High Point University has turned 'life skills' into a magnet for the Wall Street elite with a 99.2% job placement rate

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As Gen Z college graduates struggle to jumpstart their careers, skepticism about the value of higher education is reaching new heights. 

But at one private university in suburban North Carolina, graduates are defying that trend. At High Point University, 99.2% of the class of 2024 were employed or pursuing further education within six months of graduation—14 points above the national average.