<p>LACs= Liberal arts colleges</p>
<p>LACs are primarily relatively small, residential colleges with an emphasis upon undergraduate education in liberal arts fields of study. The education is intended to provide general knowledge and develop intellectual capacities. A liberal arts education prepares students to work in a variety of jobs. In constrast to other types of education where students develop professional or vocational skills for a specific job.</p>
<p>Generally, liberal arts fields include the following fields: English language and literature/letters; foreign languages and literatures; biological sciences/life sciences; mathematics; philosophy and religion; physical sciences; psychology; social sciences and history; visual and performing arts; area, ethnic, and cultural studies; liberal arts and sciences, general studies, and humanities; and multi/interdisciplinary studies.</p>
<p>[The</a> Nation’s Top Liberal Arts Colleges](<a href=“http://www.collegenews.org/topliberalartscolleges.xml]The”>http://www.collegenews.org/topliberalartscolleges.xml)</p>