Whittier College

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Whittier College is a private liberal arts college in Whittier, California, known in part for being the undergraduate institution of former U.S. President Richard Nixon.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf higher education institution
private liberal arts college
academicFocus liberal arts
accreditation WASC Senior College and University Commission
athleticsAffiliation NCAA Division III
athleticsConference Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
athleticsNickname Poets
campusSetting suburban
city Whittier
colors gold
purple
country United States
formerReligiousAffiliation Quaker
foundedIn 1887
foundingDate 1887-04-30
foundingReligiousAffiliation Religious Society of Friends NERFINISHED
governanceModel independent, non-profit
governingBody Board of Trustees
hasCampusSize approximately 75 acres
hasGreekLife local societies
hasLibrary Wardman Library
hasMascot Johnny Poet
hasPresident Linda Oubre
hasRadioStation KPOET Radio
hasStudentNewspaper The Quaker Campus
languageOfInstruction English
locatedIn Los Angeles County, California NERFINISHED
Whittier, California
motto Lux et Veritas
mottoLanguage Latin
mottoTranslation Light and Truth
namedAfter John Greenleaf Whittier
notableAlumnus Andrea Barber
Anthony Rendon
Jim Lacy
Richard Nixon
Tony Strickland
offersDegree bachelor's degrees
master's degrees
offersProgram graduate education programs
undergraduate liberal arts curriculum
region Southern California
religiousHeritage Quaker NERFINISHED
state California
type private college
undergraduateInstitutionOf Richard Nixon
website https://www.whittier.edu/


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