Liberal arts college
Similarly, the term "liberal arts college" most commonly refers to an independent institution with a specialty in non-vocational coursework.
Liberal arts colleges are distinguished from other types of higher education chiefly by their generalist curricula and small size.
[7] Many students select liberal arts colleges with precisely this sense of personal connection in mind.
[7] From an administrative standpoint, the small size of liberal arts colleges contributes to their cohesion and ability to survive through difficult times.
In addition, most liberal arts colleges are primarily residential,[citation needed] which means students live and learn away from home, often for the first time.
The distinctiveness of these attributes is somewhat eroded by the tendency of universities to adopt aspects of the liberal arts college, and vice versa.
[18] Keep in mind, U.S. News & World Report no longer provides rankings for liberal arts colleges at "global" universities.
[19] The liberal arts college model took root in the United States in the 19th century, as institutions spread that followed the model of early schools like Harvard, Yale, and Dartmouth, although none of these early American schools are regarded as liberal arts colleges today.
The Maple League in Canada is a consortium of four universities – Acadia, Bishop's, Mount Allison and St. Francis Xavier – who together form an alliance of small, rural, undergraduate liberal arts education institutions with Francophone heritage and a commitment to truth and reconciliation with indigenous communities.
This trend was spearheaded by Dutch sociologist Hans Adriaansens, who was "frustrated with the large-scale climate of university education in the Netherlands".
The four-year bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences at University College Freiburg is the first of its kind in Germany.
The University College of North Staffordshire, founded in 1950 in the United Kingdom, was frequently referred to as the "Keele Experiment" because of its innovative curriculum and emphasis on a scholarly community resident together on campus.
International Christian University in Tokyo, which opened in 1953, defines itself as "Japan's first liberal arts college".
[39] It attracted controversy over concerns that Yale was compromising on its liberal values by opening a college in a country where there are strong curbs on freedom of speech and assembly, with Yale faculty members expressing their "concern regarding the history of lack of respect for civil and political rights in the state of Singapore".
[40] In response, many existing faculty and students have noted that there has been little repression of freedom of expression at the college and that it provides a great opportunity to promote the liberal arts in Asia.
It offers the same kind of education provided by UP to qualified students who are unable to enter the country's premier state university because of its limited college quotas.
[44] Seoul National University in South Korea established the College of Liberal Studies in 2007, initially as an educational project.
[45] Liberal arts colleges in India include undergraduate UG or bachelor's degree/diploma and postgraduate PG or master's degree/diploma as well as doctoral PhD and postdoctoral studies and research, in this academic discipline.
[citation needed] Effat University in Saudi Arabia, a women's institution, is a member of the Global Liberal Arts Alliance.
The Millis Institute is the School of Liberal Arts at Christian Heritage College located in Brisbane.
