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Bryant University

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May 6, 2025
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Excellent college and professors. Would highly recommend to any prospective student looking for a great business degree. Received three job offers after graduation.

Landmark College

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This college was a great college for me to attend. The professors all were deadicated to helping the students, the food in the cafateria was great, and the student life was also great. They had a wonderful student to professor ratio.

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As the parent of a graduate, I saw first hand how PHC was an amazing place for them to attend. The academics set him up perfectly for a top-tier law school. Most of all, the community of fellow Believers became a community of life-long friends.