Regardless of which college you go to, you can always explore opportunities to get as much exposure and work experience in your area through research projects/internships. During your undergraduate degree try to find a professor, who's research interests you and who'd be willing to mentor you to do a research. You can start by volunteering few hours at the professor's lab and then taking a full-fledged research project. It doesn't have to be something groundbreaking but just the fact that you did independently and took part in a research acitivity will count a lot. You could do this over regular semester or over the summer break. Usually it is much better if you do it over the summer because then you have more free time and sanity to devote to your research. If you're planning to do it over academic semester then try to take less course load. Most schools encourage undergraduate research and will give you a minimal stipend and may even provide you housing for your effort. It'll be even better if you can get something published.

Another option is looking for internships/co-ops at companies. If your school has a co-op program then you can get some info about companies that offer internships. Some departments also get info from local companies willing to hire students. If your school is not very resourceful then do some research over the internet and look for companies that have internship programs. Lot of Govt. funded labs cannot hire foreign students but there are lot of private companies that take in foreign students. Try applying for those internships. Lot of those internships are paid. It's best to do that over the summer as most companies want full-time interns. If you're doing it during your regular semester then you're limited to working only 20 hrs per week if you get a CPT. Otherwise you could use up your OPT before graduation. All these things should improve your chances of landing a job after graduation even though you're a liberal arts college graduate.