Tour our beautiful campus.
Grove House
The Grove House, an arts and crafts bungalow, was moved to campus in 1977. When the renovated house opened in 1980, it quickly became a campus social center. The student-staffed Grove House kitchen makes sandwiches, salads, pressed juices and its famous cookies from scratch. There is a small citrus grove north of the house.
Brant Clock Tower
Built in 1970, the Brant Clock Tower on the north side of campus is an example of mid-century modern architecture, designed by the same architect as McConnell Center which is on the south end of the Mounds.
Brant Field
Brant Field runs from Broad Center on the west end to the Brant Clock Tower on the east. A section of the arboretum, planted in native vegetation, runs along the north edge.
Scott Courtyard
Scott Courtyard is Pitzer’s main academic quad. Classrooms, administrative offices and faculty offices are in the buildings that surround the courtyard.
Scott Hall is one of two buildings that made up the Pitzer campus when the College opened in September 1964. The other one, the original Sanborn Hall (residence hall), was torn down in 2008 after Phase I of the Residence Life Project was completed.
Scott Courtyard & Pit-Stop Café
The Pit-Stop Café in Bernard Hall is a great place to grab a cup of coffee or a quick snack and is an inviting central meeting place.
During the year, the café is a hub of activity with students studying inside or outside in the Scott Courtyard, professors and students meeting under the shady trees, and students walking back and forth to classes.
Mounds, North End
Pellissier Mall, known as the Mounds, runs through campus from the north end between Broad and Mead Halls to McConnell Center on the south end. It is a popular gathering place with Adirondack chairs scattered throughout for studying and relaxing.
Mounds & Avery Hall/Benson Auditorium
This central area of the Mounds is surrounded by Avery Hall, a multiuse building with classrooms and faculty offices. It also houses Benson Auditorium, the largest indoor event venue on the campus. It hosts distinguished lectures, concerts, gatherings and celebrations.
Mounds, Holden Garden & McConnell Center
The Mounds are a popular place for studying and socializing and, weather permitting, some professors hold classes underneath the shady trees. Many activities such as student orientation, club fairs, concerts, picnic dinners and more are held in this green space.
McConnell Center anchors the south end of the Mounds. The dining hall occupies the main floor and art studios and offices are on the other two floors.
Holden Garden is on the east side of the Mounds and occupies the space of the former Holden Hall. Holden Garden connects the west side of campus with the east side.
Holden Garden
Created in the footprint of the former Holden Hall, this low-water garden with native plants and succulents opened in fall 2014. In current plans, the garden will eventually make way for Phase III of the Housing Master Plan.
Gold Student Center
The Gold Student Health and Wellness Center features a gym, Pilates and yoga studios, a student-run eatery, offices, a large multi-purpose room, and a swimming pool and terrace.
Gold Student Center Pool
The Gold Student Center and its terrace and pool are surrounded by the first-year residence hall complex known as PAS (Pitzer, Atherton and Sanborn Halls).
Pitzer Hall
PITZER HALL is the four-story building southeast of the Gold Student Health & Wellness Center. Pitzer Hall houses 78 students. Rooms are double occupancy with two rooms sharing an adjoining vanity, bathroom and shower. Common areas include a living room, study rooms and laundry facilities. The first level of Pitzer Hall houses the Office of Admission.
Opened in fall 2007, the residence halls of Phase I—Pitzer, Atherton Hall, and Sanborn Halls—received USGBC’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification, making it the first higher education student housing project in the country to reach this major milestone.
First-Year Residence Halls from E. Sanborn Hall
The Pitzer-Atherton-Sanborn complex with the Gold Student Center to the west is seen here from the top floor of East Sanborn Hall.
Residence Halls & Amphitheater
The Founding Faculty Theater is named in honor of the 13 founding faculty members who taught when the College opened its doors in 1964. It is located between North Sanborn and East Halls.
Atherton, Skandera & West Halls
The courtyard between Atherton and West/Skandera Halls joins the first-year residence halls and the residence halls for sophomore, juniors and seniors together.
West & East Halls, South End
The central courtyard of West, Skandera and East Halls (WES) runs in between the residence halls for sophomore, junior and senior students.
West & East Halls, Center Courtyard
This view is from the top of the stairs that leads to the upper level of West, East and Skandera Halls, residence halls for sophomores, juniors and seniors.
Outback Preserve
The Outback Preserve is a natural area restored with alluvial sage scrub and other vegetation native to Southern California. Each semester, courses use the Preserve as a living-learning laboratory.
West & Skandera Halls
The first level of West Hall is home to the Office of Study Abroad and International Programs, Mosbacher/Gartrell Center for Media Experimentation and Activism, and Intercollegiate Media Studies (IMS).
Skandera Hall houses classroom and seminar rooms, study spaces and a large conference room.
The courtyard space is used for events and receptions and is anchored by an Engelmann Oak tree, a beautiful rare oak native to Southern California. There is also a beautiful native rock wall that runs along the west edge of the area.
Green Bike Program & Atherton Hall
The student-run Green Bike Program promotes cycling, bike safety and sustainability at The Claremont Colleges and the surrounding community.
The Green Bike Program building sits on the corner of the Grove House organic garden. Fruit trees grow in the garden and during the academic year, the Garden Club meets regularly to tend to vegetable beds.
Atherton Hall houses the campus mail room as well as the Lenzner Family Art Gallery and an art studio. Although most of the residents are first-year students, there are some sophomores, juniors and seniors who also live here.
Mead Hall Free Wall
Murals and art are an integral part of the Pitzer campus. Students are invited to express themselves creatively on the Free Wall on Mead Hall. The Campus Aesthetics Committee regularly reviews and approves student and community proposals for other murals and outdoor art.
Mead Hall Center Courtyard
Mead Hall is a six-tower, three-story residential community that houses approximately 225 sophomores, juniors and seniors. Mead Hall is known for the student murals on the exterior walls and hallways, representing the interests and creativity of past and current community members.
Students live either in a suite with eight students or four students. There are both double and single rooms in each of the suites, as well as a bathroom for every four residents. Each suite has a common room equipped with couches and side tables. All second and third floor suites have balconies off their common rooms.
Mead Hall Courtyard & Interhueman Mural
The large-scale "Interhueman" mural was painted on Mead Hall by LA muralist Paul Botello and students in 1997.
Botello has painted other large-scale murals on campus including one on the west patio of McConnell Center and another that is in the atrium of Benson Auditorium.
Mounds Center & Former Fountain
This area, paved with native rock in the center, used to be a fountain. It was decommissioned in keeping with Pitzer's water-wise ethos.
We end our tour here. Thank you for taking the time to learn more about our beautiful campus and we look forward to meeting you in person.