Dear Parents and Prospective Students:

Thomas Aquinas College is unique among American colleges and universities.  We hold with confidence that the human mind is capable of knowing the truth about reality, that living according to the truth is necessary for happiness, and that truth is best comprehended through the harmonious work of faith and reason.  We understand the intellectual virtues to be essential to the life of reason, and we consider the cultivation of those virtues to be the primary work of student and teacher. 

The College offers a single academic program:  an integrated, non-elective curriculum rooted in the Western, Catholic intellectual tradition.  The greatest books in that tradition, both ancient and modern, replace textbooks; careful inquiry in small tutorials, seminars, and laboratories replaces lectures.  The curriculum challenges students and faculty alike to disciplined scholarship in the arts and sciences — indispensable for critical judgment and genuine wisdom. 

Thomas Aquinas College also provides a strong Catholic liturgical and sacramental environment conducive to spiritual growth while its rules of residence support the good moral order appropriate for those engaged in the pursuit of truth.

Sincerely yours,

Michael F. McLean, Ph.D.
President