The Program Site design by CyberSense The Program Western CUNA Management School is sponsored by the thirteen western state leagues of the Credit Union National Association in cooperation with Pomona College. Students attend the school for three two-week terms over consecutive summers. The university- level faculty is made up of distinguished professors, attorneys, high level credit union professionals and consultants. To promote the learning experience, students live in Pomona College dormitories and take their meals in its dining halls.
Students also take a comprehensive examination at the end of each school year.
During the first summer, the program focuses on modern management practices and principles. Each class is designed so that what is taught will directly relate to the student's own credit union. In the second summer students undertake an in-depth study of the strategic and operational aspects of credit unions, especially their role in the financial marketplace. During the third and final year of the school, the curriculum leads students through a computer simulation of a credit union's finances and helps them plan for the future of their own credit unions.