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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2021 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>$2.2 billion annual economic impact attributed to ICW member campuses</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Findings from a new economic impact study reveal that our 10 private, not-for-profit member campuses inject $2.2 billion annually in direct and induced economic activity across the state. Read more here:&nbsp;<a href="https://icwashington.org/page/EconomicImpactStudy">https://icwashington.org/page/EconomicImpactStudy</a></span></p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2021 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>About Independent Colleges of Washington member campuses</title>
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    <li>The 10 member colleges of Independent Colleges of Washington collectively educate more than 35,000 students annually.</li>
    <li>Approximately two in five&nbsp;of our undergraduates qualify for federal and state student aid; one-third are students of color; one in three students transfer credits from other institutions; and more than 1,000 are veterans.</li>
    <li>We enroll students from all 39 Washington counties, each of our 49 sister states, and more than 90 countries.</li>
    <li>Our 8,000 employees and nearly 200,000 alumni are making meaningful contributions to communities throughout the state.</li>
    <li>Each year, our graduates make up one in five (20%) of the new bachelor’s and graduate degree earners in the state.</li>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2019 22:26:19 GMT</pubDate>
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