Belmont, CA Colleges
Belmont
Belmont is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States. It is in the San Francisco Bay Area, located half-way down the San Francisco Peninsula between San Mateo and San Carlos. It was originally part of the Rancho de las Pulgas, for which one of its main roads, the Alameda de las Pulgas, is named. The town was incorporated in 1926. The population was 25,835 at the 2010 census.
Ralston Hall is a historic landmark built by Bank of California founder, William Chapman Ralston, on the campus of Notre Dame de Namur University. It was built around a villa formerly owned by Count Cipriani, an Italian aristocrat. The locally famous "Waterdog Lake" is also located in the foothills and highlands of Belmont.
One of two surviving structures from the Panama-Pacific International Exposition is on Belmont Avenue (the other is the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco). The building was brought to Belmont by E.D. Swift shortly after the exposition closed in 1915. Swift owned a large amount of land in the area.
Carlmont High School and Ralston Middle School are located in Belmont and are both Distinguished California Schools.
Belmont has attracted national attention for a smoking ordinance passed in January 2009 which bans smoking in all businesses and multi-story apartments and condominiums; the ordinance has been described as one of the strictest in the nation.
Schools in and around Belmont, CA
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Notre Dame de Namur University
Four or more years; Private not for profit; 1,613 students; $28,200 average out-state tuition; $28,200 average in-state tuition |
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College of San Mateo
At least 2 but less than 4 years; Public; 10,700 students; $5,200 average out-state tuition; $624 average in-state tuition |
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Canada College
At least 2 but less than 4 years; Public; 7,286 students; $732 average out-state tuition; $732 average in-state tuition |
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Menlo College
Four or more years; Private not for profit; 652 students; $33,150 average out-state tuition; $33,150 average in-state tuition |
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Stanford University
Four or more years; Private not for profit; 17,833 students; $38,700 average out-state tuition; $38,700 average in-state tuition |
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Palo Alto University
Four or more years; Private not for profit; 575 students; $13,140 average out-state tuition; $13,140 average in-state tuition |
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Institute of Transpersonal Psychology
Four or more years; Private not for profit; 455 students; $0 average out-state tuition; $0 average in-state tuition |
Belmont, CA Scholarships
| Name | Amount | Deadline |
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| CLA Reference Service Press Fellowship | $3000 | May 31, 2012 |
| CLA Begun Scholarship | $3000 | May 31, 2012 |
| CLA Scholarship for Minority Students in Memory of Edna Yelland | $2500 | May 31, 2012 |
| California Wine Grape Growers Foundation Scholarship | $2000 | Varies |
| Intel PhD Fellowship Program | Varies | Varies |
| Cal Grant Undergraduate Program | Varies | Varies |
| Fisher Communications Minority Scholarship | Varies | May 31, 2012 |
Popular Majors in Belmont
- Business Administration and Management
- Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Human Services
- Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychology
- Special Education and Teaching
- Public Administration
- English Language and Literature
- Biology
- Management Science
- Kinesiology and Exercise Science
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- Sociology
- Political Science and Government
- Biochemistry
- Creative Writing
- Music
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
