Westmont College is a private Christian liberal arts higher education institution in Montecito, California.
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10 Facts About Westmont College
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In 1940 Dr Wallace Emerson, the first president, renamed the school Westmont College, derived from a college in the west and in the mountains.
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Westmont College envisioned a Christian liberal arts college that would take its place among the best in the nation.
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Westmont College purchased this property and moved to the Santa Barbara area in the fall of 1945.
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In 2008 Westmont College broke ground for the construction of the Winter Hall for Science and Mathematics and the Adams Center for the Visual Arts.
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In 2006, Westmont received a gift pledge of $75 million from an anonymous donor, the second largest gift ever to a national liberal arts college at the time.
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In September 2009 Westmont was informed that the donor withdrew the pledged $75 million gift, which caused the college to put off construction of two new buildings.
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Westmont College is located in a high fire area with limited access via narrow winding roads.
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Westmont College campus was evacuated in December 2017 due to the Thomas Fire.
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Westmont College is located a few miles off of U S Route 101 just to the east of Santa Barbara.
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