(SPARKILL, NY - October 16, 2006) - St. Thomas Aquinas College will host a Fall Open House for high school, transfer and adult students interested in the College's undergraduate degree offerings, on Sunday, November 12, 11a.m. to 3p.m., on the College's campus.
Tours of St. Thomas' 48-acre campus will include visits to the newly renovated Sullivan Theatre, Costello Hall, a 21st century arts, science and technology building, and the College's technology corridor in Spellman Hall. Several computer labs, including a Macintosh-outfitted graphic design lab and a foreign language lab are housed in the Technology Corridor.
Students and family members can tour the award-winning McNelis Commons townhouse complex, home to resident students. McNelis Commons has a central dining hall and laundry facility. Aquinas Village, an independent residence complex, accommodates up to 225 students. In 2005, an additional residence hall was added to the Aquinas Village and is the college's newest building.
Tours will include the Lougheed Library and the Joseph F. Romano Student-Alumni Center, which houses the College's student personnel service offices, and facilities such as the campus store, Spartan Grille, and the Thomist Yearbook, Thoma Student Newspaper, and WSTK, the campus radio station.

"The Open House is an excellent way for high school students to gain insight into our offerings and get a first hand look at our campus," said Mr. Vin Crapanzano, the College's Dean of Enrollment Management and Marketing.
Presentations will focus on How to Meet College Costs, Academic Life at St. Thomas, Living on Campus, Student Activities, and The Admissions and Financial Aid Process.
Individuals can discuss academic offerings with members of the faculty. In addition, information regarding the College's Honors Programs, the Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP), the Pathways program (students with learning process dysfunction) and scholarship opportunities will be available.
St. Thomas Aquinas College offers 31 undergraduate degree programs and several masters degree programs, including an MSEd, MST and MBA program, each with a variety of specializations. The College's 48-acre, campus is on Route 340 in Sparkill, Rockland County. Information on any of the College's programs is available from the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid (845) 398-4100.
MORE ABOUT ST. THOMAS
St. Thomas has expanded its offerings to include: a Master of Science in Education, a Post Masters Certificate program in Education, a Master of Science in Teaching, a Master of Business Administration program, a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Science in Education, and an Associate of Arts and an Associate of Science degree, the latter two offered at the West Point Military Academy. In addition, St. Thomas is the host campus for a Master of Science in Social Work program offered by New York University.

The College's 2,000 full and part time undergraduate students major in one of 31 programs offered in five division areas: The Humanities; Business Administration; Social Sciences; Natural Sciences & Mathematics; and Teacher Education. The College offers a full scholarship Honors Program which provides students with a Summer Study experience at Oxford University in England. In addition, there are several study abroad opportunities and strategic alliances designed to offer expanded opportunities for students. For example, students can major in mathematics at St. Thomas for three years and then enter an engineering program at either George Washington University or Manhattan College as part of a dual degree program.

St. Thomas offers study abroad opportunities in Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Nova Scotia, Brazil and Japan. The College currently includes 21 buildings, the most recent one an additional residence hall. It's most recent academic building project is Costello Hall, an Art, Sciences & Technology Building. This state-of-the-art facility includes new science labs, an art gallery and two multi-media theatres along with additional technology classrooms.