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Giving Why Give?

"The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit."

-Nelson Henderson

Our Vision

Integrating Learning and Devotion

Giving students both the spiritual and intellectual resources they need to be effective in every sphere of society.

Transforming Culture

We prepare students to actively engage with culture while remaining firmly rooted in their faith.

Leadership Matters

To thrive and lead in a global and interdependent world, our students need to think critically, communicate clearly and act with integrity.

Our Priorities

Improve Access and Affordability
Women's hurdles

Colleges face increasing pressure to make the cost of a high-quality education affordable. Westmont seeks to make our distinctive education available to even more students and families by growing scholarship endowments and raising funds through the Westmont Fund.

Scholarships remove barriers and provide opportunity so that promising students bring diverse perspectives to our vibrant community:

Augustinian Scholars Program

Michaelhouse Fellows Scholarship

Advance Innovation
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Westmont prepares students to successfully navigate the ever-changing future through internships, research and entrepreneurial opportunities. These hands-on experiences enable students to connect academic studies with real-world application.

World-class professors in state of the art facilities give students a front row seat at the leading edge of innovation and exploration:

Westmont Downtown

STEM Education 

Trailhead: Seeking God’s Call

Provide Leadership Programs
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Westmont offers students a world-class leadership program designed to prepare a new generation of ethical and effective leaders.

Five Innovative Institutes help students develop practical and transformational leadership skills with a global perspective:

Eaton Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Hughes Center for Neuroscience and Leadership

Montecito Institute

Mosher Center

Goble Center for Global Learning

Launch Students for Life
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Westmont encourages students to become the best expression of themselves and find their calling in the world. A passionate faculty mentors students both in and out of the classroom.

Our Career Development and Calling department helps students explore their abilities, interests, and affinities matched to calling and purpose. Counselors help students build a framework for evaluating which majors to choose, internships to pursue, and jobs or graduate schools to consider.

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