Just over 1,000 students are enrolled at CMC and hail from 40 U.S. states and 25 countries. CMC is a small liberal arts college with an emphasis on public policy, public affairs and leadership. Many CMC graduates pursue careers in business, international relations, government and law.
Most students graduate in four years.
As a residential college, all freshmen are required to live on campus, and on-campus housing is available for all four years of attendance. New international students are strongly encouraged to participate in the home stay program that is available prior to New Student Orientation. In the home stay program, students stay with host families in the Claremont area and have the opportunity to become acquainted with the local area, the college campus and cultural differences before moving on to the CMC campus. Also, host families often provide international students with a place to stay during campus breaks and, sometimes, a place to have a home-cooked meal. Each college is a separate institution, but the colleges pool their resources in order to offer students the opportunities, facilities and variety normally found at medium-sized universities, e.g., students may take classes at the other campuses, athletic teams include students from more than one of the colleges, extensive library resources and student organizations that include students from all of the colleges.