<p>Look at the Claremont Colleges, five liberal-arts colleges located in the suburbs of Los Angeles but literally across the street from each other. All of them are small and provide a nurturing environment. Each college’s science departments are great, but IMO Pomona offers the most. There are a lot of dance-related activities offered at all the colleges (Pomona even has a “dance center”). And I think the ballroom dance team that has students from all the colleges placed first in the nation or something…</p>