom scenery change.
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"Green" Initiatives

Pitzer is known for being a very "green"-forward school. The freshman dorms are Gold LEED certified, and the current construction plan is to ensure that all new buildings are certified, as well. Pitzer is environmentally friendly and even has a compost near the arboretum, as well as a Green Bike Program that uses recycled parts to repair and build bikes that are raffled out to students during the beginning of each semester.

Favorite Things To Do

Pitzer students are creative with their free time and do not waste one minute of it. You will frequently see students on the Mounds in the center of campus, relaxing, playing guitar, tossing around a Frisbee, or lounging in a hammock. Students also tan and swim at the Gold Student Center pool, take coffee breaks at the Pit-Stop Café, volunteer with one of the many community-based organizations on campus, or hop on the Metrolink into Los Angeles where options for fun things to do are limitless. The Claremont Colleges offer a multitude of activities at any given time—the hard part is choosing what to do! Students are club members, intramural sports players, actors, singers, and playwrights. With such a diverse array of people at one school, activity options must be just as diverse as the student body. Whether it is a visiting comedian, a poetry reading, or a school-wide trip to the beach, Pitzer never fails to provide entertainment for its students.

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Name: Morgan Peterkin

Hometown: Greenwich, CT

Major: English and World Literature

Grad Year: 2012

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