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Alarming number of small US colleges are struggling to their bills — and misusing donations to stay open
Hundreds of small US colleges are struggling to pay their bills, with over 440 schools at risk of closing in the next decade. Some institutions are misusing scholarship funds and endowments to cover operating costs, as 200 schools did last year.
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