Shaquille O'Neal Invests in Online Community College Start-Up Campus

The initiative, aimed at making higher education more affordable, is backed by other high-profile investors and offers degrees taught by professors from top universities.

• Shaquille O'Neal has invested in Campus, an online community college start-up aiming to make higher education more affordable and accessible.
• Campus was founded by 29-year-old entrepreneur Tade Oyerinde in 2022 and offers associate's degrees in various fields, taught by professors from prestigious universities.
• The start-up provides students with a free laptop and internet access, and assigns them a success coach, aiming to increase graduation rates.
• Campus charges $7,200 per academic year, significantly less than the average cost for a college education, and aims to help tackle the $1.7 trillion student loan debt crisis in the U.S.
• Other high-profile investors in Campus include OpenAI founder Sam Altman and billionaire Michael Bloomberg.

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