Liberal Art Colleges vs. Universities

Unemployment vs. employment.

It really depends on what you study at the liberal arts college. If you study interpretive dance and only get a bachelor's, then you'll probably do fine for work, but if you get a PhD in something like jazz history then you'll be making bank the rest of your life. There's really no losing.

Well, in terms of the pros and cons, it's extremely difficult to say if one is "better or worse" than the other.

Depends on what liberal arts college and what university.

The only thing I think I could contribute here is that liberal arts colleges tend to have to a more tight-knit community feel since they are typically much smaller. Alumni feel a lot more connected and donate back at higher rates.

Bigger state and private universities offer a wider academic "menu" of choices.

When it comes to finding employment after graduation, that's all going to depend on the individual and how hard they worked, classes they took, internships they worked in, opportunities they pursued, etc. Don't let anyone tell you that if you go to a liberal arts college, you're screwed finding a job. That's such a pile of BS.

I won't delve too much into why I think a liberal arts education is important to obtain.

TBH, I think the ideal education would be an undergrad liberal arts degree, followed by a grad degree in a more technical field. I realize time and money make that unfeasible for many people.

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In terms of acquiring a classical education followed by specialization I might agree. But it depends on what you received prior to college and also what liberal arts school you attend.

4 years of rigorous liberal arts education is ideal, but if it is largely critical race theory and Japanese feminist literature it defies the point.

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This is correct.

Take for instance St. John's College. If I could do it all over again, I'd probably go there.

It also depends on what you plan to study and how important the degree is to that field.

Change the title man. The level of stupidity is incredible, just look at the title then go over a list in your head of liberal arts universities.

You seem lost in the head

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At the undergrad level, the differences are basically size and options for your major. That's about it. The difference in the education and type of classes you would take would likely be minimal. Most large universities require you to receive a liberal arts education anyway with general ed requirements in a variety of fields no matter what your major is.

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I think it depends. I went to a university and while you do have to take liberal arts type courses as a core, a lot of those are one or two off shots that are entirely dictated by the professor you land with (as you insinuate). For example I took two literature courses, one was broad based and useful, one was highly specialized absurdity.

Point being, depending on the liberal arts school's philosophy and the academic body, you may get a lot more opportunities to fill in those "classical education" holes a lot of us had going to larger schools. But I'm guessing the trend is away from that, so I don't think the advantage applies across the board and would be pretty school-specific.