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yo, what's a liberal arts college? i always see liberal arts being the punchline in american movies but i can't be fucked wikipeding it



A liberal arts college is a usually small college that teaches a traditional, uh, liberal arts curriculum (history, literature, philosophy), as opposed to a university which is larger and tends to prepare people for professional careers. You can major in liberal arts at a university though.

The punchline "liberal arts" derives from the idea the liberal arts are held by many to be more intellectually thin than, say, the sciences.

Note: the punchline does not apply to liberal arts colleges as a rule.
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