college
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He grew up the son of a college basketball coach, moving often.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
I have two adult sons who have completed college, and I am entirely debt-free, with no mortgage, auto loans or other outstanding obligations.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
Orphaned at 5, he was raised by an older sister in a household where money was extremely tight and found himself painting houses just to afford college classes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
His core, however, held, with white voters without college degrees and white evangelicals remaining firmly Republican.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
The last person Akira had felt this close to was Patience, the college student her parents had hired as a babysitter when Hildi was born.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
A previous SFC report warned "insolvency remains an imminent risk" at some of the country's colleges.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
This report covers all of Scotland's 24 colleges - which are spread across 99 campuses and 270 buildings - and spans a 10-year period between 2027/28 and 2036/37.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
A growing group of elite liberal-arts colleges long known for eye-watering price tags is turning out to be quite the bargain for many students—and the schools want you to know it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
He also wants to make community colleges “cheaper, faster, better” in part by offering students more training for specific jobs and less expensive online textbooks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Many of them end up at its satellite campuses, or at West Chester, Bloomsburg, Slippery Rock, or other institutions in Pennsylvania’s network of publicly supported colleges.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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