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Good Locations I’ve talked to a lot of teenagers, who are interested in liberal arts colleges as long as they are in cities or at least close to metropolitan areas. Unfortunately for these kids, many liberal arts colleges are in rural areas. My daughter Caitlin is fully aware of this reality because she attends Juniata College, in Huntingdon, PA, which is a great school, but it’s a pain to get to. After my son and I visited Caitlin last week in Huntingdon, it took us 13 hours to get back home to San Diego. During the plane ride back, I compiled a list of liberal arts colleges that are in cities or are only 25 miles or less from a metropolitan area. I’m sure that I must have missed some schools so if you see a college that should be on this list, please let me know. 30 Liberal Arts Colleges In or Near Cities East Coast Midwest Lake Forest College, Chicago suburbMacalester College, St. South Eckerd College, St. West These five Claremont (CA) colleges are on the outskirts of the Los Angeles metro area:

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