The College of Saints John Fisher & Thomas More
Tel:
(817) 923-8459
- The College of Saint Thomas More is an academic fellowship, faithful to the teaching and intellectual tradition of the Roman Catholic Church, sponsored and supported by its Board of Visitors, whose members represent learning in the Liberal Arts through their teaching and writing; invite into their company appropriately prepared students, both baccalaureate and occasional; who wish to share in this kind of learning; and guide them in attaining the educational objectives of the liberal arts curriculum through mastery and interpretation of the texts and ideas it represents. In addition to the formal learning proposed by its four-year curriculum, the College serves the metropolitan community by offering informal opportunities for learning in the liberal arts.
School Highlights
The College of Saints John Fisher & Thomas More serves 10 students (100% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 2:1 is lower than the state community college average of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 13% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 71%.
School Overview
The teacher population of 6 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| The College of Saints John Fisher & Thomas More | (TX) Community College Avg. | |
| Institution Level | Less than 2 yrs | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 6 staff | 262 staff |
Source: 2020 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- In the beginning, when the College was founded as the Saint Thomas More Institute in 1981, its teaching and learning activities were carried on in living rooms and hospital corridors. Our campus in the Merida-Bowie-Lubbock Streets block of Fort Worth was acquired beginning in 1985. The College offers a single curriculum in the liberal arts leading to the Bachelor of Arts Degree. Courses in Classical Languages, Philosophy, Theology, Literature, Mathematics and Interdisciplinary. The College of Saint Thomas More is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Bachelor of Arts degree.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to The College of Saints John Fisher & Thomas More is Tarrant County College District (3.2 miles away).
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