Westmont College

What are the popular events and traditions at Westmont College?

Spring Sing and Potter's Clay are two distinctive Westmont student traditions. Spring Sing centers on student-created performances, while Potter's Clay is associated with student-led service and relationship-building across communities.

The Urban Initiative is another reported avenue for service-oriented engagement. These activities illustrate different ways students may participate beyond the classroom: a performance tradition, organized service and urban community engagement are not interchangeable experiences. Their dates, participation rules and specific projects can vary by year.

Prospective students can use current event calendars and student-activity information to see what will actually be offered during their intended year of enrollment. A tradition's existence does not mean every student participates or that the event follows an identical format each year.

What are the student housing and dining options at Westmont College?

Westmont provides college-operated undergraduate housing, including coed housing, and reports that about 96% of students live on campus. Housing is therefore a major part of the typical undergraduate experience, but the availability of residence halls should not be mistaken for an unconditional guarantee of a preferred room or building.

Students should review the current housing application, residence policies and any first-year requirements when they receive an admission offer. Reported housing units have high-speed internet access. Room assignment, eligibility for a particular housing option and accommodation requests are matters to resolve through the college's current housing process.

Campus dining and meal-plan choices should be compared with a student's actual schedule and dietary needs. A prospective resident should check which plan is required or permitted for their housing assignment, what meals and locations it covers, and how the college handles dietary accommodations. The combined room-and-board figure in the annual cost estimate is a budgeting reference, not a description of every available room or meal-plan price.