LIST OF LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES

'Liberal arts colleges' are primarily colleges with an emphasis upon undergraduate study in the liberal arts. The ''Encyclopædia Britannica Concise'' offers the following definition of the liberal arts as a, "college or university curriculum aimed at imparting general knowledge and developing general intellectual capacities, in contrast to a professional, vocational, or technical curriculum." ^[1] Although the genesis for what is known today as the liberal arts college began in Europe, ^[2] the term is commonly associated with the United States. Liberal arts colleges are found in countries all over the world as well.

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A

Australia

C

Canada

China

G

Germany

Ghana

J

Japan

N

The Netherlands

R

Russia

U

United States

Notes

A

Australia

★ Campion College in Sydney, Australia

C

Canada

★ St. Thomas More College in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

China

★ Lingnan University is the only liberal arts college in Hong Kong.

G

Germany

★ European College of Liberal Arts in Berlin is the first liberal arts college in Germany. [1]

Ghana

★ Ashesi University

J

Japan

★ International Christian University

N

The Netherlands

★ Roosevelt Academy in Middelburg

★ University College Utrecht, in Utrecht

★ University College Maastricht in Maastricht

R

Russia

★ Smolny College, St. Petersburg, Russia

U

United States

Main articles: List of liberal arts colleges in the United States

Liberal arts colleges in the United States are usually four-year colleges which leads students to a bachelor's degree. The colleges are either coeducational, women's colleges, or men's colleges. Some liberal arts colleges are secular (or not affiliated with a particular religion) while others are involved in religious education. In addition, colleges such as Hampshire College, Pitzer College, Sarah Lawrence College, Bennington College, New College of Florida, and Reed College offer experimental curriculums.

Notes

1. Liberal Arts: Encyclopedia Britannica Concise
2. Antecedents of the Liberal Arts College