Claremont McKenna College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college and a member of the Claremont Colleges located in Claremont, California. Founded as a men's college in 1946, CMC became co-educational in 1976. Its 69 acre campus is located 35 miles 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 masters program in finance. As of 2011, there are 1,301 undergraduate students and 20 graduates students. Claremont McKenna College was founded in 1946 soon... after World War II ended as Claremont Men's College. 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.
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| Location: | Claremont, California
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| Founded: | 1946 |
| School type: | Private school, College |
| Endowment: | $
466,447,000 |
| Colors: | Maroon, Gold |