Aquinas College, Colombo
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This is situated in Colombo.
Aquinas College of Higher Studies was established by the late Very Rev. Fr. Peter A. Pillai, in 1954 with the inspiration, blessing and assistance of His Eminence the late Thomas Cardinal Cooray. Rev.Fr.Peter was an internationally reputed scholar, educationist, social worker and a member of the University Senate at that time. Aquinas College is registered with the Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission of Sri Lanka to conduct courses and examinations at the tertiary level. The College is also affiliated to the International Federation of Catholic Universities in Paris. Aquinas Holds a pre-eminent position in the socio-economic life of the country.
Aquinas College is situated in a parkland in Borella, located in the center of the city of Colombo. The campus provides a very healthy and a peaceful environment conducive to educational actives. The presence of students from many diverse backgrounds and nationalities provides a very cosmopolitan community, creating an exposure to numerous cultures as we have students from SAARC countries and various ethnic groups. Aquinas is proud to have a considerable number of Buddhist monks and students from all religions and ethnic communities among its student population of over eight thousand.
It offers a wide range of full time and part time certificates, diploma and degree courses. We are proud to say that we have among our past students over 640 London Graduates and a number of local University graduates who have done their external degrees from Aquinas College. Most of the students, who have gone through Aquinas, have left footprints in prestigious national and international professional centers to acclaim highest standards in a vast spectrum in almost all fields.
