Thomas Aquinas College
Located in Santa Paula, California, Thomas Aquinas College is a Roman Catholic institution offering students a liberal arts education infused with Catholic spirituality. The college's approach is based on the seminar method and the Great Books.There is one degree program available from Thomas Aquinas College: a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts. The curriculum of this four-year program is primarily focused on the Great Books of the Western Tradition, with a particular focus placed on a sequential order of learning. The first half of the program examines the Trivium (logic, grammar, and rhetoric) and the Quadrivium (arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy). Throughout the entirety of the program, students learn about theology, philosophy, and the natural sciences, and write academic papers in a wide variety of subjects. At the end of the program, seniors produce a thesis and defend it before a panel of professors and faculty.
The Thomas Aquinas College campus is home to four chaplain-priests, who provide spiritual direction and sacraments to the college's students. Students can participate in the school's intramural sports program, which offers football, volleyball, tennis, and soccer matches on the campus courts.
Quick Facts
| Phone Number: | (805) 525-4417 |
| Address: | 10000 N Ojai Rd, Santa Paula, California 93060 |
| Institution Type: | Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above |
| Size: | Very Small ( 350+ undergrad ) |
| Award Levels: | Bachelor's |
| In-State Tuition | $ 22,457 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $ 22,472 |
| Online Degrees Offered: | NO |
| Student-to-Faculty Ratio: | 11 to 1 |
| Website Address: | www.thomasaquinas.edu |
Majors and Degrees
| Majors/Degrees | BS/BA |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences Liberal Studies |  |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics