What The Claremont Colleges does

The Claremont Colleges is a non-profit consortium of seven independent private higher education institutions operating on contiguous campuses in Claremont, California, with combined enrollment exceeding 8,500 students, approximately 3,200 staff, and roughly 540 acres of campus land. The member institutions comprise five undergraduate liberal arts colleges (Pomona College founded 1887, Scripps College 1926, Claremont McKenna College 1946, Harvey Mudd College 1955, Pitzer College 1963) and two graduate institutions (Claremont Graduate University 1925, Keck Graduate Institute 1997). The consortium model dates to 1925 and is one of the most recognized structures in American higher education.

The Claremont Colleges Services (TCCS) is the central coordinating and support organization that delivers more than 30 shared programs and services to the seven member institutions. TCCS provides information technology (CINE networking, Cisco VoIP, VPN, firewall, DNS, Workday enterprise applications, OnBase document management, CAS/Shibboleth SSO, Duo MFA), central facilities services (building automation, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, custodial, project management), campus safety and emergency preparedness (24/7 dispatch, LiveSafe mobile app, mass notification), financial services (accounting, payroll, accounts payable, cashiering, student loan collection), benefits administration, human resources, environmental health and safety, real estate and housing, Title IX coordination, library services, and a broad suite of student-facing offerings including Monsour Counseling and Psychological Services (MCAPS), Student Health Services, the Student Disability Resource Center, Nutrition Services, and cultural/identity centers (Chicano Latino Student Affairs, Office of Black Student Affairs, Religious and Spiritual Life). TCCS is led by CEO Stig Lanesskog and a senior cabinet of vice presidents and CXOs, and employs approximately 300-400 personnel.

TCCS is funded through contributions from member institutions rather than through commercial pricing, with revenue mechanics operating on a managed-services cost-allocation basis and no publicly disclosed pricing. Distribution is exclusively through on-campus service centers (Administrative Campus Center, Tranquada Student Services Center, campus dispatch) and online portals (Workday, OnBase, LiveSafe mobile app, WordPress-hosted intercollegiate websites) within the contiguous Claremont campuses; geographic footprint is limited to a single domestic location in California. The first observable external revenue line is Workday Support Services, currently extended to the California Botanic Garden. Most recently, TCC closed the acquisition of the North Campus property (former Claremont School of Theology) on November 15, 2024, after eight years of litigation, and on March 28, 2025 implemented a unified TCC Interim Title IX Policy adopted by all seven institutions.

Name

The Claremont Colleges

Legal name

The Claremont Colleges Services

Website

https://services.claremont.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

The Claremont Colleges is a non-profit consortium of seven independent private colleges in Claremont, California. The Claremont Colleges Services (TCCS) coordinates 30+ shared administrative, IT, facilities, safety, and student services across the consortium's 8,500+ students and 540 contiguous acres.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Claremont

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Consortium Shared Services Funding: TCCS is funded through contributions from member institutions. It provides more than 30 shared programs and services including student services, campus safety, library services, IT, facilities, human resources, and finance to the seven independent colleges.

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Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Claremont Colleges Services (TCCS) is the central coordinating and support organization for a consortium of seven independent colleges located on contiguous campuses in Claremont, California. TCCS provides more than 30 shared programs and services spanning student services, campus safety, library services, information technology, facilities, human resources, finance, benefits, payroll, environmental health and safety, real estate, and emergency preparedness. Funding is delivered through contributions from the seven member institutions.

Product overview

The Claremont Colleges Services (TCCS) is a central coordinating organization that provides shared administrative and operational services to a consortium of seven private colleges. Rather than a unified software product, TCCS offers an integrated suite of service departments including Campus Safety Services (with LiveSafe mobile app), Information Technology Services (networking, VoIP, enterprise applications), Central Facilities Services, Student Health Services, Benefits Administration, Financial Services, Environmental Health and Safety, Real Estate and Housing, Workday Support Services, Communications & Community Relations, Title IX Services, and Emergency Preparedness. These services are primarily operational/administrative in nature, supporting the educational mission of the member institutions rather than representing a commercial software product portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pomona College: Private liberal arts college, founding institution of the consortium (founded 1887)
• Claremont Graduate University
• Scripps College
• Claremont McKenna College
• Harvey Mudd College
• Pitzer College
• Keck Graduate Institute

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• California Botanic GardenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorkday Support Services provides support to the California Botanic Garden in addition to The Claremont Colleges member institutions.
• Claremont School of TheologyminorOthersOver eight years of litigation concluded with TCC acquiring the former Claremont School of Theology North Campus property in November 2024. Sale closed November 15, 2024. Youth Theatre Works (local nonprofit) remains as occupant in Mudd Theater under transitional arrangement.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Ellucian: Higher-education-specific ERP and SIS vendor serving colleges and universities. Comparable ecosystem participant given TCCS's role managing Workday and other enterprise applications for its member institutions, though Ellucian sells software where TCCS delivers operational services.
• Workday: Cloud enterprise software vendor whose HCM/Finance platform TCCS administers across the consortium and externally. TCCS's Workday Support Services both consumes and competes-adjacent to Workday's professional services arm, making Workday an ecosystem participant rather than direct peer.

Direct peers

• Five College Consortium: Long-standing New England consortium (Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, Smith, UMass Amherst) that shares libraries, classes, and services among independent colleges. Directly comparable to TCCS in coordinating shared academic and administrative services across multiple independent institutions.
• Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area: Washington, D.C.-area consortium of 17 colleges and universities that operates shared shuttle services, cross-registration, and library borrowing. Comparable in coordinating shared services among independent institutions, though less centralized than TCCS's full administrative consolidation.
• Atlanta University Center Consortium: Consortium of Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Spelman College, and ITC that operates a shared services model across four independent HBCUs. Comparable to TCCS in coordinating cross-institution academic, administrative, and student services.
• Tri-College Consortium: Consortium among Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and Swarthmore Colleges (with cross-registration at Penn) that coordinates shared services and academic resources among three independent liberal arts colleges. Directly mirrors the Claremont consortium model of small private colleges pooling resources.
• Quaker Consortium: Cross-registration arrangement among Philadelphia-area Quaker institutions (Bryn Mawr, Haverford, Swarthmore, Penn). A smaller-scale but structurally similar shared-resources model for independent colleges, though more limited in scope than TCCS's full administrative consolidation.

Broad incumbents

• Big Ten Academic Alliance: Academic consortium of Big Ten universities that coordinates shared library resources, technology, and research administration across major research universities. Operates in the same shared-services space as TCCS but at much larger scale and with research-intensive rather than liberal arts focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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