<p>Do employers find it difficult to hire students from a small liberal arts college?</p>
<p>Your question is waaaay too broad, so I’ll give you the answer it deserves:</p>
<p>It depends. On lots of different things.</p>
<p>What would you want me to specify to narrow down my question?</p>
<p>Why would employers find hiring anyone hard? They call the shots.</p>
<p>Are you really asking if LAC graduates have a hard time getting hired?</p>
<p>Most LACs offer majors in STEM and business. A few social science fields (such as social work, criminal justice, education) also have pretty clear paths to employment. So are you really asking if students who graduate with degrees in the humanities have a hard time getting hired?</p>
<p>What major? What career path are you talking about? LACs graduate all sorts of people!</p>
<p>I’m planning to go for Graphic Design so I wanted to know if it’s good to go to a LAC or go to big college and graduate with a degree specific to graphic design?</p>
<p>It’s about your design portfolio, freelance skills, reputation, technical skills, speed and problem-solving. It’s not really about where you come from. Also, solid gen eds help, as design is couched in culture, history, etc. Need broad liberal arts knowledge. </p>
<p>@dyiu13 Sorry I didn’t get this — solid gen eds. </p>
<p>At an American college, you only take about 1/3 classes in your major. Another 1/3 classes are in “general education” classes, classes that ensure you’re well-educated, have a broad understanding of culture, history, society, etc. (The remainder 1/3 is free for you to pursue a minor or anything that interests you.)</p>
<p>Thank you @MYOS1634. That makes things a lot clearer. </p>
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<p>@yhd007 The quote above is a great answer. Your success has more to do with the particular skills and aptitudes that you bring to the table. Those skills aren’t developed at one particular type of school (art school vs research uni vs liberal arts college). A liberal arts college, though, is very good at providing a broad understanding of culture, and good design comes out of that broad knowledge.</p>
<p>Thanks for the insight @Dunboyne.</p>