Welcome
to The Claremont Colleges!
Claremont McKenna College (CMC), one of
the seven independent academic institutions
that make up The Claremont Colleges, and
the Libraries of The Claremont Colleges
will host the California Regional Immersion
'04. Take an online
campus tour of CMC or visit the Libraries'
web site.
The
Claremont Colleges are located in the
city of Claremont, on the eastern edge
of Los Angeles County, approximately 35
miles from the city of Los Angeles.
Getting
to Claremont:
- Airports:
Ontario Airport (ONT) is about 20 minutes
by taxi or shuttle (cost range $18-$23)
from Claremont. Los Angeles (LAX), John
Wayne/Orange County (SNA), and Bob Hope/Burbank
(BUR) airports are each about an hour
from Claremont. SuperShuttle (http://www.supershuttle.com/)
is one of several services that will
provide transportation from any of these
airports to campus. Cost from airports
other than Ontario is about $45.
If you are renting a car and driving
from Ontario Airport, take the I-10
West to Claremont. From Los Angeles
International or John Wayne airports,
you will arrive in Claremont driving
east on the I-10. From the Burbank airport,
you will arrive on the I-210 East. See
Driving Directions, below, for directions
from the freeway exit to the registration
site.
- MetroLink:
MetroLink is the commuter rail system
for the Greater Los Angeles Area and
Southern California. Schedules
and maps are available online. Claremont
is on the red
(San Bernardino) line. Claremont's MetroLink
station is a short distance from campus.
If you plan to arrive by MetroLink,
contact Gale
Burrow by July 19 to arrange to
have someone meet you and drive you
to campus.
- Driving
and Parking Directions: Your destination
is the parking lot by Stark
Hall dormitory, 455 East 6th Street.
- I-10,
arriving from either east or west:
Take the Indian Hill/Claremont exit.
Turn north (toward the mountains,
follow signs for Claremont Colleges)
off the exit. You will be on Indian
Hill Blvd; continue north on Indian
Hill for about 0.6 mile until you
reach Arrow Highway). Turn right
onto Arrow Highway and follow it
0.8 mile to Claremont Blvd/Mills
(2nd light). Turn left onto Claremont
Blvd. and follow it 0.5 mile to
Sixth Street/Arrow Rte (2nd light).
Turn left onto Sixth Street and
proceed 0.2 mile to the STOP sign
at Mills (aka "Old" Mills). Turn
right into the parking lot. The
registration area and residence
hall will be on your left.
- I-210,
arriving from either east or west:
Take the Towne Avenue exit. Turn
south (away from the mountains,
follow signs for Claremont Colleges)
off the exit. You will be on Towne
Ave.; continue south for about 0.9
mile until you reach Foothill Boulevard.
Turn left on Foothill Boulevard.
Continue east on Foothill for about
two miles and turn right onto Claremont
Blvd (5th light). Follow Claremont
Blvd 0.5 mile to Sixth Street/Arrow
Rte (1st light). Turn right onto
Sixth and proceed o.2 mile to the
STOP sign at Mills (aka "Old" Mills).
Turn right into the parking lot.
The registration area and residence
hall will be on your left.
- Parking
on campus is free. The lot closest
to the residence hall where you
will be staying is located at the
corner of 6th Street and "Old" Mills
Ave.
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