Claremont Men's College
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Claremont Men's College |
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| Motto | Crescit cum commercio civitas (Latin) |
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Motto in English
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Civilization prospers with commerce |
| Type | Private liberal arts college |
| Established | 1946 |
| Endowment | $709.1 million (2016) |
| President | Hiram Chodosh |
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Academic staff
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134 |
| Students | 1,349 (fall 2015) |
| Undergraduates | 1,328 (fall 2015) |
| Postgraduates | 21 (fall 2015) |
| Location | Claremont, California, USA |
| Campus | Suburban, 69 acres (28 ha) |
| Colors | Maroon and Black |
| Athletics | NCAA Division III – SCIAC |
| Nickname | Stags (men), Athenas (women) |
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| Website | cmc.edu |
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Claremont McKenna College (CMC) is an independent, coeducational and private liberal arts college with a curricular emphasis on economics, finance, international relations, government and public affairs. CMC is also a member of the Claremont Colleges located in Claremont, California, United States.
Founded as a men's college in 1946, CMC became coeducational in 1976. Its 69-acre campus is located 35 miles (56 km) east of Downtown Los Angeles. The college focuses primarily on undergraduate education, but in 2007 it established the Robert Day School of Economics and Finance, which offers a master's program in finance. As of 2016, there are 1,344 undergraduate students and postgraduate students.
CMC is regarded as the 2nd best liberal arts college in the country (and 11th among all undergraduate institutions) by Forbes and the 8th best liberal arts college by U.S. News and World Report. According to the PayScale 2016-2017 College Salary Report, Claremont McKenna graduates reported the 4th highest mid-career salary of any college or university in the country.
Claremont McKenna College was founded as Claremont Men's College after the end of World War II. Many of its first students were war veterans attending college on the G.I. Bill. CMC was founded with the mission to foster leadership in its students in the fields of government, economics, and international affairs.
The school became coeducational in 1976 and was renamed after Donald McKenna, a founding trustee, in 1981. The name change allowed the college to keep its popular acronym, "CMC". The college's motto is "Crescit cum commercio civitas", or "Civilization prospers with commerce".
On the evening of March 9, 2004, visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology Kerri Dunn reported that her car had been vandalized and painted with racist, sexist and anti-semitic slurs. In response, there was a series of demonstrations, candlelight vigils and community meetings. The investigation by the City of Claremont's police department and the FBI revealed that Dunn had slashed her own tires and applied the insulting phrases to her own vehicle. She was found guilty of filing a false police report and attempted insurance fraud. She was sentenced to one year in prison and ordered to pay a fine of approximately $19,000 in restitution.
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