liberal arts colleges
Broad curriculum schools
Liberal arts colleges are undergraduate institutions emphasizing broad education across humanities, sciences, and social sciences rather than vocational or professional training.
They typically feature small class sizes, residential campuses, and close faculty-student interaction.
In the United States, prestigious examples include Williams, Amherst, and Swarthmore.
The term distinguishes these schools from research universities and technical institutes, though the boundary can blur.
She chose a liberal arts college for its emphasis on critical thinking over career preparation.
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