<p>If I am aiming for a career in business, or just want to make contacts to build a good network, does it make any sense to go to an LAC? I am looking at a number of universities right now, they include University of Michigan and Carnegie Mellon. I am also looking at LACs like Grinnell, Carleton, and Macalester because I really like their tight-knit culture. Of course, these LACs have no program in business, nor are they in big cities where I could get internships or anything.</p>
<p>I am about to graduate from a LAC, but it is in a major city and has connections with employers. It always has a business/economics department. Internships are always available. I think all of those are really important if you want to go into business. LAC’s are great for their close knit communities, but they can be terrible if business is your passion.</p>
<p>Several LACs are very good for Business, but only a very small number of them. Either they don’t have business as a major, or they just don’t have the location to really allow you to establish connections for future jobs.</p>
<p>Some of the better LACs for Business (or even offer business for that case), are Bentley University, Rhodes College, Emory, and Carnegie Mellon. The last 2 mentioned are very well respected and are located in cities (Emory is located in Atlanta and Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburg).</p>
<p>I wouldn’t call Bentley, Emory, or Carnegie Mellon “Liberal Arts Colleges.” they are national universities, especially Emory and CMU that also offer strong undergraduate business programs.</p>
<p>OP, no harm in going to an LAC and doing economics, but prepare for a harder time getting a good job. but you can make up for it with an MBA. Claremont McKenna College actually has its econ majors highly recruited for consulting and i-banking, as much as business degrees from big universities, so consider it maybe</p>