It was also before they were taught what to think and to regurgitate socialist talking points.
There are still a handful of colleges and universities which still offer the old-fashioned Liberal Arts degree and has multiple job offers waiting for graduates. One of the better known ones is Hillsdale.
I agree with you as to Hillsdale. However as for liberal arts students I found that at UofC Berkeley after WWII these people were snobs. There were remarks scribbled on the toilet doors and walls in libraries with vulgarity about science students being out of touch with the real world. So much as to my admiration for liberal arts majors of the day.