Nestled in the hills of rural Southern California, Thomas Aquinas College is a small Catholic institution offering a unique student life based on Catholic morality, teaching and tradition. The curriculum at Thomas Aquinas is comprised solely of the "great books" of history, including books on math, history and science as well as language, philosophy and theology. Catholic faculty members, who each make a profession of faith at the beginning of their terms in office, act less as lecturers and more like Socratic-style facilitators, encouraging education through discussion.
Thomas Aquinas College Admissions
10000 North Ojai Road
Santa Paula, California 93060
(800) 634-9797
http://www.thomasaquinas.edu
Liberty University of Lynchburg, Virginia, is the most famous school on the list, and with more than 20,000 students, it is also the largest. Founded by the late Jerry Falwell, the university promises a conservative education in 38 majors, 29 minors and 15 graduate programs. Liberty's doctrinal statement, which promises an education based on "...an absolute repudiation of 'political correctness,' a strong commitment to political conservatism, total rejection of socialism, and firm support for America's economic system of free enterprise," is sure to appeal to fiscal and social conservative alike.
Liberty University Admissions
1971 University Boulevard
Lynchburg, Virginia 24502
(434) 582-2000
http://www.liberty.edu
Indiana Wesleyan University, based in Marion, Indiana, is an evangelical Christian institution with 3,000 students at the main campus and more than 10,000 online and at satellite schools. A number of prominent libertarian and conservative scholars serve on the university's faculty, including Dr. David Bartley and Dr. Ivan Pongracic. As the school's mission statement attests, "Indiana Wesleyan University is a Christ-centered academic community committed to changing the world by developing students in character, scholarship and leadership," Indiana Wesleyan University is devoted to creating "world changers."
Indiana Wesleyan University Admissions
4201 South Washington Street
Marion, Indiana 46953
(866) 468-6498
http://www.indwes.edu
Located north of Pittsburgh is Grove City College. This liberal arts Christian college offers 55 majors, but no graduate programs. Its faculty boasts a number of influential conservative thinkers and writers, including Dr. Paul Kengor, author of "The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism," and well-known expert on international economics Dr. Tracy Miller. According to its mission statement, "the College unapologetically advocates preservation of America's religious, political, and economic heritage of individual freedom and responsibility."
Grove City College Admissions
100 Campus Drive
Grove City, Pennsylvania 16127
(724) 458-2100
http://www.gcc.edu
Christendom College
Front Royal, Virginia
College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, Missouri
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Steubenville, Ohio
Harding University
Searcy, Arkansas
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, Michigan
St. Vincent College
Latrobe, Pennsylvania