It is named for former California governor and chief justice Earl Warren.

Residence halls are located near the ecological reserve, a canyon filled with eucalyptus trees and hiking trails.

The Warren College campus is also home to an enormous rock sculpture in the shape of a bear, known as "Bearl," located on the engineering quad.

[citation needed] In 2006, the college has added a new building dedicated to the study of Information Technology, called Calit2.

Warren College's writing program consists of a two-quarter sequence based on the model of argumentation developed by British philosopher Stephen Toulmin.