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Where Theory Meets Practice

Situated on a 120-acre residential campus 在 heart of 洛杉矶, Occidental integrates the liberal arts with the cultural 和 intellectual resources of a global city. Oxy’s location provides a springboard for putting theory into practice 和 ideas into action. 卓越, 股本, community 和 service have long been the basis for the College's commitment to producing thoughtful 和 engaged citizens who make a profound difference whatever path they follow. Our distinctive approach fosters both the fulfillment of individual aspirations 和 a deeply rooted commitment to the public good. It’s an education that is distinctly Oxy.

Distinctive Academic 程序s

我们提供有天赋的, diverse group of students with a total educational experience of the highest quality, preparing them for leadership in an increasingly complex, interdependent 和 pluralistic world.

氧和L.A: Intimate Scale, Infinite Scope

Oxy gives its students the best of both worlds: the intimacy of a residential campus plus access to the educational, cultural 和 recreational resources of a global city.
Oxy students decorating the wishing tree at Orientation

访问、股票 & 正义

For more than three decades, Oxy has striven to embrace diversity of all kinds. By meeting the full demonstrated need of every student, Oxy seeks to provide access to talented students of all backgrounds. 学院的 股本 和 正义的议程 acknowledges the work yet to be done 和 the Oxy community’s commitment to continuing leadership in this critically important area.

Student 和 her lab professor

阀杆 & 文科

The sciences 和 mathematics have always been central to an Oxy education, with the same Interdisciplinary, research-based approach that informs the rest of the curriculum—from 认知科学生物化学 to 计算机科学. 新 基因组学中心安德森中心 for Environmental Sciences unites Oxy’s world-class museum collections with cutting-edge DNA technology.

毕业学生

成功的跳板

The skills inculcated by an Oxy liberal arts education—critical thinking, creative problem-solving, effective communication, the ability to negotiate difference—are essential 在 modern economy. The best evidence of this fact is the success of our alumni: as 科学家们变革者, 首席执行官们 和 Oscar winners, authors 和 迪斯尼,甚至是 总统 美国的. We measure our success through assessment of the institutional learning outcomes 和 objectives of the urban liberal arts experience.