In an enlightening exchange, Mary Ellen and Ginny discuss the remarkable but often overlooked value of a Liberal Arts education.

Michael Yost of Thomas More College joins our hosts today, revealing why a Liberal Arts education may be the wisest, most valuable choice your student could ever make. This conversation could change everything if college is in your family's future.

The Remarkable and Increasing Value of a Liberal Arts Education

Michael Yost is the Senior Admissions Officer at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts. He is a 2018 graduate of the college where he met his lovely bride. They are the proud parents of three beautiful children.

Tapping into Mr. Yost's expertise as Senior Admissions Officer, our hosts discuss:

• How affordable is Thomas More College?
• Work-study opportunities.
• Why is the Rome Semester integral to their education?
• The Admission Department's view of "Mom diplomas."
• The value of extracurriculars on the college application.

Full disclosure by Mary Ellen:

I have a daughter who graduated from Thomas More College, so I am partial to the college; it's dear to me.

What makes Thomas More College a unique experience compared to other colleges?

• The focus is on a college education rather than training.
• Students learn to be fully rational, knowledgeable creatures capable of understanding themselves, their Maker, and the world around them.
• They are trained to be talented communicators, able to process information rapidly and clearly.
• Skilled in communication abilities needed in a world driven by data and information.

The Thomas More College Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts.

• Our Program consists exclusively of the great works of the Western canon, deliberately organized in our single, integrated program of studies.
• By carefully guiding in-class conversations, our exceptional faculty start students down the path of Wisdom in a mode more characteristic of discovery than instruction.
• These aspects set the College apart from most other institutions of higher learning, yet the College is truly unique in its emphasis on the necessity of experience.
• Each student sees first hand the impact of culture in our mandatory semester in Rome, begins the study of philosophy by studying the natural world in our Natural History course, and learns the value of craftsmanship in our Guild program.

The Rome Program – Integral to the Thomas More Education

In their Rome semester, Thomas More College sophomores

• Traverse catacombs and cloisters, piazzas, and palazzos.
• Explore the heart of the Christian West.
• Experience the history of Christendom written in the stones and on the ceilings, in the streets and the cemeteries, and in the skyline dominated not by skyscrapers but by the dome of St. Peter's.

Statistics: After four years at Thomas More College, each student has

• Written at least 64 papers.
• Participated in 1,792 seminar hours
• Translated over 1,000 lines of Homer, Cicero, and other Classical authors.
• Read 10,000 pages of the Great Books.
• Traveled over 8,400 miles to and from Rome, Italy.
• Visited over 100 baroque churches, Roman architectural sites, Renaissance piazzas, and catacombs.
• See it all here.

Thomas More Resources

FAQs

Meet Michael Yost

The Rome Program: An Integral Part of the TMC Experience

Homeschool Resources

Seton Home Study School

Seton Testing Services