LIBERAL EDUCATION IN TECHNICAL COLLEGE

The article shows the results of the research overview sites of the largest technical universities about the situation of humanitarian education. Actualized the problem of reducing the humanities, because of the transition from the Culture-Centristic education system to competence approach, as well as "profiling" carried out in modern Russia. In conclusion sub- stantiates the need for taking into account a variety of factors (including the prevailing tradi- tion) in the implementation of policies that affect the interests of the humanities in technical universities