{"id":8773,"date":"2020-11-18T12:59:37","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T17:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/149.4.100.129\/academics\/ce\/?page_id=8773"},"modified":"2026-01-26T17:41:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T22:41:34","slug":"centers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/ce\/","title":{"rendered":"Centers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;School Hero Image Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;40px|0px|40px|0px|true|true&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;School Hero Row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#2d2d2d&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; background_size=&#8221;contain&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat-x&#8221; min_height=&#8221;300px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|10px||10px|false|true&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset4&#8243; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/ce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2020\/11\/centers.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;People working on laptops at a table near a window.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Centers. 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