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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.
Campus Named Among State’s Top Liberal Arts Colleges
The Best Value Schools guide has ranked Thomas Aquinas College’s West Coast campus as one of the 15 Best Liberal Arts Colleges in California in 2021.
“Thomas Aquinas College delivers a curriculum that is fully integrated, ordered to wisdom, and Great Books-based,” the guide’s editors note. “Students learn through a discussion method where a small class gathers around a table with a faculty tutor who acts as their guide as they discuss and learn together. There are no lectures, no regurgitation of faculty members’ insights; instead students discuss, provide arguments, rebuttal, and defend their arguments. This innovative learning pattern produces critical thinkers that can communicate their arguments.”
The online guide, which rates schools according to various criteria of importance to prospective students, based its latest rankings on a combination of faculty-to-student ratios, tuition expenses, and graduation rates. “Those with lower faculty-to-student ratios tend to provide more personalized instruction and mentoring,” the guide explains, whereas “institutions with a lower tuition might yield students with lower debt and greater satisfaction with their investment,” and higher graduation rates show that students believe that “their investment was worth completing.”
In addition to being names a Best Value School, Thomas Aquinas College has received high marks in the most recent editions of all the top annual college guides, both Catholic and secular, including The Princeton Review, U.S. News, Kiplinger, and the Cardinal Newman Society.