Westmont College

Westmont College, founded in 1937, is an interdenominational Christian liberal arts college in Santa Barbara, California.

Westmont is ranked #90 in the U.S. News & World Report "America's Best Colleges 2012" list of liberal arts colleges. The Templeton Foundation has recognized Westmont as one of the nation’s top 100 colleges committed to character development.

Programs

Westmont offers 26 majors, including: alternative major, art, biology, chemistry, communication studies, computer science, economics and business, education program, engineering physics, English, history, European studies, kinesiology, liberal studies, mathematics, modern languages (English, French, German, and Spanish), music, philosophy, physical education, physics, political science, psychology, religious studies, social science, sociology / anthropology, and theatre arts.

Campus

Westmont College is located a few miles off of U.S. 101 just to the east of Santa Barbara. The city of Santa Barbara is on the central Californian coast and is 100 miles north of Los Angeles and 330 miles south of San Francisco. The campus itself resides in the hills of Montecito and features 110 acres (45 ha) of hills, gardens, and trees. The campus has five on-campus dorms. The two freshman dorms are Page and Clark which are located at the upper corners of campus. Armington is at the lowest point on campus, and is usually the sophomore dorm. Emerson (formerly known as New Dorm and Everest), is at the top of campus and has ocean views in many of its rooms. Van Kampen, the most popular dorm for upper-classmen, is located in the center of the campus and was recently renovated and modernized in the summer of 2006. Some upper classmen students live in the Ocean View Apartments, a college-owned apartment building on the east side of Santa Barbara.

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