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college

[kol-ij] / ˈkɒl ɪdʒ /


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WSJ | Buy Side: Once you’ve run out of federal student aid, private student loans can help close the college funding gap.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Eric Rath, founder and president of Los Angeles-based Rath Tutoring, a college prep service, said in an interview that the university should preserve the existing baseline, which he described as a threshold system.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

See also: Employers to college students: never mind that 4.0 GPA.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

From two waste paper bins and a ball in a Kent college to the Olympic stage?

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

“Better? They’ll never accept you. This won’t amount to anything! You should have at least finished school. Gone to college like your sister!”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

They included legislative educational additions such as ethnic studies and financial literacy, a statewide push into college and career pathways, and the expansion of dual enrollment with community colleges.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Some of those colleges are outstanding academically, but they’re also extraordinarily expensive.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

An association for private trade schools and career colleges is so concerned it has created a task force to reach out to students about the importance of loan repayment.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Many rowers who race for Cambridge these days don’t represent their colleges come summer.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

I had always looked down on my mother's college, as it was coed, and filled with people who couldn't get scholarships to the big eastern colleges.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath




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