<p>The simple answer is that LAC’s do not have graduate programs, whereas (research) Universities offer graduate degrees such as M.A.'s and Ph.D’s. Some classes at universities are taught by graduate teaching assistants rather than professors, but since LAC’s do not have graduate students in residence, TA’s are non-existent at LAC’s.</p>
<p>LAC’s tend to have much smaller student bodies. The largest LAC has under 3,000 students. I won’t begin to answer where a student will get a better education because I’m not interested in re-igniting a war of words which has been going on here since this board was formed. You can use the search function to find many previous threads where this has been debated. I have twins who are freshmen in college, one at a LAC and one at a major research university.</p>
<p>You really have to look at each school to see what they offer in terms of facilities, courses, etc., bearing in mind that a student can only take “X” amount of courses over his/her lifetime at the school.</p>