What is a "liberal arts" college? how is it different from other colleges/universities?

Question

What is a "liberal arts" college? how is it different from other colleges/universities?

Answer 1

I don't know if their is such a college.But in colleges you have the LA curriculum. LA is chosen When your not quit sure what field you want to go into.

Answer 2

They're focused on the arts: Painting, singing, theater, writing, philosophy etc...

"I don't know if their is such a college"

There are over 400 in the United States. Pennsylvania has over 35 alone.

The College of William & Mary, one of the most prestigious universities in the country, located in Virginia, is a liberal arts school.

Answer 3

There are two classifications for college/university types; National Universities and Liberal Arts Colleges.  US News and World report have a yearly ranking of both types.  See the following link for the definition, its about half way down the page.

http://www.usnews.com/articles/education...

Answer 4

Liberal Arts colleges do not have a strong emphasis in math or science, so if they offer any courses in these areas, they are basic courses.  You could not get an engineering degree for example, at a liberal arts school.