Thomas Aquinas College is a Roman Catholic liberal arts college offering a single integrated academic program. It is located in Santa Paula, California north of Los Angeles. It offers a unique education with courses based on the Great Books and seminar method. It has school accreditation from the American Academy for Liberal Education, a national accrediting agency, and Western Association of Schools and Colleges, a regional accrediting board for California and Guam. Thomas Aquinas offers one degree program: Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts. The coursework is the same for all students throughout the program. Classes are small, usually between 13-20 students, and taught by the Socratic method. Hence, all members of each class are expected to contribute. Courses are in seminar format with professors—called tutors—leading the discussions in subjects ranging from grammar, logic, rhetoric, arithmetic, geometry, music, astronomy, science, and philosophy. All subjects are connected through the overarching study of Catholic theology. Currently the school does not accept state or church funding. They offer academic and needs based scholarships funded by private donation.