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The Mission of Liberal Arts Colleges
Great College Advice describes the mission of a liberal arts education: to prepare the student not for a job, but for the world at large.
January 16, 2024
Great College Advice describes the mission of a liberal arts education: to prepare the student not for a job, but for the world at large.
There are many famous graduates of liberal arts colleges. A college admissions counselor demonstrates the value of a liberal arts degree.
Mark visits Lynn University, a school in Florida with a very cosmopolitan student body.
Mark advises that if you’re trying to get into a great university and are interested in a music conservatory, consider Lynn.
Mark goes to the campus of Rollins College, named America’s most beautiful campus by the Princeton Review.
While the liberal arts have declined in popularity in the past 50 years, part of this decline may be attributed to a misunderstanding of what a liberal education really is. Here are some definitions.