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Colleges’ career success stats don’t tell the whole story about how their graduates are doing after they get their degree

  • Written by Kerry Shackett, Co-Director of the Career Collaborative and Career Coach, Champlain College
imageProspective college students should know what questions to ask during a campus tour.Peathegee Inc. via Getty Images

When high school students and their families investigate which college is the best fit, they will inevitably be inundated with various facts and figures. Brochures and websites might highlight the school’s dining halls or...

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