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About
Fidelity & ExcellenceThomas Aquinas College is unique among American colleges and universities, offering a faithfully Catholic education comprised entirely of the Great Books and classroom discussions.
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A Liberating Education
Truth MattersTruth, and nothing less, sets men free; and because truth is both natural and supernatural, the College’s curriculum aims at both natural and divine wisdom.
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A Catholic Life
Under the Light of FaithThe intellectual tradition and moral teachings of the Catholic Church infuse the whole life of Thomas Aquinas College, illuminating the curriculum and the community alike.
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Admission & Aid
Is TAC Right for You?Do you enjoy grappling with complex questions? Are you willing to engage in discussions about difficult concepts, with the truth as your ultimate goal?
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Students & Parents
Mind, Body & SpiritThere is always something to do at TAC — something worthwhile, something fulfilling, and something geared toward ever-greater spiritual and intellectual growth.
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Alumni & Careers
What Can You Do with a Liberal Education?Nothing speaks more to the versatility of the College’s academic program than the good that our alumni are doing throughout the Church and the world.
Current Students
At the start of the upcoming academic year, there will be a new head and a new member of the Thomas Aquinas College chaplaincy. Rev. Hildebrand Garceau, O.Praem. (’78), a graduate of the College who has served as a chaplain since 2011, is succeeding the departing Rev. Joseph Illo as head chaplain. Meanwhile, Rev.
The College has recently received the following complete, albeit unpolished, video of the Thomas Aquinas College Choir’s production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Mikado this past spring:
What are the liberal arts? Why should one study them, and what role do they play in the curriculum of Thomas Aquinas College?
Each year, starting in the fall and continuing well into the spring, the seniors of Thomas Aquinas College labor to create what will be the culmination of their four years of academic efforts — the senior thesis. Based on a subject of each student’s own choosing, and drawing from the College’s classical curriculum, the thesis represents its author’s effort to apply his or her education to a matter of scholarly and personal importance.
The slideshow below features photographs of the members of the Class of 2014 and the titles of their Senior Theses:
On Friday nights throughout the 2014-15 academic year, the students of Thomas Aquinas College will have the privilege of attending lectures from some of the nation’s most distinguished scholars — covering a wide range of topics from evolution to literature to Thomistic theology — through the St. Vincent de Paul Lecture and Concert Series.
“I have discovered that science is not merely a tool for solving practical problems or making the world a better place,” wrote David Langley (’15) in a letter to his parents last spring. “It is a means by which we can grow in wisdom and gain a more complete understanding of the material order in nature — and that reveals something about the mind of God.”
The College’s new Stations of the Cross run alongside a narrow, paved road that predates the College itself — the drive that once brought visitors to the Doheny family hacienda, now the official residence of the College’s president. “The lush area around the drive had gone pretty much unused for as long we’ve been here,” says Dave Gaston, the campus landscape designer. “It was basically a jungle. We had to clear and clean it up, but it’s gorgeous now.”