Westmont College Timeline
| 1937 | Bible Missionary Institute in Los Angeles founded by Mrs. Ruth K. Kerr |
| 1939 | Bible Missionary Institute was renamed Western Bible College |
| 1940 | Western Bible College became a Christian liberal arts college and was renamed Westmont College by Dr. Emerson because it was in the west among the mountains. |
| 1940-46 | Dr. Wallace L. Emerson First President |
| 1945 | Westmont College relocated to the Montecito campus and classes began in the fall of 1945. |
| 1948-50 | Dr. James Forrester Second President |
| 1950-68 | Dr. Roger J. Voskuyl Third President |
| 1958 | Westmont received accreditation from the Western College Accreditation Association. |
| 1969-71 | Dr. John W. Snyder Fourth President |
| 1972-75 | Dr. Lyle C. Hillegas Fifth President |
| 1976-2001 | Dr. David K. Winter Sixth President |
| 2001-06 | Dr. Stan D. Gaede Seventh President |
| 2007- | Dr. Gayle D. Beebe Eighth President |