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			body.page-id-343 .warning,
body.postid-343 .warning {
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body.page-id-13078 .error-message,
body.postid-13078 .error-message {
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.mobile-search-submit {
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.insta-item img {
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.programs-container-content {
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     max-width: 75vw;
     margin-left: 12.5vw;
     margin-right: 12.5vw;
}
 p.description-programs {
     color: white;
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     margin-top: 20px;
}
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     margin-top: 30px;
     margin-bottom: 41px;
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}

.progalt-card__content:first-child {
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     margin: 5px;
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     width: 100%;
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}
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     padding: 0px 0 1px 0px;
}
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     top: 22px;
     position: relative;
}
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}

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     width: 100%;
     max-width: 75vw;
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     margin-right: 12.5vw;
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}

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     width: 100%;
     height: auto;
     padding: 47px 47px 0;
     margin: -135px 0 160px;
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}

 .page-content-programs h2 {
     font-size: 100%;
     font-weight: 400;
     margin: 0;
     padding: 0;
     color: #4a4a4a;
}

h1.scholarship-h1 {
    font-family: 'Trade Gothic';
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 2.5rem;
	line-height: 3rem;
    color: #1a1919 !important;
}

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    font-family: 'Rift';
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 2.0000015118rem;
}
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     font-family: 'Roboto Condensed', sans-serif;
     font-size: 1.75rem;
     font-weight: 500;
     text-transform: uppercase;
     padding: 16px 0 5px;
}

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     width: 48%;
     list-style: disc;
     padding: 0 0 18px 18px;
     margin-left: -1px;
     background-color: #fff;
}
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     font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif;
     font-size: 18.6px;
     padding: 5px 0;
}

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     width: 100%;
     height: 800px;
     padding: 0;
     margin: -100px 0 0;
     position: relative;
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}
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}

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     font-family: 'Roboto Condensed', sans-serif;
     font-size: 24px;
     text-transform: uppercase;
     font-weight: 400;
     letter-spacing: 4px;
     line-height: 50px;
     margin-top: 16px;
     margin-bottom: 10px;
}
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     font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif;
     font-weight: 400;
     font-size: 0.92rem;
     line-height: normal;
}

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     padding-bottom: 278px;
}
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     margin: -288px -22px 160px;
}
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     width: 48%;
     list-style: disc;
     padding: 0 0 18px 18px;
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}
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}
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     height: auto;
     min-height: 1px;
     padding: 0;
     margin: 160px 0;
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}
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}
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     font-weight: 700;
     font-size: 2rem;
     line-height: 1.5;
     color: #887f81;
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     text-align: center;
}
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     font-family: 'Roboto Condensed', sans-serif;
     font-size: 1.1rem;
     font-weight: 500;
     color: #1a1919;
}
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     display: flex;
     justify-content: space-between;
     margin-top: 20px;
}
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     color: #1a1919;
     font-size: 1.5rem;
     transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
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}
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     width: 100%;
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     margin-left: 12.5vw;
     margin-right: 12.5vw;
}
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     padding: 74px 0;
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     background-size: cover;
     background-repeat: no-repeat;
     position: relative;
     z-index: 11;
}
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     height: 100%;
     position: absolute;
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     left: 0;
     z-index: 2;
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     background-color: #887f81;
}
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     max-width: 75vw;
     margin-left: auto;
     margin-right: auto;
     position: relative;
     z-index: 3;
}
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}
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}
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     font-family: 'Roboto Condensed', sans-serif;
     font-size: 2.33rem;
     letter-spacing: 2px;
     color: #1a1919;
     font-weight: 500;
     margin-bottom: 20px;
}
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     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
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}
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}
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     margin-bottom: 15px;
}
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     font-family: 'Roboto Condensed', sans-serif;
     font-size: 1rem;
     font-weight: 700;
     margin-bottom: 5px;
     display: block;
     color: #363636;
}
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     width: 100%;
     background-color: #e3e5e9;
     border: none;
     border-radius: 2px;
     padding: 10px;
     color: #1a1919;
}
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     margin-top: 20px;
     font-size: 0.85rem;
     color: #4a4a4a;
}
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     background-color: #3273dc;
     color: white;
     padding: 10px 20px;
     border: none;
     border-radius: 4px;
     cursor: pointer;
     transition: background-color 0.3s ease-in-out;
}
 .button-primary-pg:hover {
     background-color: #275a97;
}
 .field-pg.is-grouped-pg {
     margin-top: 20px;
}
 .main-group-pg {
     width: 100%;
}
 .h1-pg {
     font-weight: 400;
}

 button.button-primary-pg {
     border: none;
     background-color: #1a1919;
     color: #ffffff;
     font-family: 'Roboto Condensed', sans-serif;
     font-size: 1.6rem;
     padding: 5px 15px;
}
 button.button-cs {
     width: 100% !important;
     padding: 9px 31px 8px 22px;
     top: 12px !important;
     position: relative;
}
 .page-id-368 section.tour-form {
     padding-top: 50px !important;
}
 .page-id-368 section.tour-slogan {
     padding: 0px 0 130px;
}
.label-cs {
    font-family: 'Trade Gothic';
    text-transform: uppercase;
}
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     width: 100%;
     max-width: 75vw;
     margin-left: 12.5vw;
     margin-right: 12.5vw;
}
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     width: 100%;
     padding: 0;
     margin-bottom: 160px;
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
     align-items: center;
}
 .h1-cs-state {
     width: 100%;
     padding-bottom: 20px;
     font-family: 'Roboto Condensed', sans-serif;
     font-size: 3.33rem;
     color: #1a1919;
     font-weight: 500;
}
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     display: flex;
     flex-wrap: wrap;
     justify-content: center;
}
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     display: flex;
     flex-wrap: wrap;
     justify-content: center;
}
 .item-cs {
     width: 285px;
     margin: 10px;
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;
     font-family: 'Roboto Condensed', sans-serif;
     font-weight: 500;
     font-size: 2.08rem;
     background-color: #887f81;
     color: #fff;
     transition: background-color 0.3s ease-in-out;
}
 .item-cs a {
     width: 100%;
     color: #fff;
     padding: 30px 0;
     text-align: center;
     display: block;
     text-decoration: none;
}
 .item-cs:hover {
     background-color: #6c6465;
}
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     width: 100%;
     padding-bottom: 160px;
     text-align: center;
}
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     font-family: 'Roboto Condensed', sans-serif;
     font-size: 2.58rem;
     font-weight: 600;
     color: #887f81;
     letter-spacing: 6px;
     line-height: 1.65;
}
 .states-wrapper {
     width: 100%;
     max-width: 77vw;
     margin-left: 12.5vw;
     margin-right: 12.5vw;
}
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         width: 100%;
         max-width: 75vw;
         margin-left: 12.5vw;
         margin-right: 12.5vw;
    }
}
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     margin-top: 160px;
}
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}
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     font-size: 2.0833349081rem;
     font-weight: 400;
}
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     padding-top: 0px;
}
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     background-color: #eec053;
}
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     text-decoration: underline;
     color: #1a1919;
}

 .content-contain-gs-state {
     width: 100%;
     max-width: 75vw;
     margin-left: 12.5vw;
     margin-right: 12.5vw;
}
 .title-gs-state {
     font-family: Roboto Condensed, sans-serif;
     font-weight: 500;
     font-size: 1.75rem;
     color: #fff;
     letter-spacing: 6px;
     text-align: left;
     margin-bottom: 20px;
}
 .search-section-gs-state {
     width: 100%;
     display: flex;
     justify-content: center;
     margin-top: 30px;
}
 .form-section-gs-state {
     width: 100%;
     display: flex;
     justify-content: center;
     align-items: center;
}
 .form-gs-state {
     width: 100%;
}
 .field-gs-state {
     width: 100%;
}
 .label-gs-state {
     font-family: Roboto Condensed, sans-serif;
     font-weight: 600;
     font-size: 2.58rem;
     color: #fff;
     margin-bottom: 0.5em;
}
 .select-gs-state {
     width: 100%;
}
 .select-box-gs-state {
     width: 100%;
     padding-right: 2.5em;
     background-color: #fff;
     border: 1px solid #dbdbdb;
     border-radius: 4px;
     cursor: pointer;
     font-size: 1em;
     outline: 0;
}
 h1.title-gs-state {
     font-weight: 400;
}
 select.select-box-gs-state {
     -webkit-appearance: none;
     align-items: center;
     border: 1px solid transparent;
     border-radius: 4px;
     box-shadow: none;
     display: inline-flex;
     font-size: 1rem;
     height: 2.5em;
     justify-content: flex-start;
     line-height: 1.5;
     padding-bottom: calc(0.5em - 1px);
     padding-left: calc(0.75em - 1px);
     padding-right: calc(0.75em - 1px);
     padding-top: calc(0.5em - 1px);
     position: relative;
     vertical-align: top;
}

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     width: 24px;
     height: 24px;
     cursor: pointer;
}
 #close-icon-dh {
     display: none;

}
 .hamburger-menu-dh a {
     transition: all 0.3s ease;
}
 .hamburger-menu-dh svg {
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}
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/* .navigation-bar-dh {
     width: 100%;
     margin: 15px 0;
     position: relative;
     background-color: #1a1919;
}
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     list-style: none;
     padding: 0;
     margin: 0;
}
 .navigation-dh li {
     width: 100%;
     text-align: center;
     cursor: pointer;
     transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
}
 .navigation-dh li a {
     display: block;
     padding: 15px 0;
     color: #fff;
     font-family: 'Roboto Condensed', sans-serif;
     font-size: 1.17rem;
     text-transform: uppercase;
     text-decoration: none;
}
 .has-submenu-dh {
     position: relative;
}
 .submenu-toggle-dh {
     display: inline-block;
     padding-left: 10px;
}
 .submenu-dh {
     display: none;
     position: absolute;
     top: 100%;
     left: 0;
     background-color: #1a1919;
     width: 100%;
}
 .submenu-dh li a {
     padding: 10px 0;
     font-size: 1rem;
}
 */

 .navigation-bar-dh {
     width: auto;
     padding: 0;
     margin: 15px 0;
     position: relative;
     background-color: #1a1919;
     right: 300px;
     top: 20px;
}

 .menu-dh {
     list-style: none;
     padding: 0;
     margin: 0;
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
}
 .navigation-dh li {
     width: 100%;
     text-align: center;
     cursor: pointer;
     transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
}

 .navigation-dh li a {
     display: block;
     padding: 15px 0;
     color: #fff;
     font-family: 'Roboto Condensed', sans-serif;
     font-size: 1.17rem;
     text-transform: uppercase;
     text-decoration: none;
     transition: color 0.3s;
}

 .navigation-dh li a:hover {
     color: #d4af37;

}

 .has-submenu-dh {
     position: relative;
}

 .submenu-toggle-dh {
     display: inline-block;
     padding-left: 10px;
     cursor: pointer;
}

 .submenu-dh {
     display: none;
     position: absolute;
     top: 100%;
     left: 0;
     background-color: #1a1919;
     width: 100%;
     z-index: 10;
}

 .submenu-dh li a {
     padding: 10px 0;
     font-size: 1rem;
     color: #fff;
}

 .navigation-dh li a, .submenu-dh li a {
     transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
}

 @media screen and (min-width: 60rem) {
     .navigation-bar-dh ul {
         width: 100%;
         flex-direction: column;
         position: absolute;
         z-index: 1000;
    }
}

 ul.menu-dh {
     background-color: #1a1919 !important;
}
 ul.menu-dh a {
     color: white !important;
}

 @media (min-width: 1023px) {
     li.desktop-hide-primary-menu-items {
         display: none;
    }
}
 @media (max-width: 1022px) {
     .navbar-menu {
         display: none;
    }
}

 .content-gs {
     width: max-content;
     max-height: 68vh;
     margin: 0;
     padding: 0 59px 0 0;
     display: inline-grid;
     align-items: flex-end;
     align-content: flex-end;
     justify-content: flex-end;
     position: relative;
     z-index: 10;
     bottom: -20px;
}

 @media screen and (max-width: 48rem) {

     .hero-gs {
         min-height: 70vh;
         max-height: 70vh;
         margin: -15px 0 100px;
    }

     .background-gs .accent-gs {
         width: 70vw;
    }

     .image-section-gs {
         max-width: 93vw;
         left: 7vw;
    }

     .overlay-gs {
         display: block;
    }

     .content-gs {
         margin: 0 0 0 -21px;
         left: 15px;
         bottom: 15px;
         width: auto;
         max-height: 60vh;
         position: absolute;
         align-items: flex-start;
         align-content: flex-start;
         justify-content: flex-start;
    }

     .content-gs .h1-gs {
         font-size: 4.5rem;
         word-break: break-word;
         line-height: 1.2;
    }

     .image-section-gs img.primary-image-gs {
         min-width: 100%;
         max-width: 100%;
         object-position: top left;
    }
}
 @media screen and (max-width: 48rem) {
     .is-hidden-touch-gs {
         display: none !important;
    }
     .is-hidden-desktop-gs {
         display: block !important;
    }
}
 @media screen and (min-width: 48rem) {
     .is-hidden-desktop-gs {
         display: none !important;
    }
     .is-hidden-touch-gs {
         display: block !important;
    }
}
/* Hide desktop image on mobile and show mobile image */
 @media screen and (max-width: 48rem) {
    /* Hide desktop version of the image */
     .is-hidden-touch-gs {
         display: none !important;
    }
    /* Show mobile version of the image */
     .is-hidden-desktop-gs {
         display: block !important;
    }
}
/* Default behavior for larger screens */
 @media screen and (min-width: 48rem) {
    /* Hide mobile version of the image */
     .is-hidden-desktop-gs {
         display: none !important;
    }
    /* Show desktop version of the image */
     .is-hidden-touch-gs {
         display: block !important;
    }
}
/* Show desktop image on larger screens, hide mobile image */
 @media screen and (min-width: 48rem) {
    /* Show desktop version of the image */
     .is-hidden-touch-gs {
         display: block !important;
    }
    /* Hide mobile version of the image */
     .is-hidden-desktop-gs {
         display: none !important;
    }
}
/* Show mobile image on smaller screens, hide desktop image */
 @media screen and (max-width: 48rem) {
    /* Hide desktop version of the image */
     .is-hidden-touch-gs {
         display: none !important;
    }
    /* Show mobile version of the image */
     .is-hidden-desktop-gs {
         display: block !important;
    }
}
/* form on hp and acf */
 button.button.is-hidden-touch.yellow-button {
     margin-top: 30px;
}
 @media screen and (max-width: 48rem) {

     .slider-image-wrapper {
         width: 100%;
         height: 0;
         padding-bottom: 4%;
         position: relative;
    }

     #sliderImage {
         position: absolute;
         top: 0;
         left: 0;
         width: 100%;
         height: 100%;
         object-fit: cover;
    }
}
 .hero-simple-new_hero .hero-simple-center_wrap {
     display: flex;
     justify-content: center;
}
 .hero-simple-new_hero.align-left .hero-simple-center_wrap {
     justify-content: flex-start;
}
 .hero-simple-new_hero .hero-simple-slogan-text {
     text-align: center;
     max-width: 65%;
     padding: 24px 16px;
}
 .hero-simple-new_hero.align-left .hero-simple-slogan-text {
     text-align: left;
}
 .hero-simple-cta-row {
     display: flex;
     gap: 12px;
     margin-top: 16px;
     flex-wrap: wrap;
     justify-content: flex-start;
}
 .hero-simple-new_hero .button-white {
     background: #fff;
     color: #1c1e22;
     border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
     text-decoration: none;
     font-family: 'Trade Gothic', sans-serif;
}
 .hero-simple-new_hero .button-white:hover, .hero-simple-new_hero .button-white:focus {
     background: #f5f5f5;
     color: #1c1e22;
     border-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.25);
     font-family: 'Trade Gothic', sans-serif;
}
 .hero-simple-slogan-text {
     background: none !important;
     padding: 200px 70px !important;
     margin: 0px !important;
     display: inline-block;
}
 .hero-simple-buttons{
     display:flex;
     gap:16px;
    /* space between buttons */
     flex-wrap:wrap;
     justify-content:flex-start;
     margin-top:16px;
}
 .hero-simple-new_hero .button-white {
     background: #fff;
     color: #000;
     border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
     text-decoration: none;
     padding: 0px 20px;
     font-weight: 700;
}
 .hero-simple-heading {
     color: #fff;
     text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px #000;
     font-family: 'Trade Gothic', sans-serif;
     text-transform: uppercase;
     font-weight: 600;
     font-size: 85px;
     text-align: left;
     line-height: 1.4;
     letter-spacing: -0.05px;
     margin-bottom: 0;
}
 .upper-form {
     width: 100%;
     height: auto;
     min-height: 315px;
     padding: 35px 0;
     margin: 0 auto;
     background-color: #F3C764;
}
 .hero-simple-new_hero {
     width: 100%;
     background-size: cover;
     background-position: top;
     height: 850px;
     position: relative;
     border-bottom: 0px solid #fff;
}
 .upper-form .form-heading p.h1 {
     font-family: 'Rift';
     letter-spacing: 4px;
     text-align: center;
     text-transform: uppercase;
     font-size: 30px;
     font-weight: 500;
     color: #31383d;
}
 @media screen and (min-width: 48rem) {
     button.button.black-button {
         margin-top: 40px !important;
         background-color: #000 !important;
         color: #fff !important;
         text-align: left !important;
         display: block;
         margin-left: 0 !important;
         font-weight: 700;
         padding: 12px 24px;
    }
     .button-container {
         text-align: left !important;
    }
}
 .upper-form .form-section .disclaimer p {
     font-family: 'Whitney';
     font-style: italic;
     line-height: 16px;
     letter-spacing: 0.01px;
     text-align: left;
     font-size: 12px;
     padding-left: 25px;
     margin-top: -50px;
}
 section.home h1 span {
     font-family: 'Kristi', cursive;
     text-transform: lowercase;
     color: #ed0977 !important;
     font-size: 62px;
}
 section.home h1 {
     font-family: 'Rift' !important;
     letter-spacing: 3px !important;
     width: 75%;
}
 section .columns .column h3 {
     text-transform: uppercase;
     font-family: 'Trade Gothic';
     font-size: 21px;
     font-weight: bold;
     letter-spacing: 0px !important;
     margin: 0px 0 5px;
     color: #31383d;
}
 section .columns .column p {
     font-size: 16px;
     line-height: 24px;
     font-family: 'Whitney';
}
 .column p {
     color: #2b2e34;
}
 .e5-programs2 {
     display:block;
     position:relative;
     isolation:isolate;
     padding: 50px 20px 0px 20px;
}
 .e5-programs2 > * {
     display:block;
}
 .e5p2-container {
     max-width: 980px;
     margin: 0 auto;
}
 .e5p2-feature {
     position: relative;
     z-index: 1;
     width: 100%;
     min-height: 420px;
     background-size: cover;
     background-position: center;
     overflow: hidden;
}
 .e5p2-feature--top {
     min-height: 360px;
}
 .e5p2-feature--bottom {
     min-height: 520px;
}
 @media (min-width: 992px) {
     .e5p2-feature {
         min-height: 650px;
    }
     .e5p2-feature--top {
         min-height: 480px;
    }
     .e5p2-feature--bottom {
         min-height: 900px;
    }
}
 .e5p2-feature__overlay {
     position:absolute;
     inset:0;
     background:linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,.45), rgba(0,0,0,.15));
}
 .e5p2-feature__content {
     position: relative;
     z-index: 2;
     display: grid;
     place-items: start center;
     height: 100%;
     padding-top: 32px;
     text-align: center;
}
 .e5p2-feature__content h2 {
     margin: 0;
     color: #fff;
     font-weight: 700;
     line-height: 1.15;
     font-size: 85px;
     font-family: 'Trade Gothic';
}
 .e5p2-feature__sub {
     color:#fff;
     margin-top:8px;
     line-height:1.5;
     font-size: 21px;
     font-family: 'Whitney';
}
 .e5p2-gridwrap {
     position: relative;
     z-index: 3;
     margin-top: -160px;
     padding-top: 160px;
     background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(108,200,194,0) 0, rgba(108,200,194,0) 160px, #6CC8C2 160px, #6CC8C2 100%);
}
 @media (max-width: 767px) {
     .e5p2-gridwrap {
         margin-top: -120px;
         padding-top: 120px;
         background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(108,200,194,0) 0, rgba(108,200,194,0) 120px, #6CC8C2 120px, #6CC8C2 100%);
    }
	 
	  .hero-simple-new_hero .hero-simple-slogan-text {
     max-width: 100%;
}
    .e5p2-grid .e5p2-card:first-child .e5p2-card__img img {
        margin-top: -90px;
    }
}
@media (max-width: 767px) {

    .e5p2-grid .e5p2-card:first-child {
        position: relative;
        margin-top: -80px; 
        z-index: 3;
    }

    .e5p2-grid .e5p2-card:first-child .e5p2-card__img img {
        display: block;
        width: 200px;   
        height: 200px; 
        border-radius: 50%;
        object-fit: cover;
        margin: 0 auto;
    }
}

 .e5p2-grid {
     display: grid;
     grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
     gap: 0;
}
 .e5p2-card {
     background: transparent;
     padding: 70px 40px 70px;

     text-align: center;
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
     align-items: center;
     min-height: 100%;
     border: 2px solid #fff;
     border-top: none;
     border-left: none;
}
 .e5p2-card:nth-child(2n) {
     border-right: none;
}
 .e5p2-card:nth-last-child(-n+2) {
     border-bottom: none;
}
 .e5p2-card__img {
     width: 260px;
     height: 260px;
     border-radius: 50%;
     overflow: hidden;
     margin-bottom: 18px;
     background: transparent;
     border: none;
     box-shadow: none;
}
 .e5p2-card__img img {
     width: 100%;
     height: 100%;
     object-fit: cover;
     display:block;
}
 @media (min-width: 992px) {
     .e5p2-card__img {
         width: 320px;
         height: 320px;
    }
}
 @media (max-width: 480px) {
     .e5p2-card__img {
         width: 220px;
         height: 220px;
    }
}
 .e5p2-grid .e5p2-card:nth-child(-n+2) {
     position: relative;
}
 .e5p2-grid .e5p2-card:nth-child(-n+2) .e5p2-card__img {
     position: relative;
     z-index: 4;
     margin-top: -120px;
}
 @media (max-width: 767px){
     .e5p2-grid .e5p2-card:nth-child(1) .e5p2-card__img {
         margin-top: -90px;
    }
}
 .e5p2-card__title {
     margin: 8px 0 8px;
     font-weight: 800;
     text-transform: uppercase;
     color: black;
     font-size: 22px;
     letter-spacing: .02em;
     font-family: 'Trade Gothic';
}
 .e5p2-card__desc {
     margin: 0 0 16px;
     color: #000;
     line-height: 1.5;
     max-width: 38ch;
     font-family: 'Whitney';
}
 .e5p2-card__btn {
     margin-top: auto;
     display: inline-block;
     padding: 12px 18px;
     background: #000;
     color: #fff;
     font-weight: 800;
     text-decoration: none;
     border-radius: 4px;
     text-transform: uppercase;
     letter-spacing: .02em;
}
 .e5p2-card__btn:hover, .e5p2-card__btn:focus {
     text-decoration: underline;
}
 @media (max-width: 767px) {
     .e5p2-grid {
         grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
     .e5p2-card {
         border: none;
         border-top: 2px solid #fff;
    }
     .e5p2-card:first-child {
         border-top: none;
    }
}
 @media (max-width: 992px) {
     .e5p2-card {
         padding: 60px 30px 60px;
    }
}
 @media (max-width: 767px) {
     .e5p2-card {
         padding: 45px 24px;
         border: none;
         border-top: 2px solid #fff;
    }
     .e5p2-card:first-child {
         border-top: none;
    }
}
 .video {
     padding: 0px 20px;
     margin-top: -150px;
}
 .zipheader {
     padding: 0px 20px;
}
 .search-by-zip p {
     font-family: Roboto Condensed, sans-serif;
     font-weight: 700;
     font-size: 28px;
     color: #4a4a4a;
}
 .text-element1 {
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;
     gap: 10px;
     color: #31383d;
     letter-spacing: 3px;
     font-size: 36px;
     padding-right: 10px;
     padding-bottom: 25px;
     font-family: 'Rift';
}
 button.button1 {
     width: auto;
     background-color: black;
     font-family: "Libre Franklin";
     font-size: 1.3333343412rem;
     height: 40px;
     padding: 10px 20px 10px 20px;
     color: white;
     text-transform: uppercase;
     font-weight: 500;
     text-align: center;
     line-height: 22px;
     cursor: pointer;
     transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
     margin-top: 1px;
}
 label.zipcode-form {
     text-transform: uppercase;
     color: black;
     font-size: 1.1rem;
     font-family: 'Trade Gothic';
     margin-bottom: 0;
}
 .control .custom-zipcode-input {
     -moz-appearance: none;
     -webkit-appearance: none;
     appearance: none;
     border: 1px solid transparent;
     box-shadow: none;
     display: inline-flex ;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: flex-start;
     vertical-align: top;
     background-color: lightgrey;
}
 .iframe-holder {
     position: relative;
     padding-bottom: 56.25%;
     padding-top: 30px;
     height: 0;
     overflow: hidden;
     box-shadow: 0 8px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
     border-radius: 8px;
}
 .field.is-grouped-aligned {
     display: flex ;
     flex-direction: row;
     align-items: center;
     gap: 0px;
}
 input#custom-zipcode {
     margin-top: -1px;
     margin-bottom: 25px;
}
 .button1.searchbyzip_submit {
     background: #000;
     color: #fff;
     font-family: 'Rift';
     font-weight: 800;
     text-transform: uppercase;
     letter-spacing: .05em;
     padding: 10px 20px;
     border: none;
     position: relative;
     cursor: pointer;
     font-size: 24px;
}
 .button1.searchbyzip_submit::before {
     content: "";
     position: absolute;
     inset: 3px;
     border: 2px dashed #fff;
     pointer-events: none;
}
 .fullwidth-featured-section {
     position: relative;
}
 .featured-image-area{
     position: relative;
     width: 100vw;
     max-width: 100vw;
     margin-left: 50%;
     transform: translateX(-50%);
     height: 1250px;
     background-size: cover;
     background-position: top center;
     background-repeat: no-repeat;
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
     justify-content: space-between;
     color: #000;
     margin-top: 150px;
}
 .featured-top-heading{
     text-align: center;
     font-size: 65px;
     font-weight: 700;
     color: #000;
     margin-top: 80px;
     margin-bottom: 0;
     font-family: 'Trade Gothic';
}
 .featured-bottom-box{
     width: 100%;
     max-width: 1240px;
     margin: 0 auto 100px;
     padding: 0 40px;
}
 .featured-bottom-inner{
     margin-left: 160px;
     max-width: 800px;
}
 .featured-bottom-heading{
     font-size: 55px;
     font-weight: 700;
     color: #000;
     margin: 0 0 16px;
     line-height: 1.1;
     font-family: 'Trade Gothic';
}
 .featured-bottom-text{
     font-size: 22px;
     color: #000;
     margin: 0;
     line-height: 1.5;
     font-family: 'Whitney';
}
 @media (max-width: 1240px){
     .featured-bottom-box{
         padding: 0 20px;
    }
     .featured-bottom-inner{
         margin-left: 80px;
    }
}
 @media (max-width: 768px){
     .featured-image-area{
         height: 550px;
         justify-content: flex-start;
         padding-top: 10px;
    }
     .content-contain-1 {
         max-width: 100%;
         margin-left: 1.5vw;
         margin-right: 1.5vw;
    }
     .featured-top-heading{
         font-size: 42px;
    }
     .featured-bottom-box{
         padding: 0 20px;
         margin-bottom: 50px;
    }
     .featured-bottom-inner{
         margin-left: 20px;
         margin-right: 20px;
         max-width: 100%;
    }
     .featured-bottom-heading{
         font-size: 30px;
         margin: 250px 0 16px;
    }
     .featured-bottom-text {
         font-size: 18px;
    }
}
 .peek-section {
     background: #B9BDC6;
     padding: 0 0 40px;
}
 .peek-container {
     max-width: 1240px;
     margin: 0 auto;
     padding: 0;
}
 .peek-viewport {
     overflow: hidden;
     width: 100vw;
     max-width: 100vw;
     margin-left: 50%;
     transform: translateX(-50%);
}
 .peek-track {
     display: flex;
     gap: 32px;
     transition: transform .5s ease;
     will-change: transform;
     padding-top: 40px;
}
 .peek-slide {
     flex: 0 0 clamp(320px, 40vw, 640px);
     text-decoration: none;
     color: #000;
     display: block;
}
 .peek-thumb {
     position: relative;
     overflow: hidden;
     height: clamp(520px, 70vh, 780px);
     background: #d7d7d7;
}
 .peek-thumb img {
     width: 100%;
     height: 100%;
     object-fit: cover;
     display: block;
     transition: transform .5s ease;
}
 .peek-overlay {
     position: absolute;
     inset: 0;
     background: rgba(0,0,0,.55);
     color: #fff;
     font-weight: 700;
     font-size: 1rem;
     text-transform: uppercase;
     letter-spacing: .05em;
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;
     opacity: 0;
     transition: opacity .3s ease;
     pointer-events: none;
}
 .peek-slide:hover .peek-overlay {
     opacity: 1;
}
 .peek-slide:hover img {
     transform: scale(1.05);
}
 .peek-caption {
     margin-top: 8px;
     font-size: 24px;
     font-weight: 700;
     letter-spacing: .04em;
     text-transform: uppercase;
     color: #000;
     display: block;
     z-index: 1;
     position: relative;
     font-family: 'Rift';
}
 .peek-dots {
     display: flex;
     justify-content: center;
     align-items: center;
     gap: 10px;
     margin-top: 16px;
     flex-wrap: nowrap;
}
 .peek-dot {
     width: 10px;
     height: 10px;
     border-radius: 50%;
     background: rgba(0,0,0,.35);
     border: none;
     cursor: pointer;
     flex: 0 0 auto;
}
 .peek-dot.is-active {
     background: #000;
}
 @media (max-width: 640px) {
     .peek-thumb {
         height: clamp(420px, 60vh, 620px);
    }
     .peek-caption {
         font-size: 13px;
    }
}
 app-social-feed {
     background: #ffffff;
}
 .social-feed-section {
     padding: 25px 20px;
}
 .fullwidth-featured-section {
     padding: 0px 20px;
}
 .upper-form .form-section .button {
     position: relative;
     width: auto;
     padding: 10px 15px;
     height: 48.9px;
     margin: 0 auto;
     color: #fffffe;
     background-color: #1a1919;
     font-family: "Roboto Condensed", sans-serif;
     font-size: 22px;
     text-transform: uppercase;
     font-weight: 600;
     border: none;
     cursor: pointer;
     overflow: hidden;
}
 .upper-form .form-section .button::before {
     content: "";
     position: absolute;
     inset: 5px;
     border: 2px dashed #fff;
     pointer-events: none;
}
 .upper-form .form-section .button {
     font-family: 'Rift';
}
 .lower-bottom {
     padding: 75px 0px 25px 0px;
}
 .lower-main-contain {
     max-width: 85vw;
     padding: 50px 0;
}
 .lower-logo img {
     margin-left: -20px;
}
 .lower-logo {
     min-width: 30%;
}
 .lower-copyright-section p a {
     font-size: 1REM;
}
 .menu-item-14557 > a {
     font-weight: 700;
     font-family: 'Trade Gothic';
}
 .menu-item-14564 > a {
     font-weight: 700;
     font-family: 'Trade Gothic';
}
 @media screen and (min-width: 48rem) {
     ul#menu-footer-menu {
         gap: 100px;
    }
}
/* Transparent, over-hero header — homepage only */
 body.home #header {
     position: absolute;
     top: 0;
     left: 0;
     right: 0;
     background: transparent;
     color: #fff;
     z-index: 9999;
}
 body.home #header .main-contain {
     background: transparent;
}

 body.home #header .navbar .navbar-item, body.home #header .navbar a, body.home #header .navbar-menu a {
     color: #fff;
}
 body.home #header .search-toggle svg {
     color: #fff;
     fill: currentColor;
}
 body.home #header .header_phone {
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     gap: 6px;
     height: 48px;
     line-height: 1;
     font-size: 28px;
     color: #fff;
     font-family: 'Trade Gothic';
}
 body.home #header .header_phone span {
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     gap: 4px;
}
 body.home #header .header_phone i {
     font-style: italic;
}
 body.home #header .hamburger-menu-dh svg {
     color: #fff;
     fill: currentColor;
}
 body.home #header .hamburger-menu-dh a {
     color: #fff;
}
 body.home #header .navbar a:hover, body.home #header .navbar-item:hover {
     opacity: .85;
}
/* Transparent navbar only on homepage */
 body.home header .navbar {
     padding: 10px 0;
     margin: 0;
     background-color: transparent;
}
 #wrapper, #container, .main-contain {
     position: relative;
}
 body {
     margin-top: 0;
}
 .oh-banner {
     background-color: #6DC9C3;
}
 @font-face{
     font-family: 'Rift';
     src: url('https://e5dev.empire-dev.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Rift-Regular.woff2') format('woff2');
     font-weight: 400;
     font-style: normal;
     font-display: swap;
}
 @font-face{
     font-family: 'Rift';
     src: url('https://e5dev.empire-dev.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Rift-Medium.woff2') format('woff2');
     font-weight: 700;
     font-style: normal;
     font-display: swap;
}
 @font-face{
     font-family: 'Trade Gothic';
     src: url('https://e5dev.empire-dev.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/trade-gothic-pro-condensed-18.woff2') format('woff2');
     font-weight: 400;
     font-style: normal;
     font-display: swap;
}
 @font-face{
     font-family: 'Whitney';
     src: url('https://e5dev.empire-dev.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/whitneybook.woff2') format('woff2');
     font-weight: 400;
     font-style: normal;
     font-display: swap;
}
 .upper-form .form-section form .label, .upper-form .form-section form label {
     font-family: 'Trade Gothic';
     font-weight: 400;
     text-transform: uppercase;
     color: #1a1919;
     margin-bottom: 0;
}
 .footer-menu-container .footer-menu, .footer-menu-container .footer-menu a, .footer-menu-container .footer-menu .menu-item {
     font-family: 'Trade Gothic', sans-serif;
}
 .footer-blurb, .footer-blurb p, .footer-blurb .list-title, .footer-blurb li, .footer-blurb a {
     font-family: 'Trade Gothic', sans-serif;
}
 .lower-copyright-section, .lower-copyright-section p, .lower-copyright-section a {
     font-family: 'Rift', sans-serif;
}
 header .navbar-menu .navbar-end .navbar-item {
     font-family: 'Rift';
     font-size: 1.1666675486rem;
     font-weight: bold;
}
 header .call-to-actions .header_phone span {
     font-size: 28px;
}
 .oh-banner a {
     font-family: 'Rift';
}
 @media only screen and (max-width: 980px) {
     .hero-simple-heading {
         font-size: 45px;
         line-height: 1.1 
    }
     header .call-to-actions .header_phone span {
         font-size: 18px;
    }
     .hero-simple-new_hero .button-white {
         font-size: 18px;
    }
     .upper-form .form-section .button {
         top: 85px;
    }
     section .columns .column {
         border: 0;
         padding: 0px 25px 0px 25px;
    }
     .e5-programs2 {
         padding: 50px 0px 0px 0px;
    }
     .e5p2-grid .e5p2-card:nth-child(-n+2) .e5p2-card__img {
         position: relative;
         z-index: 4;
         margin-top: 0px;
    }
     .e5p2-feature__content h2 {
         font-size: 45px;
    }
     .text-element1 {
         font-size: 24px;
    }
     .featured-top-heading {
         margin-top: 0px;
    }
     section.home h1 {
         line-height: 45px;
    }
}
 @media (max-width: 767px) {
     .e5p2-card {
         padding: 45px 24px;
         border: none;
         border-top: 2px solid #fff;
         margin: 0 25px;
    }
     .e5p2-card:first-child {
         margin-top: 0;
    }
     .field.is-grouped-aligned {
         flex-direction: column;
         align-items: stretch;
         margin: 0;
         gap: 12px;
    }
     .insta-grid {
         display: grid;
         grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
         gap: 10px;
    }
     .insta-grid > * {
         position: relative;
         width: 100%;
         aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
         overflow: hidden;
    }
     .insta-grid > * img {
         width: 100%;
         height: 100%;
         object-fit: cover;
         display: block;
    }
     section.social-feed {
         max-width: 100%;
    }
     app-social-feed {
         padding: 10px 0;
    }
     section.social-feed-section {
         padding-bottom: 0px;
    }
     .menu-blurb-container {
         display: block;
    }
     .menu-item-14564 > a {
         padding-top: 20px;
    }
     .footer-menu-container .footer-menu .menu-item.menu-item-14557 > a {
         padding-top: 50px !important;
         display: inline-block;
    }
     .footer-menu-container .footer-menu .menu-item.menu-item-14564 > a {
         padding-top: 20px !important;
         display: inline-block;
    }
     .footer-blurb {
         text-align: left;
         margin-top: 25px !important;
         padding-top: 25px;
         border-top: 2px solid #fff;
         width: 100%;
         margin: 0 auto;
         box-sizing: border-box;
    }
     .lower-bottom {
         flex-direction: column;
         align-items: center;
         text-align: center;
    }
     .lower-social-list {
         order: 1;
         margin-bottom: 35px;
    }
     .lower-logo {
         order: 2;
         min-width: 90%;
    }
     .lower-copyright-section {
         padding-bottom: 25px;
    }
     .peek-caption {
         font-size: 18px;
    }
     .hero-simple-new_hero {
         height: 550px;
    }
     body.home #header .header_phone {
         display: none;
    }
}
 .programs-page-shell{
    width:100%;
    overflow:hidden
}
 .prog-hero{
    position:relative;
    min-height:360px;
    color:#fff
}
 .prog-hero-inner{
    max-width:1240px;
    margin:0 auto;
    padding:48px 20px 140px;
    position:relative;
    z-index:2
}
 .prog-hero-content h1{
    font-family:'Trade Gothic',sans-serif;
    font-size:4rem;
    line-height:1.05;
    margin:0 0 18px
}
 .prog-hero-content .intro{
    max-width:640px;
    font-family:'Whitney',sans-serif;
    font-size:1rem;
    line-height:1.6
}
 .prog-pill-row{
    display:flex;
    flex-wrap:wrap;
    gap:12px;
    margin-top:24px
}
 .prog-pill{
    background:#fff;
    color:#1a1919;
    text-decoration:none;
    font-family:'Trade Gothic',sans-serif;
    font-size:.9rem;
    text-transform:uppercase;
    padding:10px 18px;
    border-radius:4px;
    font-weight:600
}
 .prog-hero-bg{
    position:absolute;
    inset:auto 0 0 0;
    height:135px;
    background-size:cover;
    background-position:center;
    z-index:1
}
 .prog-hero-bg--mobile{
    display:none
}
 .prog-finder-wrap{
    background:#f1b23f;
    position:relative
}
 .prog-finder-inner{
    max-width:1240px;
    margin:0 auto;
    padding:0 20px;
    height:78px;
    display:flex;
    align-items:center;
    justify-content:flex-start;
    gap:16px
}
 .prog-finder-left{
    display:flex;
    align-items:center;
    gap:16px
}
 .prog-finder-left .finder-label{
    font-family:'Trade Gothic',sans-serif;
    font-size:1.2rem;
    text-transform:uppercase;
    color:#000;
    margin:0
}
 .finder-button{
    display:inline-block;
    position:relative;
    background:#000;
    color:#fff;
    padding:10px 26px;
    font-family:'Rift',sans-serif;
    text-transform:uppercase;
    font-weight:700;
    letter-spacing:.04em
}
 .finder-button-inner{
    position:absolute;
    inset:4px;
    border:2px dashed #fff;
    pointer-events:none
}
 .prog-finder-img{
    width:100%;
    height:200px;
    background-size:cover;
    background-position:center
}
 .prog-why{
    background:#fff;
    padding:90px 20px 30px
}
 .prog-why-inner{
    max-width:1240px;
    margin:0 auto;
    display:grid;
    grid-template-columns:1.1fr .9fr;
    gap:50px;
    align-items:center
}
 .prog-why-text h2{
    font-family:'Trade Gothic',sans-serif;
    font-size:2.5rem;
    margin:0 0 18px
}
 .prog-why-text h2 span{
    color:#ed0977;
    font-style:italic
}
 .why-rich{
    margin-bottom:18px
}
 .why-list{
    list-style:disc;
    margin-left:20px;
    gap:8px;
    display:flex;
    flex-direction:column
}
 .prog-why-media img{
    width:100%;
    height:auto;
    display:block
}
 .prog-feature-band{
    width:100%;
    height:210px
}
 .prog-feature-img{
    width:100%;
    height:100%;
    background-size:cover;
    background-position:center
}
 .prog-cards-col{
    background:#6cc8c2;
    padding:0
}
 .prog-cards-inner{
    max-width:1240px;
    margin:0 auto;
    display:flex;
    flex-direction:column;
    gap:38px;
    padding:0 20px 80px
}
 .prog-card{
    display:grid;
    grid-template-columns:280px minmax(0,1fr);
    gap:28px;
    min-height:340px;
    align-items:center
}
 .prog-card-media{
    display:flex;
    justify-content:center
}
 .prog-card-img{
    width:260px;
    height:260px;
    border-radius:999px;
    overflow:hidden
}
 .prog-card-img img{
    width:100%;
    height:100%;
    object-fit:cover;
    display:block
}
 .prog-card-body h3{
    font-family:'Trade Gothic',sans-serif;
    font-size:1.8rem;
    text-transform:uppercase;
    margin:0 0 8px;
    color:#000
}
 .prog-card-body p{
    font-family:'Whitney',sans-serif;
    margin:0 0 16px;
    color:#000;
    max-width:46ch
}
 .prog-card-btn{
    position:relative;
    display:inline-block;
    background:#000;
    color:#fff;
    font-family:'Rift',sans-serif;
    font-weight:700;
    text-transform:uppercase;
    padding:11px 24px;
    text-decoration:none
}
 .prog-card-btn .inner-dash{
    position:absolute;
    inset:4px;
    border:2px dashed #fff;
    pointer-events:none
}
 @media(max-width:1199px){
     .prog-card{
        grid-template-columns:240px minmax(0,1fr)
    }
}
 @media(max-width:991px){
     .prog-hero-content h1{
        font-size:3.2rem
    }
     .prog-why-inner{
        grid-template-columns:1fr
    }
     .prog-cards-inner{
        gap:30px
    }
     .prog-card{
        grid-template-columns:1fr;
        justify-items:flex-start
    }
     .prog-card-media{
        justify-content:flex-start
    }
     .prog-card-img{
        width:220px;
        height:220px
    }
}
 @media(max-width:767px){
     .prog-hero-inner{
        padding:34px 16px 120px
    }
     .prog-hero-content h1{
        font-size:2.8rem
    }
     .prog-hero-bg{
        display:none
    }
     .prog-hero-bg--mobile{
        display:block;
        position:absolute;
        inset:auto 0 0 0;
        height:110px;
        background-size:cover;
        background-position:top
    }
     .prog-finder-inner{
        height:auto;
        flex-wrap:wrap;
        padding:14px 16px 18px
    }
     .prog-finder-img{
        height:160px
    }
     .prog-cards-inner{
        padding:0 16px 60px
    }
     .prog-card{
        background:rgba(255,255,255,.0);
        padding:38px 16px 48px
    }
     .prog-card-btn{
        margin-top:12px
    }
}
 section.tour-slogan {
     width: 100%;
     height: auto;
     padding: 0 0 106px;
     margin: 0 0 0;
     background: url("https://e5dev.empire-dev.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Programs-Bkgrnd-TopD.png") no-repeat center top;
     background-size: cover;
     border-top: 0px solid #babec7;
}
 p.description-programs {
     color: white;
     text-align: left;
     margin-top: 20px;
     text-transform: uppercase;
     font-family: 'Rift';
     font-size: 28px;
}
 .program-pill-box-contain-programs-mg-wrap {
     margin-right: auto !important;
     margin-left: auto !important;
     max-width: 100%;
}
 body.home #header, body.page-id-14594 #header {
     position: absolute;
     top: 0;
     left: 0;
     right: 0;
     background: transparent;
     color: #fff;
     z-index: 9999;
}
 body.home #header .main-contain, body.page-id-14594 #header .main-contain {
     background: transparent;
}

 body.home #header .navbar .navbar-item, body.home #header .navbar a, body.home #header .navbar-menu a, body.page-id-14594 #header .navbar .navbar-item, body.page-id-14594 #header .navbar a, body.page-id-14594 #header .navbar-menu a {
     color: #fff;
}
 body.home #header .search-toggle svg, body.page-id-14594 #header .search-toggle svg {
     color: #fff;
     fill: currentColor;
}
 body.home #header .header_phone, body.page-id-14594 #header .header_phone {
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     gap: 6px;
     height: 48px;
     line-height: 1;
     font-size: 28px;
     color: #fff;
     font-family: 'Trade Gothic';
}
 body.home #header .hamburger-menu-dh svg, body.page-id-14594 #header .hamburger-menu-dh svg {
     color: #fff;
     fill: currentColor;
}
 body.home header .navbar, body.page-id-14594 header .navbar {
     padding: 10px 0;
     margin: 0;
     background-color: transparent;
}
 .text-element {
     display: flex ;
     align-items: center;
     gap: 10px;
     font-family: 'Trade Gothic';
     color: #000000;
     font-size: 35px;
     padding-right: 10px;
     font-weight: bold;
}
 .progalt-section {
     width: 100%;
     margin: 0;
     padding: 0 20px 60px;
     overflow: hidden;
}
 .progalt-topimg {
     max-width: 750px;
     margin: 40px auto 0;
     height: 550px;
     background-size: cover;
     background-position: center;
}
 .progalt-gridwrap {
     max-width: 980px;
     margin: 0 auto;
     background: #6CC8C2;
     padding: 0 24px 40px;
}
 .progalt-container {
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
     gap: 50px;
}
 .progalt-card {
     display: flex;
     align-items: stretch;
     gap: 25px;
     background: transparent;
     padding: 0 25px 50px;
}
 .progalt-card--flip {
     flex-direction: row-reverse;
}
 .progalt-card__image {
     flex: 1;
     display: flex;
     align-items: flex-start;
     justify-content: center;
}
 .progalt-card__image img {
     width: 100%;
     height: auto;
     display: block;
}
 .progalt-card__content {
     flex: 1;
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
     justify-content: flex-end;
     position: relative;
     padding-top: 40px;
     padding-bottom: 20px;
     gap: 14px;
}
 .progalt-card__content::before {
     content: "";
     position: absolute;
     top: 0;
     left: 0;
     width: 100%;
     height: 3px;
     background-color: #000;
}
 .progalt-container .progalt-card:first-child .progalt-card__content::before {
     content: none;
}
 .progalt-container .progalt-card:first-child .progalt-card__image {
     margin-top: -70px;
     padding-bottom: 70px;
     position: relative;
     z-index: 2;
}

.progalt-card:first-child {
    padding-bottom: 0px; 
}

.progalt-container .progalt-card:first-child .progalt-card__content {
    justify-content: flex-start; 
    padding-top: 0;               
    margin-top: 170px;         
}
 .progalt-title {
     font-family: 'Rift', sans-serif;
     font-size: 45px;
     line-height: 1.2;
     font-weight: 700;
     color: #000;
     margin: 0;
     text-transform: uppercase;
}
 .progalt-text {
     font-family: 'Whitney', sans-serif;
     font-size: 16px;
     line-height: 1.5;
     color: #000;
     margin: 0;
}
 .progalt-btn {
     position: relative;
     align-self: flex-start;
     display: inline-flex;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;
     padding: 10px 24px;
     height: 48.9px;
     color: #fffffe;
     background-color: #1a1919;
     font-family: 'Rift', sans-serif;
     font-size: 22px;
     text-transform: uppercase;
     font-weight: 800;
     border: none;
     cursor: pointer;
     text-decoration: none;
     letter-spacing: .05em;
     overflow: hidden;
     width: auto;
}
 .progalt-btn::before {
     content: "";
     position: absolute;
     inset: 5px;
     border: 2px dashed #fff;
     pointer-events: none;
}
 .progalt-testimonials {
     position: relative;
     max-width: 980px;
     margin: 0 auto;
     background-size: cover;
     background-position: center;
     color: #fff;
     text-align: left;
     padding: 80px 32px 100px;
}
 .progalt-testimonials__overlay {
     position: absolute;
     inset: 0;
     background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
}
 .progalt-testimonials__inner {
     position: relative;
     z-index: 1;
}
 .progalt-testimonials__title {
     font-family: 'Rift', sans-serif;
     font-size: 75px;
     font-weight: 700;
     margin: 0 0 40px;
}
 .progalt-testimonials__body {
     position: relative;
     min-height: 220px;
}
 .progalt-testimonial__quote {
     font-family: 'Trade Gothic', sans-serif;
     font-size: 35px;
     font-weight: 700;
     text-transform: uppercase;
     line-height: 1.3;
     margin: 0 0 18px;
     color: #fff;
}
 .progalt-testimonial__meta {
     font-family: 'Trade Gothic', sans-serif;
     font-size: 18px;
     color: #fff;
}
 .progalt-testimonials__nav {
     position: absolute;
     right: 0;
     bottom: 20px;
     display: flex;
     gap: 10px;
}
 .progalt-testimonials__nav button {
     background: none;
     border: none;
     color: #fff;
     font-size: 28px;
     line-height: 1;
     width: 44px;
     height: 44px;
     cursor: pointer;
}
 @media (max-width: 991px) {
     .progalt-card {
         flex-direction: column;
         padding: 0 16px 24px;
    }
     .progalt-card--flip {
         flex-direction: column;
    }
     .progalt-container {
         gap: 40px;
    }
     .progalt-testimonials__title {
         font-size: 46px;
    }
     .progalt-testimonial__quote {
         font-size: 26px;
    }
     .progalt-testimonials__nav {
         position: static;
         margin-top: 24px;
         justify-content: flex-start;
    }
	 .progalt-testimonials__inner {
    padding: 0px 16px !important;
}
	 .apply-hero {
    padding: 150px 16px 100px 16px !important;
 }
	 
	 .core-purpose-values {
    background: #ffffff;
    padding: 0px 0px 100px !important;
}
}
 @media (max-width: 640px) {
     .progalt-section {
         padding: 0 0px 0px;
    }
	 section.tour-slogan {
    padding: 100px 0 150px !important;
}
	 
	 input#name, input#zipcode {
    width: 100%;
    width: 290px;
}
	 
	     .field.is-grouped.mobile-cs-field-wrap .control {
				 width: 290px;align-content}
	 
	 .progalt-container .progalt-card:first-child .progalt-card__image {
    padding-bottom: 0px;
}
	 .progalt-container .progalt-card:first-child .progalt-card__content {
    margin-top: 50px;
}
     .progalt-topimg {
         max-width: 100%;
         height: 280px;
         margin-top: 24px;
    }
     .progalt-gridwrap {
         padding: 0 16px 32px;
    }
     .progalt-title {
         font-size: 32px;
    }
     .progalt-testimonials {
         padding: 50px 20px 70px;
    }
     .progalt-testimonials__title {
         font-size: 40px;
    }
     .progalt-testimonial__quote {
         font-size: 22px;
    }
}
 .progalt-testimonials__slides {
     position: relative;
}
 .progalt-testimonial {
     display: none;
}
 .progalt-testimonial.is-active {
     display: block;
}

#pricingResult {
    padding-bottom: 50px !important;
}

.guest-info-box p {
    color: #322F31;
}


 section.simple-intro {
     padding: 50px 20px;
     max-width: 1250px;
     margin: 0 auto;
     text-align: left;
}
 section.simple-intro h1 {
     font-family: 'Rift' !important;
     letter-spacing: 3px !important;
     margin: 0 0 40px;
     font-weight: 700;
     font-size: 31px;
     line-height: 54px;
     text-transform: uppercase;
}
 section.simple-intro h1 span {
     font-family: 'Kristi', cursive;
     font-weight: 500;
     text-transform: lowercase;
     color: #ed0977 !important;
     font-size: 62px;
}
 .simple-intro-content {
     font-family: 'Whitney', sans-serif;
     font-size: 18px;
     line-height: 1.6;
     color: #000;
     text-align: left;
}
 .simple-intro-content em, .simple-intro-content i {
     font-style: italic;
}
 .simple-intro-content code {
     font-family: monospace;
     font-size: 0.95em;
     padding: 0.1em 0.3em;
     background: rgba(0,0,0,0.06);
     border-radius: 3px;
}
 @media (max-width: 768px) {
     section.simple-intro {
         padding: 40px 16px;
         max-width: 100%;
    }
     section.simple-intro h1 {
         font-size: 24px !important;
         line-height: 1.4;
         letter-spacing: 2px;
         margin-bottom: 30px;
    }
     section.simple-intro h1 span {
         font-size: 44px;
    }
     .simple-intro-content {
         font-size: 16px;
         line-height: 1.55;
    }
}
 @media (max-width: 480px) {
     section.simple-intro {
         padding: 32px 14px 0px 14px !important;
    }
     section.simple-intro h1 {
			 padding-top: 25px;
         font-size: 20px;
         letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    }
     section.simple-intro h1 span {
         font-size: 36px !Important;
			 line-height: 45px !important;
    }
     .simple-intro-content {
         font-size: 15px;
    }
}
 .hero-programs-hero {
     position: relative;
     width: 100%;
     background-size: cover;
     background-position: center;
     background-repeat: no-repeat;
     display: flex;
     justify-content: center;
     padding: 25px 0 0px;
}
 .hero-programs-inner {
     position: relative;
     width: 100%;
     max-width: 1240px;
     padding: 0 20px;
     margin: 0 auto;
}
/* Foreground image: large, fully visible, sitting inside the background */
 .hero-programs-foreground {
     width: 70%;
     max-width: 800px;
     margin-left: 5%;
     margin-top: 7%;
}
 .hero-programs-foreground img {
     width: 100%;
     height: auto;
     display: block;
}
/* Title overlaid toward the bottom center */
 .hero-programs-title-wrap {
     position: absolute;
     left: 50%;
     bottom: 8%;
     transform: translateX(-50%);
     text-align: center;
     width: 100%;
     padding: 0 20px;
}
 .hero-programs-title {
     font-family: 'Trade Gothic', sans-serif;
     font-size: 100px;
     color: #fff;
     text-transform: uppercase;
     line-height: 1.1;
     margin: 0;
     font-weight: 700;
}
/* Tablet */
 @media (max-width: 1024px) {
     .hero-programs-hero {
         padding: 70px 0 80px;
    }
     .hero-programs-foreground {
         width: 80%;
         margin-left: 5%;
    }
     .hero-programs-title {
         font-size: 72px;
    }
     .hero-programs-title-wrap {
         bottom: 10%;
    }
}
/* Mobile */
 @media (max-width: 767px) {
     .hero-programs-hero {
         padding: 60px 0 0px;
    }
     .hero-programs-inner {
         padding: 50px 0px 0px;
    }
     .hero-programs-foreground {
         width: 100%;
         max-width: 100%;
         margin: 0 auto 16px;
    }
     .hero-programs-title-wrap {
         position: relative;
         left: auto;
         bottom: auto;
         transform: none;
         text-align: center;
         padding: 0;
         margin-top: -50px;
    }
     .hero-programs-title {
         font-size: 42px;
    }
}
 .h1-cs-state {
     width: 100%;
     padding-bottom: 20px;
     font-family: 'Trade Gothic';
     font-size: 70px;
     color: #ffffff;
     font-weight: 900;
}
 p.h1-cs-state.search-by {
     font-weight: 400;
     margin-top: 100px;
}
 .state-blocks-cs {
     width: 100%;
     padding: 0;
     margin-bottom: 0px;
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
     align-items: center;
     background-image: url('https://e5dev.empire-dev.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Programs-Bkgrnd-Bottom-D.png');
     background-repeat: no-repeat;
     background-position: bottom center;
     background-size: cover;
}
 .states-wrapper-blocks {
     width: 100%;
     max-width: 80vw;
     margin: 0 auto;
     margin-bottom: 150px;
}
 .states-wrapper {
     width: 100%;
     max-width: 80vw;
     margin-left: 12.5vw;
     margin-right: 12.5vw;
}
 .blocks-cs {
     width: 100%;
}
 .items-cs {
     display: grid;
     grid-template-columns: repeat(7, 1fr);
    /* 7 per row */
     gap: 20px;
     justify-items: center;
}
 .item-cs {
     background-color: #fff;
     width: 100%;
     display: flex;
     height: 150px;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;
}
 .item-cs a {
     width: 100%;
     display: block;
     text-align: center;
     text-decoration: none;
     font-family: 'Rift', sans-serif;
     font-size: 24px;
     font-weight: 400;
     color: #000;
     padding: 30px 0;
}
/* Responsive behavior */
 @media (max-width: 1200px) {
     .items-cs {
         grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
    }
}
 @media (max-width: 992px) {
     .items-cs {
         grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    }
}
 @media (max-width: 768px) {
     .items-cs {
         grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    }
}
 body:not(.home):not(.page-id-14594) #header {
     position: absolute;
     top: 0;
     left: 0;
     right: 0;
     background: transparent;
     color: #fff;
     z-index: 9999;
}
 body:not(.home):not(.page-id-14594) #header .main-contain {
     background: transparent;
}

 body:not(.home):not(.page-id-14594) #header .navbar .navbar-item, body:not(.home):not(.page-id-14594) #header .navbar a, body:not(.home):not(.page-id-14594) #header .navbar-menu a {
     color: #fff;
}
 body:not(.home):not(.page-id-14594) #header .search-toggle svg {
     color: #fff;
     fill: currentColor;
}
 body:not(.home):not(.page-id-14594) #header .header_phone {
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     gap: 6px;
     height: 48px;
     line-height: 1;
     font-size: 28px;
     color: #fff;
     font-family: 'Trade Gothic';
}
 body:not(.home):not(.page-id-14594) #header .hamburger-menu-dh svg {
     color: #fff;
     fill: currentColor;
}
 body:not(.home):not(.page-id-14594) header .navbar {
     background-color: transparent;
}
 @media (max-width: 767px) {
     .hero-programs-section {
         position: relative;
         z-index: 1;
    }
     .h1-cs-state {
         font-size: 54px !important;
         text-align: center;
    }
     .content-with-image {
         position: relative;
         z-index: 5;
         padding: 40px 16px 30px;
    }
     .content-with-image__inner {
         max-width: 980px;
         margin: 0 auto;
         display: flex;
         flex-direction: column;
         gap: 24px;
         align-items: flex-start;
    }
     .content-with-image__media, .content-with-image__content {
         flex: 0 0 auto;
         width: 100%;
    }
     .content-with-image__circle {
         width: 220px;
         height: 220px;
         border-radius: 50%;
         overflow: hidden;
         margin: 0 auto 0;
    }
     .content-with-image__circle img {
         width: 100%;
         height: 100%;
         object-fit: cover;
         display: block;
    }
     h2.text-section-heading-campus {
         font-size: 20px;
    }
}
 h2.text-section-heading-campus {
     padding-bottom: 15px;
     font-family: 'Trade Gothic';
     font-size: 28px;
     font-weight: 700;
     line-height: 2;
     letter-spacing: 0px;
     color: #131111;
     text-transform: uppercase;
}
 .page-id-14594 section.upper-form.padded, .parent-pageid-14594 section.upper-form.padded {
     border-bottom: 10px solid #fff;
     padding: 20px;
     margin-top: -127px;
     padding-bottom: 50px;
}
 .content-with-image__content .content-expanded-wysiwyg {
     font-family: 'Whitney', sans-serif;
    ;
     color: #1a1919;
     font-size: 18px;
}
.programs-icon-section {
    padding: 60px 20px;
}
.programs-icon-section .content-contain-1 {
    max-width: 1020px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

/* TOP BAND + OPTIONAL IMAGE */
.progicon-topband {
    background: #B9BDC7;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 60px 150px 70px;
}
.progicon-topimg {
    margin: 0 0 0px;
    text-align: center;
}
.progicon-topimg img {
    max-width: 980px;
    height: auto;
    display: inline-block;
	margin-bottom: -10px;
}
.progicon-heading {
    margin: 0 0 20px;
    font-family: 'Whitney', sans-serif;
    font-size: 32px;
    line-height: 1.3;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #1a1919;
}
.progicon-toptext {
    font-family: 'Whitney', sans-serif;
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: #1a1919;
}


.progicon-midband {
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 40px 0 50px;
}
.progicon-mid-inner {
    position: relative;
    max-width: 780px;
    background: #fff;
    padding: 30px 40px 70px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}
.progicon-midheading {
    margin: 0 0 20px;
    font-family: 'Whitney', sans-serif;
    font-size: 28px;
    line-height: 1.3;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #1a1919;
}
.progicon-midtext {
    font-family: 'Whitney', sans-serif;
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: #1a1919;
}
.progicon-arrow {
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    bottom: -75px;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    width: 110px;
    height: auto;
}

.progicon-icons {
    margin-top: 80px;
}
.programs-icon-section .columns.three {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 32px;
}


.progicon-item {
    flex: 1 1 calc(33.333% - 32px);
    text-align: left;
}


.progicon-icons.has-three-icons .progicon-item {
    flex: 1 1 calc(33.333% - 32px);
}


.progicon-icons.has-four-icons .progicon-item {
    flex: 1 1 calc(50% - 32px);
}

.progicon-img {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    height: 160px;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.progicon-img img {
    max-height: 100%;
    width: auto;
    object-fit: contain;
    display: block;
}
.progicon-blurb {
    font-family: 'Whitney', sans-serif;
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: #1a1919;
    margin: 0;
}

.programs-icon-section.icons-top .columns.three {
  padding-top: 0;
  margin-bottom: 50px;
	margin-top: 0px;
}

.programs-icon-section.icons-top .progicon-arrow {
  display: none;
}

.programs-icon-section.icons-top {
  padding-bottom: 0;
}

.hero-programs-subtext {
  margin-top: 10px;
  font-family: 'Whitney', sans-serif;
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: #fff;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .progicon-topband {
        max-width: 100%;
        padding: 50px 30px 60px;
    }
    .progicon-mid-inner {
        max-width: 100%;
        padding: 26px 28px 60px;
    }
    .progicon-arrow {
        bottom: -30px;
        width: 70px;
    }
    .programs-icon-section .columns.three {
        gap: 24px;
    }
    .progicon-item {
        flex: 1 1 calc(50% - 24px);
    }
}
@media (max-width: 640px) {
    .programs-icon-section {
        padding: 40px 0px;
    }
    .progicon-topband {
        padding: 40px 24px 50px;
    }
    .progicon-midband {
        padding: 30px 0 30px;
    }
    .progicon-mid-inner {
        padding: 22px 20px 55px;
        margin: 0px 25px;
    }
    .progicon-heading {
        font-size: 26px;
    }
    .progicon-midheading {
        font-size: 24px;
    }
    .programs-icon-section .columns.three {
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 24px;
    }
    .progicon-item {
        flex: 1 1 100%;
    }
    .progicon-arrow {
        bottom: -65px;
        width: 60px;
    }
    .progicon-blurb {
        margin: 0 50px;
        padding: 25px;
    }
    .progicon-img {
        padding-top: 25px;
    }
}


 .progicon-blurb {
     font-family: 'Whitney', sans-serif;
     font-size: 18px;
     line-height: 1.6;
     color: #1a1919;
     margin: 0;
}

 @media (max-width: 900px) {
     .progicon-topband {
         max-width: 100%;
         padding: 50px 30px 60px;
    }
     .progicon-mid-inner {
         max-width: 100%;
         padding: 26px 28px 60px;
    }
     .progicon-arrow {
         bottom: -30px;
         width: 70px;
    }
     .programs-icon-section .columns.three {
         gap: 24px;
    }
     .progicon-item {
         flex: 1 1 calc(50% - 24px);
    }
}
 @media (max-width: 640px) {
     .programs-icon-section {
         padding: 40px 0px;
    }
     .progicon-topband {
         padding: 40px 24px 50px;
    }
     .progicon-midband {
         padding: 30px 0 30px;
    }
     .progicon-mid-inner {
         padding: 22px 20px 55px;
         margin: 0px 25px;
    }
     .progicon-heading {
         font-size: 26px;
    }
     .progicon-midheading {
         font-size: 24px;
    }
     .programs-icon-section .columns.three {
         flex-direction: column;
         gap: 24px;
    }
     .progicon-item {
         flex: 1 1 100%;
    }
     .progicon-arrow {
         bottom: -65px;
         width: 60px;
    }
     .progicon-blurb {
         margin: 0 50px;
         padding: 25px;
         border-bottom: 1px solid ligtgray;
    }
     .progicon-img {
         padding-top: 25px;
    }
}
 .progicon-img {
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;
     height: 160px;
}
 .progicon-img img {
     max-height: 100%;
     width: auto;
     object-fit: contain;
     display: block;
}

.progicon-icons.has-four-icons .progicon-item {
    position: relative;
}


.progicon-icons.has-four-icons .progicon-item:nth-child(1),
.progicon-icons.has-four-icons .progicon-item:nth-child(2) {
    border-bottom: none;
}
.progicon-icons.has-four-icons .progicon-item:nth-child(2) {
  border-right: none;
}


.progicon-icons.has-four-icons .progicon-item:nth-child(1)::after,
.progicon-icons.has-four-icons .progicon-item:nth-child(2)::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 10px;
    right: 20px;
    bottom: 0;
    height: 1px;
    background-color: #babec7;
}

.progicon-icons.has-four-icons .progicon-item {
  padding-bottom: 30px;
}

.progicon-icons.has-four-icons .progicon-item {
  position: relative;
  padding: 40px 20px 60px;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.progicon-icons.has-four-icons .progicon-item:nth-child(1),
.progicon-icons.has-four-icons .progicon-item:nth-child(3) {
  border-right: none;
}

.progicon-icons.has-four-icons .progicon-item:nth-child(1)::before,
.progicon-icons.has-four-icons .progicon-item:nth-child(3)::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 10px;
  bottom: 40px;
  right: 0;
  width: 1px;
  background-color: #babec7;
}

.progicon-icons.has-four-icons.columns.three {
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 5px;
}

.progicon-icons.has-four-icons.columns.three {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  column-gap: 0;
  row-gap: 40px;
}
/* === Programs Pages Grid Section === */
 .ppg-section {
     width: 100%;
     margin: 0;
     padding: 0 20px 60px;
     overflow: hidden;
}
 .ppg-toptext {
     margin: 0 auto;
     max-width: 980px;
     background-color: #B9BDC7;
}
 .ppg-toptext-inner {
     padding: 25px 40px;
     font-family: 'Whitney', sans-serif;
     font-size: 16px;
     line-height: 1.6;
     text-align: left;
}
 .ppg-topimg {
     max-width: 980px;
     margin: 0 auto;
     height: 550px;
     background-size: cover;
     background-position: center;
     position: relative;
}
 .ppg-topimg-overlay {
     position: absolute;
     inset: 0;
     display: flex;
     align-items: flex-start;
     justify-content: center;
     padding-top: 40px;
}
 .ppg-topimg-title {
     margin: 0;
     font-family: 'Trade Gothic', sans-serif;
     font-size: 85px;
     font-weight: 700;
     color: #fff;
     text-align: center;
     text-transform: uppercase;
}
 .ppg-gridwrap {
     max-width: 980px;
     margin: 0 auto;
     background: #6CC8C2;
     padding: 0 24px 40px;
}
 .ppg-container {
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
     gap: 10px;
}
 .ppg-card {
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     gap: 25px;
     background: transparent;
     padding: 0 25px 50px;
     text-align: left;
}
 .ppg-card--flip {
     flex-direction: row-reverse;
}
 .ppg-card__image {
     flex: 1;
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;
}
 .ppg-card__image img {
     width: 100%;
     height: auto;
     display: block;
}
 .ppg-card__content {
     flex: 1;
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
     justify-content: center;
     position: relative;
     padding-top: 40px;
     padding-bottom: 20px;
     gap: 14px;
     align-items: flex-start;
}
 .ppg-card__content > *:first-child {
     margin-top: 40px;
}
 .ppg-card__content::before {
     content: "";
     position: absolute;
     top: -20px;
     left: 0;
     width: 100%;
     height: 3px;
     background-color: #000;
}
 .ppg-container .ppg-card:first-child .ppg-card__content::before {
     content: none;
}
 .ppg-container .ppg-card:first-child .ppg-card__image {
     margin-top: -70px;
     padding-bottom: 10px;
     position: relative;
     z-index: 2;
}
 .ppg-title {
     font-family: 'Rift', sans-serif;
     font-size: 45px;
     line-height: 1.2;
     font-weight: 700;
     color: #000;
     margin: 0;
     text-transform: uppercase;
}
 .ppg-text {
     font-family: 'Whitney', sans-serif;
     font-size: 16px;
     line-height: 1.5;
     color: #000;
     margin: 0;
     max-width: 90%;
     text-align: left;
}
/* === Responsive Adjustments === */
 @media (max-width: 991px) {
     .ppg-card {
         flex-direction: column;
         align-items: flex-start;
         padding: 0 0px 24px;
    }
     .ppg-card--flip {
         flex-direction: column;
    }
     .ppg-container {
         gap: 40px;
    }
     .ppg-topimg-title {
         font-size: 60px;
    }
     .ppg-text {
         max-width: 65%;
         border-bottom: 2px solid #000;
         border-top: none;
         padding-bottom: 20px;
         box-sizing: border-box;
         text-align: center;
    }
     .ppg-card__content::before {
         content: "";
         position: absolute;
         top: -20px;
         left: 0;
         width: 100%;
         height: 0px;
         background-color: #000;
    }
}
 @media (max-width: 640px) {
     .ppg-section {
         padding: 0 0px 40px;
    }
     .ppg-toptext-inner {
         padding: 30px 20px;
    }
     .ppg-topimg {
         max-width: 100%;
         height: 450px;
         margin-top: 0;
    }
     .ppg-gridwrap {
         padding: 0 0px 32px;
    }
     .ppg-title {
         font-size: 32px;
    }
     .ppg-topimg-title {
         font-size: 40px;
         padding: 0 10px;
    }
     .ppg-card__content > *:first-child {
         margin-top: 0px;
    }
     .ppg-container .ppg-card:first-child .ppg-card__image {
         margin-top: -190px;
    }
     .ppg-card__content {
         flex: 1;
         display: flex ;
         flex-direction: column;
         justify-content: center;
         position: relative;
         padding-top: 0px;
         padding-bottom: 0px;
         gap: 14px;
         align-items: center;
    }
}
 .student-kit-video-section {
     max-width: 980px;
     margin: 0 auto 80px;
     padding: 40px 20px;
     text-align: center;
}
 .student-kit-content-wrap {
     max-width: 700px;
     margin: 0 auto 50px;
     text-align: left;
}
 .student-kit-heading {
     font-family: 'Trade Gothic', sans-serif;
     font-size: 75px;
     font-weight: 700;
     color: #000;
     text-transform: uppercase;
     margin-bottom: 20px;
     line-height: 1.1;
     text-align: left;
}
 .student-kit-text {
     font-family: 'Whitney', sans-serif;
     font-size: 22px;
     line-height: 1.6;
     color: #000;
     margin-bottom: 40px;
     text-align: left;
}
 .student-kit-image img {
     max-width: 100%;
     height: auto;
     margin-bottom: 45px;
     display: block;
}
 .student-kit-video-section .iframe-holder {
     width: 100%;
     max-width: 900px;
     position: relative;
     padding-bottom: 56.25%;
     padding-top: 0;
     height: 0;
     overflow: hidden;
     box-shadow: none;
     border-radius: 0;
     margin: 0 auto;
}
 .student-kit-video-section .iframe-holder iframe {
     position: absolute;
     top: 0;
     left: 0;
     width: 100%;
     height: 100%;
     border: none;
     display: block;
}
 @media (max-width: 991px) {
     .student-kit-heading {
         font-size: 50px;
    }
     .student-kit-text {
         font-size: 18px;
    }
}
 @media (max-width: 640px) {
     .student-kit-heading {
         font-size: 38px;
    }
     .student-kit-text {
         font-size: 16px;
    }
}
 .student-kit-video-section .content-contain-5, .student-kit-video-section .video-width-container {
     width: 100%;
     max-width: 900px;
     margin-left: auto !important;
     margin-right: auto !important;
}
 .student-kit-video-section .iframe-holder {
     width: 100%;
     max-width: 900px;
     position: relative;
     padding-bottom: 56.25%;
     padding-top: 0;
     height: 0;
     overflow: hidden;
     box-shadow: none !important;
     border-radius: 0 !important;
     margin-left: 10% !important;
     margin-right: auto !important;
     float: none !important;
}
 .student-kit-video-section .iframe-holder iframe {
     position: absolute;
     top: 0;
     left: 0;
     width: 100%;
     height: 100%;
     border: none;
     display: block;
}
 .content-expanded-area-e5-variant-yellow {
     padding: 0px 0px;
}
 .content-expanded-yellow-box {
     max-width: 980px;
     margin: 0 auto 20px;
     background-color: #f3c764;
     border-radius: 0px;
     overflow: hidden;
}
 .content-expanded-yellow-hero {
     position: relative;
     width: 100%;
     min-height: 300px;
     background-size: cover;
     background-position: center;
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;
     padding: 40px 30px;
     box-sizing: border-box;
}
 .content-expanded-yellow-hero.no-image {
     background: #f3c764;
}
 .text-section-heading-variant-yellow {
     margin: 0;
     text-align: center;
     font-family: 'Trade Gothic', sans-serif;
     margin-top: -20px;
     font-size: 75px;
     font-weight: 700;
     text-transform: uppercase;
     color: #000;
     line-height: 1.05;
}
 .content-expanded-wysiwyg-variant-yellow {
     padding: 40px 40px 45px;
     box-sizing: border-box;
     font-family: 'Whitney', sans-serif;
     font-size: 22px;
     line-height: 1.6;
     color: #000;
}
 .content-expanded-wysiwyg-variant-yellow h1 {
     font-family: 'Trade Gothic', sans-serif;
     font-size: 45px;
     font-weight: 700;
     text-transform: uppercase;
     margin: 0 0 20px;
     line-height: 1.1;
     color: #000;
}
 .content-expanded-wysiwyg-variant-yellow h2 {
     font-family: 'Rift', sans-serif;
     font-size: 25px;
     font-weight: 700;
     text-transform: uppercase;
     margin: 25px 0 12px;
     line-height: 1.2;
     color: #000;
}
 .content-expanded-wysiwyg-variant-yellow p {
     margin: 0 0 18px;
     font-family: 'Whitney', sans-serif;
     font-size: 22px;
     line-height: 1.6;
     color: #000;
}
 .content-expanded-wysiwyg-variant-yellow ul, .content-expanded-wysiwyg-variant-yellow ol {
     margin: 0 0 18px 1.4em;
     padding: 0;
     font-family: 'Whitney', sans-serif;
     font-size: 22px;
     line-height: 1.6;
}
 .content-expanded-wysiwyg-variant-yellow li {
     margin-bottom: 6px;
}
 @media (max-width: 991px) {
     .content-expanded-yellow-box {
         margin-bottom: 60px;
    }
     .content-expanded-yellow-hero {
         padding: 30px 20px;
         min-height: 260px;
    }
     .text-section-heading-variant-yellow {
         font-size: 50px;
         text-align: right;
        /* move heading to the right at this size */
         padding-right: 10px;
        /* small nudge from the edge */
    }
     .content-expanded-wysiwyg-variant-yellow {
         padding: 30px 24px 35px;
         font-size: 20px;
    }
     .content-expanded-wysiwyg-variant-yellow h1 {
         font-size: 36px;
    }
     .content-expanded-wysiwyg-variant-yellow h2 {
         font-size: 22px;
    }
     .content-expanded-wysiwyg-variant-yellow p, .content-expanded-wysiwyg-variant-yellow ul, .content-expanded-wysiwyg-variant-yellow ol {
         font-size: 20px;
    }
}
 @media (max-width: 640px) {
     .content-expanded-area-e5-variant-yellow {
         padding: 0px;
    }
     .content-expanded-yellow-box {
         margin-bottom: 0px;
         border-radius: 6px;
    }
     .content-expanded-yellow-hero {
         display: flex;
         flex-direction: column;
         justify-content: flex-start;
         align-items: flex-end;
         text-align: right;
         padding: 80px 24px 0 24px;
         min-height: 300px;
         background-position: center left;
         background-image: var(--yellow-hero-bg-mobile, inherit);
    }
     .text-section-heading-variant-yellow {
         align-self: flex-end;
    }
     .text-section-heading-variant-yellow {
         font-size: 54px;
         text-align: right;
         padding-right: 12px;
    }
     .content-expanded-wysiwyg-variant-yellow {
         padding: 24px 18px 28px;
         font-size: 18px;
    }
     .content-expanded-wysiwyg-variant-yellow h1 {
         font-size: 30px;
    }
     .content-expanded-wysiwyg-variant-yellow h2 {
         font-size: 20px;
    }
     .content-expanded-wysiwyg-variant-yellow p, .content-expanded-wysiwyg-variant-yellow ul, .content-expanded-wysiwyg-variant-yellow ol {
         font-size: 18px;
    }
     .student-kit-video-section .iframe-holder {
         margin-left: 0% !important;
    }
}
 .content-expanded-wysiwyg-variant-yellow em, .content-expanded-wysiwyg-variant-yellow i {
     font-style: italic;
}
 p.image-slider-heading-e5 {
     font-size: 45px;
     font-family: 'Trade Gothic';
     color: #1a1919;
     font-weight: 700;
}
 .image-slider-module-e5 {
     position: relative;
     width: 100%;
     max-width: 1200px;
     margin: 0 auto;
     text-align: center;
     padding: 0 !important;
}
 .slider-section {
     width: 100%;
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: flex-start;
     position: relative;
}
 .slider-image-wrapper {
     width: 100%;
     max-width: 100% !important;
}
 .slider-image-wrapper img {
     width: 100%;
     height: auto;
     display: block;
     border-radius: 8px;
}
 .slider-dots {
     display: flex;
     justify-content: flex-end;
     align-items: center;
     gap: 8px;
     margin-top: 10px;
     width: 100%;
     max-width: 1200px;
     margin-left: auto;
     margin-right: auto;
     padding-right: 15px;
     box-sizing: border-box;
}
 .slider-dot {
     width: 10px;
     height: 10px;
     border-radius: 50%;
     background-color: #ccc;
     cursor: pointer;
     transition: background-color 0.3s ease, transform 0.3s ease;
}
 .slider-dot.active {
     background-color: #6CC8C2;
     transform: scale(1.15);
}
 @media (max-width: 768px) {
     .image-slider-module-e5 {
         max-width: 100%;
    }
     .image-sliders-wrapper .content-contain-e5 {
         display: flex;
         flex-direction: column;
         align-items: stretch;
    }
     .image-slider-module-e5 {
         order: 1;
    }
     .image-slider-heading-e5 {
         order: 2;
         margin-top: 16px;
         text-align: left;
    }
     .slider-dots {
         justify-content: flex-end;
         padding-right: 0;
         margin-top: 8px;
			 padding-right: 25px;
    }
     .slider-dot {
         width: 8px;
         height: 8px;
    }
	 
	 section.image-sliders-wrapper {
		 padding: 0px;
	 }

	 .slider-image-wrapper img {
    border-radius: 0px;
}
	 
	     .content-contain-e5 {
        max-width: 100%;
        margin-left: 0px;
        margin-right: 0px;
    }
p.image-slider-heading-e5 {
    font-size: 22px;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-top: -35px;
	padding-left: 25px;
}
	 
	 .slider-divider {
display: none;
}
	 
	 .state-blocks-cs {
		 margin-top: 0px;
	 }
	 
	 h2.text-section-heading-campus {
    text-align: center;
 }
}
 @media screen and (min-width: 1024px) {
     .image-slider-module-e5 .slider-section {
         margin-bottom: 100px;
    }
}
 .slider-divider {
     max-width: 980px;
     margin: 40px auto 20px;
     border-bottom: 2px solid #B9BDC7;
}
 @media screen and (max-width: 48rem) {
     .header_phone.is-hidden-mobile {
         display: none !important;
    }
}
 @media (max-width: 767px) {
     .hero-programs-foreground {
         position: relative;
         width: 100%;
         max-width: 100%;
         margin: 0 auto;
         min-height: 480px;
         overflow: hidden;
         display: flex;
         align-items: flex-end;
         justify-content: flex-start;
         padding: 0 20px 32px;
         box-sizing: border-box;
    }
     .hero-programs-foreground img {
         position: absolute;
         inset: 0;
         width: 100%;
         height: 100%;
         object-fit: cover;
         display: block;
    }
     .hero-programs-foreground .hero-programs-text {
         position: relative;
         z-index: 1;
         color: #fff;
    }
}
.content-with-image {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 5;
  padding: 60px 20px 60px;
  margin-top: 0;
}

.content-with-image__inner {
  max-width: 980px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
}

.content-with-image__media,
.content-with-image__content {
  flex: 1 1 0;
}

.content-with-image__circle {
  width: 320px;
  height: 320px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.content-with-image__circle img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}

h2.text-section-heading-campus {
  padding-bottom: 15px;
  font-family: 'Trade Gothic';
  font-size: 28px;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 2;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  color: #131111;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.content-with-image__content .content-expanded-wysiwyg {
  font-family: 'Whitney', sans-serif;
  color: #1a1919;
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .content-with-image {
    margin-top: -80px;
    padding-top: 140px;
  }

  .content-with-image__inner {
    align-items: flex-start;
  }

  .content-with-image__media {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
  }

  .content-with-image__circle {
    margin-top: -120px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .hero-programs-section {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }

  .content-with-image {
    padding: 40px 16px 30px;
    margin-top: 0;
  }

  .content-with-image__inner {
    max-width: 980px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 24px;
    align-items: flex-start;
  }

  .content-with-image__media,
  .content-with-image__content {
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    width: 100%;
  }

  .content-with-image__circle {
    width: 220px;
    height: 220px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    overflow: hidden;
    margin: 0 auto 0;
  }

  .content-with-image__circle img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
  }

  h2.text-section-heading-campus {
    font-size: 20px;
    line-height: 1.4;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .states-wrapper-blocks,
  .states-wrapper {
    max-width: 100%;
    margin-left: auto !important;
    margin-right: auto;
    padding-left: 16px;
    padding-right: 16px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
  }

  .items-cs {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 12px;
  }

  .item-cs a {
    font-size: 14px !important;
  }

  .item-cs {
    width: 105px !important;
    height: 105px !important;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .content-with-image {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    margin-top: 0;
    padding: 20px 0px 30px;
    background: #fff;
    clear: both;
  }

  .content-with-image__inner {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 24px;
  }

  .content-with-image__media,
  .content-with-image__content {
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    width: 100%;
  }

  .content-with-image__circle {
    width: 220px;
    height: 220px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    overflow: hidden;
    margin: 0 auto 24px;
    position: static !important;
    margin-top: 0 !important;
  }

  .content-with-image__circle img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
  }

  .content-with-image__content {
    margin-top: 0 !important;
    padding: 0px 25px;
  }

  h2.text-section-heading-campus {
    padding-top: 10px;
  }
}

em, i {
  font-style: italic !important;
}

.programs-icon-section-video {
  padding: 60px 20px;
}

.programs-icon-section-video {
  padding: 60px 20px 80px;
}

.programs-icon-section-video .progvideo-inner {
  max-width: 1020px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}


.progvideo-topwysiwyg {
  background: #B9BDC7;
  padding: 100px 100px 200px;
  font-family: 'Whitney', sans-serif;
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #1a1919;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.progvideo-topwysiwyg p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

/* Video – narrower, overlapping */
.progvideo-video-wrap {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: -80px auto 40px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 3;
}

.progvideo-video-inner {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 8px;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 45px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
  background: #000;
}

.progvideo-video-inner iframe,
.progvideo-video-inner video {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  display: block;
}

@supports (aspect-ratio: 16 / 9) {
  .progvideo-video-inner {
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  }
}

@supports not (aspect-ratio: 16 / 9) {
  .progvideo-video-inner {
    padding-bottom: 56.25%;
  }
  .progvideo-video-inner iframe,
  .progvideo-video-inner video {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    height: 100%;
  }
}


.progvideo-icons-wrap {
  background: #ffffff;
  padding: 70px 60px 20px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  text-align: center;
}

.progvideo-icons-intro {
  margin: 0 0 30px;
  font-family: 'Whitney', sans-serif;
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #1a1919;
}


.progvideo-main-heading {
  font-family: 'Trade Gothic', 'TradeGothic', system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  font-size: 65px;
  line-height: 1.1;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #6cc8c2;
  margin: 0 0 20px;
  text-align: center;
}


.progvideo-divider,
.progvideo-divider-bottom {
  width: 400px;
  max-width: 100%;
  height: 1px;
  background-color: #babec7;
  margin: 0 auto 20px;
}

.progvideo-divider-bottom {
  margin-top: 40px;
}


.progvideo-subheading {
  font-family: 'Trade Gothic', 'TradeGothic', system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  font-size: 26px;
  line-height: 1.2;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin: 0 0 30px;
  text-align: center;
}


.progvideo-icons-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 0;
  margin: 10px 0 30px;
  justify-items: stretch;
}

.progvideo-icon-item {
  text-align: center;
  position: relative;
  padding: 0 40px;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.progvideo-icon-item:nth-child(odd)::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  right: 0;
  height: 100%;
  width: 1px;
  background-color: #babec7;
  transform: translateX(20px);
}

.progvideo-icon-img {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  height: 160px;
  margin: 0 0 16px;
}

.progvideo-icon-img img {
  max-height: 100%;
  width: auto;
  object-fit: contain;
  display: block;
}

.progvideo-icon-blurb {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: 'Whitney', sans-serif;
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #1a1919;
}

.progvideo-after-icons-text {
  margin: 10px auto 0;
  font-family: 'Whitney', sans-serif;
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #1a1919;
  max-width: 720px;
}

.progvideo-bottom-wysiwyg {
  margin: 30px auto 20px;
  font-family: 'Whitney', sans-serif;
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #1a1919;
  max-width: 720px;
  text-align: center;
}


.progvideo-main-heading-2 {
  margin-top: 10px;
}


.progvideo-bottom-strip {
  background-color: #6cc8c2;
  padding: 50px 0;
  margin-top: 30px;
}

.progvideo-bottom-strip-inner {
  max-width: 500px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: 'Rift', system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  font-size: 29px;
  line-height: 2.3;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: #000000;
  padding: 20px 40px;
}

.progvideo-bottom-strip-inner p {
  margin: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .programs-icon-section-video {
    padding: 40px 0 0px;
  }


  .programs-icon-section-video .progvideo-inner {
    padding: 0 20px;
  }

  .progvideo-topwysiwyg {
    padding: 60px 30px 60px;
  }

  .progvideo-video-wrap {
    margin: -70px auto 30px;
  }

  .progvideo-icons-wrap {
    padding: 50px 30px 60px;
  }

  .progvideo-main-heading {
    font-size: 48px;
  }

  .progvideo-subheading {
    font-size: 22px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .programs-icon-section-video .progvideo-inner {
    padding: 0;
  }

  .progvideo-topwysiwyg {
    padding: 50px 20px 50px;
  }

  .progvideo-video-wrap {
    max-width: 100%;
    margin: 0px auto 40px;
  }

  .progvideo-icons-wrap {
    padding: 40px 20px 50px;
  }

  .progvideo-main-heading {
    font-size: 32px;
  }

  .progvideo-subheading {
    font-size: 18px;
  }

  .progvideo-divider,
  .progvideo-divider-bottom {
    width: 250px;
    height: 1px;
  }

  .progvideo-icons-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 24px;
  }

  .progvideo-icon-item {
    border-right: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #babec7;
    padding-bottom: 24px;
  }

  .progvideo-icon-item:last-child {
    border-bottom: none;
  }

  .progvideo-bottom-strip-inner {
    font-size: 21px;
    padding: 18px 16px;
  }
	
	.ppg-topstrip-text {
    text-align: center !important;
    padding-top: 50px;
 }
	
	  .ppg-section.has-grey-strip .ppg-container .ppg-card:first-child .ppg-card__image {
    margin-top: -50px !important;
  }
}
.ppg-topstrip {
  background: none;
  padding: 0;
}

.ppg-topstrip-inner {
  max-width: 980px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  background-color: #B9BDC7;
  padding: 100px 24px;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  align-items: flex-start;
  position: relative;
  width: calc(100% + 40px); 
}

.ppg-topstrip-text {
  max-width: 620px;
  font-family: 'Whitney', sans-serif;
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #000;
  text-align: right;
	padding-right: 50px;
}
.ppg-section.has-grey-strip {
  margin-top: -105px;
}

.page-id-487 .hero-simple-new_hero {
    height: 650px !important; 
}

.page-id-615 .hero-simple-new_hero {
    height: 650px !important; 
}

.page-id-487 section.upper-form.padded.home.lower-form.grey-hz-form-01 {
    border-bottom: 0px;
    padding-bottom: 75px;
}

		</style>
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                                            <p class="progalt-text">Prepare for a career in hair, skin, and nail services with hands-on cosmetology training.</p>
                    
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                                            <p class="progalt-text">Prepare to train and mentor the next generation of beauty professionals.</p>
                    
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            EMPIRE BEAUTY SCHOOL Lancaster OFFERS A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS.
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            <p><p>Lancaster Empire Beauty School students participate in community events which support their hands-on training such as performing a day of beauty services for local patrons. The proceeds benefit raising awareness about domestic abuse. The students additionally participate in fundraising activities to support their local children and women's shelter by holding year-long holiday events offering beauty services to families in need. They also have the opportunity to participate in local and national competitions, as well as their own beauty shows to highlight their skills and talents.</p></p>
            <p>Empire Beauty School's fun and interactive classes are conducted by trained and licensed beauty educators. Our school has a student salon/clinic where you will work on real clients while you learn to build your own book of business. If you want a career with unlimited potential for creativity, flexibility, and making others feel more beautiful, the world of beauty is the perfect place for you.</p>
            <p>Empire Beauty Schools are accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences (NACCAS), which holds its members to a higher standard of quality than non-accredited schools.</p>
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                            FAFSA Code: 009664 // Main Campus Empire Beauty School, Whitehall, PA // CY20 Default Rate: 0%
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                                <div class="block-content">Cosmetology – 1250 HOURS</div>
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        <p>Our full student kit includes all tools, products and curriculum needed to complete our cosmetology program.</p><br>
        <p>Students receive professional tools and products for use during school and beyond. Each area of our cosmetology program is supported with this complete kit, which includes mannequins, hair tools, skin, nail and makeup kit and more!</p>
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                                        <p class="efr-text">I&#039;m a student and the entire process I went thru to get enrolled was smoothe for the most part and wasn&#039;t super stressfu…</p>
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                                        <p class="efr-text">I am a new student at empire beauty and I am loving it so far! Everyone is so welcoming and kind. I would definitely recommend bec…</p>
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                                        <p class="efr-text">Love learning new things everyday. The teachers are so helpful, enthusiastic and cheerful. Can’t wait to learn more new things. …</p>
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                                        <p class="efr-text">I highly recommend coming to this school, if you are unsure, I say DO IT!! My first week of being here was amazing. Mrs. G is the …</p>
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                    <p>Empire Beauty School of Lancaster, PA, is located in the in the Wheatland Shopping Center on Columbia Avenue (Lincoln Hwy). This campus has been preparing future professionals for many years for great careers in the beauty industry.</p>
<p>All Empire Beauty Schools are accredited by the National Accrediting Commission for Career Arts and Sciences (NACCAS) which holds its members to a higher standard of quality than non-accredited schools.</p>
<p>Empire’s fun and interactive classes are conducted by trained and licensed beauty educators. Our Lancaster school has a student salon where you will work on real clients while you learn to build your own book of business once graduated in your cosmetology career.</p>
<p>If you want a career with unlimited potential for creativity, flexibility, and making others feel more beautiful the world of beauty is the perfect place for you. Contact a career planner today to discuss options available to you. The Lancaster Empire school serves students and clinic salon guests from the following surrounding communities such as, Columbia, Mount Joy, New Holland, and Oxford to name a few.</p>
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                                        <h3 class="school-campus-post-title"><a href="https://e5dev.empire-dev.com/blog/campuses/pa-school-brings-easter-local-shelter-residents">PA School Brings Easter To Local Shelter Residents</a></h3>

                                        <p class="school-campus-post-excerpt">The Lancaster, PA, Empire Beauty School students held a night of beauty and an Easter party for the woman and&hellip;</p>

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#empire-popup .form-content h2 {
    font-size: 24px;
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#empire-popup .form-content h1 {
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    font-weight: bold;
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}

#empire-popup .form-group {
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#empire-popup #empire-form .form-group input {
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    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: bold;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    border: none;
    background-color: #eaeaea;
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    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: bold;
    text-transform: uppercase;
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#empire-popup .submit-btn:hover {
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}
#empire-popup .form-content h2 {
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}
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}
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