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Fail State
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Fail State

Oct 19, 2018
1h 34m
★ 7.0

Subprime goes to college

Overview

This in-depth documentary explores the dark side of American higher education, exposing predatory for-profit colleges and the tactics they use to defraud students and the government.

Genres

Documentary

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