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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.
Benefactors
Writing in the Cardinal Newman Society’s Catholic Education Daily, Timothy Drake has conducted a rare interview with Sr. Mary Josefa, OSB (Kathleen Holcomb ’07), of the Benedictine Sisters of Mary.
Sherwood Country Club in Westlake Village, Calif., was the site of the seventh annual Thomas Aquinas College Golf Classic, hosted by the Greater Los Angeles Board of Regents on June 3. The Classic benefits the more than 70 percent of Thomas Aquinas College students who rely on assistance from the school’s student scholarship fund.
Dr. Thomas Kaiser (’75) is the first tutor to have taught every class in Thomas Aquinas College’s classical curriculum. He delivered the following talk at the College’s Alumni Association Dinner on June 1, 2013:
For more than 40 years, Thomas Aquinas College has drawn students from and sent graduates to communities throughout the United States. It has also formed a nationwide group of friends and benefactors. As a result, the College now boasts a substantial, thriving “diaspora” of alumni and other champions who bear witness to the virtues of Catholic liberal education in homes, schools, workplaces, and churches across the country.
Today’s edition of the Arizona Daily Sun features a profile of Rachel Beck, a member of the incoming Class of 2017. The story describes why Miss Beck chose Thomas Aquinas College:
The senior at Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy is going on to college, but her goal is not to prepare herself for a career. Her goal is to pursue learning.
“I want to get an education for the whole person and not just a degree,” Rachel said. “I will figure out what I want to do afterwards.”
On his personal blog, Thomas Aquinas College chaplain Rev. Joseph Illo likens the great care that the College’s students take for Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel to the work of the Missionaries of Charity:
Early in the morning of May 23, 2013, a truck towed away the last modular building on the academic quadrangle of Thomas Aquinas College — St. Patrick Hall — thereby making room for the College’s new classroom building, St. Gladys Hall.
There is no such thing as a typical day on the job for Caroline Johnson, M.D. (’97). As an internist, she is likely to confront any number of illnesses and maladies, and as a traveling physician, she is likely to do so just about anywhere.
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More from Commencement 2013:
At its 2013 Commencement exercises on May 11, Thomas Aquinas College awarded its highest honor, The Saint Thomas Aquinas Medallion, to two men who have dedicated their lives to the service of the Church and its people: His Eminence Daniel Cardinal DiNardo and Rev. Cornelius M. Buckley, S.J..