Small Public LAC's you should consider

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<p>SUNY Geneseo </p>

<p>State</a> University of New York at Geneseo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p>

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<p>Jenna Wolfe (Today Show host) goes back to Geneseo</p>

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<p>We considered it, but it seemed like their strengths didn’t mesh with my son’s and he doesn’t like the location.</p>

<p>William and Mary is another smaller public to look at.</p>

<p>Even smaller is St. Mary’s College of Maryland.</p>

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<p>William and Mary and St. Mary’s College of Maryland also good schools. </p>

<p>Unfortunate about Geneseo…the location I guess isn’t for everyone. I loved it!</p>

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<p>In WA, Evergreen & Western Washington U are LACish</p>

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<p>In CA: Cal State Monterey Bay…yes it’s a state U but with an enrollment under 6K, a 60% residency rate, a focus on the undergrad as well as no TAs instructing anything it has a definite LAC “feel”</p>

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<p>Evergreen is a public LAC, WWU may be a little bit too big to feel like a LAC.</p>

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<p>Geneseo has really been working its way up in reputation lately. It has a bit of a “buzz” about it.</p>

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<p>I’ve heard University of Minnesota Morris is a good public LAC.</p>

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<p>The honors program at Western Washington U is more like a LAC, same with the Clark Honors College at U of Oregon.</p>

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<p>New College of Florida.</p>

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<p>^^came here to post New College of Florida, (my d is a first yr) and its right above me…</p>

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<p>Yes, WWU is a bit larger than an LAC, but it has a very liberal arts, social science focus and is in a cute small town with a real college feel atmosphere, so it could work.</p>

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<p>What do you like about New College of Florida?</p>

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<p>shawbridge—the campus is lovely, sits on the bay in Sarasota~there was a wedding parents’ weekend overlooking a magnificent sunset. My d’s fav place to read and study is sitting by bay. </p>

<p>There is a strong sense of community among the students, a very accepting environment. I like how students are afforded freedom to explore and study what they are truly interested in, they can create their own tutorial with a professor, and work closely with an advisor throughout their college career. NCF has a focus on undergraduate research, students do independent study projects and a senior thesis. My first year daughter is creating a tutorial with a psychology professor in conflict resolution, and is taking a class on animal thinking ~she had the opportunity to observe and interact with dolphins. </p>

<p>Social events are very inclusive, there are dance parties outdoors on the weekends ~ my d also loves going kayaking and biking which she can do all year long. </p>

<p>NCF<br>
New College ranked No. 8 on Kiplinger’s “100 Best Values in Public Colleges” for 2009</p>

<p>New College ranked No. 5 among all public liberal arts colleges in U.S. News & World Report’s 2009 edition of “America’s Best Colleges”*</p>

<p>New College was named the No. 2 best value public college by The Princeton Review and USA Today in their 2009 list of 100 “Best Value” Colleges.
Princeton Review’s VP of Publishing referred to New College as “the flagship honors college for the Florida state system, an amazing school.”</p>

<p>New College was named one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education in the 2009 edition of The Princeton Review Guide, “The Best 368 Colleges.”</p>

<p>New College was ranked No. 3 in the nation among all public colleges and universities in this first annual listing by Forbes.com.*</p>

<p>New College was also ranked No. 29 overall among all public and private colleges and universities in its survey “America’s Best Colleges.” New College ranked No. 1 among all public and private colleges and universities within the State of Florida. </p>

<p>New College Ranked No. 3 in list of “20 Colleges Worth the Price” (2009)</p>

<p>The Daily Beast, the news and culture webzine created by CNBC television talk show host and Washington Post correspondent Tina Brown, named New College of Florida No. 3 in its list of “20 Colleges Worth the Price” in 2009. Talking to higher-education experts, high-school guidance counselors and college consultants, the publication generated a list of schools experts say are worth the expense. To winnow the field and rank the contenders, they placed academic qualifications—such as GPAs, SAT scores, student-faculty ratios, faculty degrees and graduation rates—against the bottom line of tuition and fees. New College of Florida came in third, after University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Harvard University and before Rice University and Swarthmore College. Cornell was No. 15 and Yale, No. 16.</p>

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<p>Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts</p>

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<p>The College of New Jersey</p>

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<p>William & Mary</p>

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<p>Second St. Mary’s, UM-Morris, NCF, TCNJ. I’ve heard that Humboldt State U in the CA system is also LAC-like. Geneseo is great, although I’ve heard concerns about overcrowding (= tripled dorms and larger classes; 15:1 ratio isn’t great).</p>

<p>Here is a list of COPLAC (Council of Public Liberal Arts colleges) members: [COPLAC</a> | Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges](<a href=“http://www.coplac.org/members.html]COPLAC”>http://www.coplac.org/members.html)</p>

<p>And since the website has been down in the past, I will quote the list here.</p>

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<p>SUNY New Paltz - named “Hottest Small State School” by Newsweek.</p>