About — Aquinas College - Nashville, Tennessee

Aquinas at a Glance

Who We Are

Aquinas College is a Catholic center of formation rooted in the charism of the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia, serving the Church through the intellectual, spiritual, professional, and moral formation of teachers, preachers, and faithful disciples. Through academics, formation, and outreach, Aquinas seeks to unite faith and reason in the pursuit of Truth and to prepare men and women to serve Christ and His Church.

Whom We Serve

Dominican Sisters preparing for lives of teaching and evangelization
Seminarians discerning and preparing for priestly ministry
Teachers and School Leaders serving Catholic education
Catechists and Parish Leaders engaged in evangelization
Lay Faithful pursuing lifelong intellectual and spiritual formation

What We Do

Academics, formation, outreach, evangelization

Why It Matters

Aquinas forms those who form others. Through the formation of religious sisters, seminarians, teachers, catechists, and lay leaders, the College helps pass on the faith and strengthen the Church for generations to come. The impact of Aquinas extends far beyond our campus into schools, parishes, families, and communities throughout the world.

Aquinas College welcomes all students regardless of race, color, ethnicity, or national origin who desire to be part of the faith-based mission of the College to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the College. It does not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, or national origin in administration of its education policies, admission policies, scholarships and loan programs.

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