in the latter part of the 1960s the school started its search for a new partner institution. on august 14, 1972 the school held its first classes at its new and current home at pomona college in claremont, california. according to dr. james likens, the strained relationship between the school and ucla, mainly due to lack of continuity of faculty coordinators from ucla and unwillingness to provide the educational program needed for the school to succeed, forced the school to look for another location. this is in contrast to how charles clark attributed to ucla for having excellent coordinators that contributed to western cuna management school's fine reputation.