I am looking for a school that provides a curriculum based on the "Great Books." 
  
However, it must be in California, Arizona, or New Mexico as this is
where I plan to retire.
  
The curriculum must be for non-Adult continuing education (meaning no
tests or papers).
  
For the last nine years I have attended the program at 
  
  http://grahamschool.uchicago.edu/has/program.cfm?programid=109
  
  
The above link represents the ideal environment that I would be looking for. 
  
  
As I was thinking of New Mexico and knew about St. John's College I
emailed them, and their response is below:
  
  Start of email from St. John's College
  
  Dear Mr. Metcalf:
  
  Thank you for your e-mail and interest in the Graduate Institute in Liberal
  Education. I am unfamiliar with any program in Santa Fe or the Southwestern
  region that is similar to the program you have been involved with at the
  University of Chicago. The graduate programs here at St. John's are degree
  programs. One is focused towards the Western tradition and the other
  towards classical texts from India, China, and Japan. You may be interested
  in our Summer Classics program, and I would gladly send you further
  information on both of our graduate programs and the Summer Classics
  program. If you are interested, please e-mail me your complete mailing
  address, and I shall mail one to you immediately. If there are further
  questions or if I can be of any assistance, please do not hesitate to
  contact me.
  
  Best Regards,
  
  Jean-Paul Ruch, MAEC
  Associate Director of Graduate Admissions
  The Graduate Institute in Liberal Education
  St. John's College
  1160 Camino Cruz Blanca
  Santa Fe, New Mexico  87505-4599
  (O) 505-984-6083
  (F) 505-984-6003
  e-mail: giadmissions@sjcsf.edu
  Web site: www.sjcsf.edu
  
  
  End of email from St. John's College. 
  
I wrote back to St. John's asking them what constitutes the
"Southwestern region" but they have not written me back.
  
  The main www for St. John's in New Mexico is:
  
  http://www.sjcsf.edu/main2000.htm
  
I am aware of the "Great Books Discussion Groups" that are in various
cities nation wide, however that is *not* interesting to me.