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Your decision to go to college is one of the most important steps you’ll take in life toward success. Students who graduate from college often have a better quality of life and more stable families, are less susceptible to changes in the economy, and they earn more—as much as $1.3 million more in a lifetime than their peers who do not attend.
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"The Public Leadership program's mission is to 'professionalize your passion to create lasting change.' I’m excited to professionalize my own passion of serving others to create lasting change."
Tyeshia, Class of 2018
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