{"id":2471,"date":"2022-02-11T10:34:52","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T18:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/dbaprogrampage\/?page_id=2471"},"modified":"2026-02-03T16:18:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T00:18:46","slug":"2023-cohort","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/dbaprogrampage\/2023-cohort\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Cohort"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Section &#8211; Background colour&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#3ecde1&#8243; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;105deg&#8221; min_height=&#8221;149px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-30px||-30px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;60px|0px|60px|0px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; 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