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Fail State
Fail State

Fail State

Subprime goes to college

Genres

Documentary

OverView

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

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

19 October 2018

Country

Cast

Tom Harkin

Tom Harkin

Self

Maxine Waters

Maxine Waters

Self

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