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Thomas Aquinas College

Santa Paula, CA

Overview

  • Type
    4-year • Private
  • Campus Life
    Small • Rural
  • Average Per Year After Aid
    $23K
  • SAT Range
    1180–1330
  • Graduation Rate
    86%

Thomas Aquinas College is a small, 4-year, private school. This coed college is located in a large town in a rural setting and is primarily a residential campus. It offers bachelor's degrees.

From the Institution

Thomas Aquinas College believes that to learn is to discover and grow in the truth about reality. It is the truth, and nothing less, that sets men free. And because truth is both natural and supernatural, the College offers an academic program that aims at both natural and divine wisdom. This curriculum of Thomas Aquinas College presents the arts and sciences of liberal education as a comprehensive whole. There are no majors, no minors, no electives, and no specializations. The four-year interdisciplinary course of study makes use of the original writings of the great philosophers, historians, mathematicians, poets, scientists, and theologians of the West. Homer, Herodotus, Plato, Euclid, Aristotle, St. Augustine, Shakespeare, Einstein, and especially St. Thomas Aquinas are among the authors read. There are no textbooks. There are also no lectures. The curriculum is a sustained conversation in the form of tutorials, seminars, and laboratories guided by tutors who assist students in the work of reading, analyzing, and evaluating these great books. Students develop the lost tools of inquiry, argument, and translation in critically reading and analyzing texts, in mathematical demonstration, and in laboratory investigation. Equipped with these tools, the graduates are fortified to undertake any area of study, professional training, or vocation. Grounded in the arts of thinking and with a broad, integrated vision of the whole of life and learning, every subject becomes an open door. Even more important, alumni are prepared to live well the life of the free citizen and of the Christian.

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College Board Code
4828
Application Types Accepted
  • Online through college's own website
Religious Affiliation
Roman Catholic Church
Fee Waiver Info
Apply for free: no waiver required.

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Important Dates

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March 4
Financial Aid Application Due

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