Thomas Aquinas College
School info
3.6
Overall Quality
Reputation
4.1
Food
3.2
Clubs
2.4
Facilities
4.2
Internet
2
Location
3.7
Opportunities
2.9
Safety
4.7
Social
3.3
Happiness
3.7
Basic Information
Location
- Santa Paula, CA
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Private liberal arts college
- Established: 1971
- Founder: Dr. Ronald P. McArthur, Dr. John Neumayr, Dr. Frank Ellis, Marc Berquist, Br. Edmund Dolan, F.S.C., Peter DeLuca
Academic information
Degree Courses
- 1
Key Area
- Philosophy
- Theology
- Natural Science
- Mathematics
- Music Theory
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: There are two different institutions mentioned in the sources, so here are the enrollment numbers for each: - **St. Thomas Aquinas College (New York):** 1,859 - **Thomas Aquinas College (California):** 539
- Undergraduates: 439
- Postgraduates: 0
- Academic Staff: 46
Notable Alumni
- John Berg
- Peter Kwasniewski
- Mary Neumayr
- Paul J. O'Reilly
- Pia de Solenni
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Good reviews
Overall 4.2
It's like nowhere else. A little oasis of peace and beauty and knowledge in a world full of cynicism and noise. I somehow get happier every time I step out on the campus.
Overall 4.1
Overall 4
My time at Thomas Aquinas College gave me so much joy. I would repeat the four years if I could.
Bad reviews
Overall 1.7
Teachers are *very* serious & critical. It's isolated, so you'll need a car. (You'll go mad, otherwise.) The seminar method doesn't work. Grade is based on their opinion of you, not on what you know. Be a girl that wears long, flower-print dresses. Learn Latin *before* you start. Good Fin Aid, but its more intrusive. Nice administration
Overall 1.9
Students on the NE campus are unhappy. The social life is dead. The prefect system is flawed. Admin do not care about your feelings and honesty does not lend itself to leniency. Quite a few graduates are seen working on campus in minimum wage roles. Is that how the Great Books ought to prepare students? Think twice before being a "philosopher."
Overall 2
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