“Their [LACs] mission is to broadly educate thought leaders for academia, civic life, government and the national economy.” (#10)
Because this is only partly true, it appears incorrect to me. Their mission is as above for certain students, but for all students their mission is less grandly to 1) further the development of skills related to speech and writing and, critically and crucially, 2) foster a basic competency in the skills and knowledge related to a student’s major. Consequently, a LAC graduate may be as likely to become a geologist or computer programmer as a thought leader, though a combination from the preceding is possible as well.