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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.
Parents
On Friday nights throughout the 2015-16 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 friendship to literature to Thomistic theology — through the St. Vincent de Paul Lecture and Concert Series.
Kudos Include: “Great Financial Aid,”
“Best Classroom Experience”
With joy, members of the Thomas Aquinas College community celebrate the appointment of a friend of the College, Rev. Robert Barron, as a new bishop in its archdiocese.
This morning, His Holiness Pope Francis appointed Fr. Barron as one of three new auxiliary bishops for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The president and rector of the Archdiocese of Chicago’s Mundelein Seminary and founder of the Word on Fire media ministry, Fr. Barron delivered a lecture on campus in 2013.
In today’s competitive collegiate marketplace, what causes some Catholic colleges to flourish — and others to fail? So asks the Cardinal Newman Society’s Adam Wilson in a newly released white paper, Catholic College Closes, but Other Small Colleges Thrive on Faithful Catholic Mission (PDF).
Attorneys representing Thomas Aquinas College and its co-plaintiffs have submitted a petition for a writ of certiorari (PDF) to the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking relief from the HHS Mandate that threatens the religious liberty of Catholic institutions across the United States.
On April 25, 1970, almost 18 months before Thomas Aquinas College opened for its first academic year, its founders staged a major promotional dinner at San Francisco’s Fairmont Hotel. Some 450 guests attended the event, at which the Venerable Fulton J. Sheen served as the keynote speaker.
Below is the audio of the remarks that the College’s founding president, Dr. Ronald P. McArthur, gave that evening: