What's the difference between a college with a liberal arts education and a liberal arts college?

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In the case of the weaker departments, the department may only offer the bare minimum courses for the major, and infrequently or unreliably.

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<p>Yes, that may be the case for some departments. It should be noted, though, that LACs are not the only schools where some students have trouble getting the courses they need. </p>

<p>If this were a serious systemic problem, one might expect it to affect graduation rates. Most of the US News top ~20 national LACs have 4 year graduation rates of about 85-90%. The top ~20 national universities fall approximately in the same range. </p>