Thomas Aquinas College

Thomas Aquinas College occupies a 131-acre campus in the foothills of the Los Padres National Forest, situated 65 miles northwest of Los Angeles in Santa Paula, California. Founded in 1971, this Roman Catholic liberal arts college adheres to a classical Great Books curriculum, where all students follow the same academic program focused on mathematics, natural science, language, logic, theology, and philosophy. The college maintains a highly selective admission process and operates on a discussion-based learning model, eschewing textbooks in favor of original works by historical thinkers and philosophers. Students reside in single-sex dormitories on the Mediterranean-style campus, which features the prominent Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel as its centerpiece. The college recently established a second campus in Northfield, Massachusetts, expanding its traditional Catholic liberal arts education model to the Northeast.