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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.
News
On Friday nights throughout the 2018-19 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 — through the St. Vincent de Paul Lecture and Concert Series.
Last week, as Thomas Aquinas College’s High School Summer Program wound its way to an end, elsewhere on campus another group of students gathered for an altogether different sort of instruction. Meeting in two classrooms in St. Albertus Magnus Science Hall, some 11 adults from across the United States took part in a six-day class in Byzantine icon-writing, offered by the New York-based Prosopon School of Iconology.
The most recent issue of Angelus, the official publication of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, focuses on the 50th Anniversary of Pope Paul VI’s Humanae Vitae, with an article about an American physician and philosopher who wrote presciently about the medical and societal dangers of contraception: Dr. Herbert Ratner.
In gratitude for the financial aid program that makes their Thomas Aquinas College education possible, a few students have put together the following video to thank the College’s benefactors:
by R. Scott Turicchi
Chairman of the Board of Governors
Thomas Aquinas College
Alumni Association Dinner
July 7, 2018
The Thomas Aquinas College Alumni Association held its largest-ever West Coast Dinner earlier this month, as more than 220 alumni returned to the Santa Paula, California, campus. Escaping a heat wave, the group gathered for a reception and dinner in the newly completed St. Cecilia Lecture and Concert Hall.
Please say a prayer for Damian Cooper, the 8-year-old son of College tutor Dr. Travis Cooper and his wife, Briena (Dunkel ’06). Damian has been admitted to the City of Hope in Duarte, California, where he is being treated for bone cancer.
In the final week of Thomas Aquinas College’s 2018 fiscal year, which ended on June 30, friends of the College rallied to raise more than $154,221 — which, when combined with two matching gifts, amounts to more than $304,221 for student financial aid. (A final total is forthcoming, pending the receipt of gifts made by mail.)