{"id":57295,"date":"2023-07-31T18:54:54","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T18:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/goals-aspirations\/school-and-career\/going-to-college-or-university\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T16:31:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T21:31:31","slug":"going-to-college-or-university","status":"publish","type":"rbc_my_money_matter","link":"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/goals-aspirations\/school-and-career\/going-to-college-or-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Going to College or University"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel pad-b-0 pad-t-0\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner pad-t-0 pad-b-0\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6ba379fd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"h3\">Heading off to university or college is an exciting milestone, but being financially prepared is key. Learn how to build a budget that will help you manage tuition costs, living expenses and everyday spending, stretching your money further while you focus on your education.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-f1b33371-fcbc-4411-957d-9a23d72e62dc\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel pad-t-0 pad-b-0\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner pad-t-0 pad-b-0\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns  mar-b-0 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mar-r mob-mar-r-0 mob-mar-b-dbl is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<article id=\"post-57383\" class=\"loop-post featured-vertical mob-pad-b-dbl post-57383 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-personal-finance tag-savings rbc_content_type-article rbc_audience-students rbc_lob_group-students rbc_difficulty_level-beginner rbc_mmm_category-account-types rbc_mmm_category-banking-basics rbc_mmm_category-budgeting rbc_mmm_category-debt-stress-relief rbc_mmm_category-managing-expenses rbc_mmm_category-money-academy rbc_mmm_category-struggling-to-make-ends-meet\">\n\t<div class=\"col-wpr mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 mar-b mob-mar-b-dbl\">\n\t\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"img\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"post card image\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"post-card-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\twidth=\"680\"\n\t\t\theight=\"453\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/Thumbnail-default-72-1.jpg?quality=80&#038;w=680\"\n\t\t\talt=\"post card image\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-post-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%; \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 mob-mar-t-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/savings\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Savings<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/money-academy\/banking-basics\/budgeting\/three-tips-to-maximize-your-budget\/\" class=\"h3 loop-post-title mar-t-0\">3 Tips to Maximize Your Budget<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Make the most of your budget with tips on how to maximize your budget.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-rbccom-latest-posts\">\n<article id=\"post-57368\" class=\"single-post-card-wrapper post-57368 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-banking-digital-banking tag-payments rbc_content_type-infographic rbc_audience-students rbc_lob_group-students rbc_difficulty_level-beginner rbc_mmm_category-account-types rbc_mmm_category-banking-basics rbc_mmm_category-banking-in-canada rbc_mmm_category-budgeting rbc_mmm_category-life-events rbc_mmm_category-money-academy rbc_mmm_category-new-to-canada\">\n  <div class=\"wp-block-rbc-single-post-card\">\n    <div class=\"latest-post-card\">\n      \t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/payments\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Payments<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/money-academy\/banking-basics\/budgeting\/money-confessions-what-i-learned-as-a-student\/\" class=\"h4 post-title mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 truncate-third-line\">Money Confessions: What I Learned As A Student<\/a>\n                    <p class=\"post-description\">Here are my suggestions for Taylor and other post-secondary students out looking to keep their finances in check all year.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article id=\"post-57709\" class=\"single-post-card-wrapper post-57709 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-banking-digital-banking tag-credit-and-debt rbc_content_type-article rbc_audience-students rbc_lob_group-students rbc_difficulty_level-beginner rbc_mmm_category-credit-and-borrowing rbc_mmm_category-debt-stress-relief rbc_mmm_category-managing-and-consolidating-debt rbc_mmm_category-money-academy rbc_mmm_category-struggling-to-make-ends-meet rbc_mmm_category-understanding-credit-and-credit-scores\">\n  <div class=\"wp-block-rbc-single-post-card\">\n    <div class=\"latest-post-card\">\n      \t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/credit-and-debt\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Credit and Debt<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/money-academy\/credit-and-borrowing\/understanding-credit-and-credit-scores\/a-students-guide-to-building-a-strong-credit-score\/\" class=\"h4 post-title mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 truncate-third-line\">A Student&#8217;s Guide To Building A Strong Credit Score<\/a>\n                    <p class=\"post-description\">If you&#039;re starting to use credit &#8211; whether it&#039;s with a credit card, student loan or other form of credit &#8211; you&#039;re in a good position to start building&#8230;<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article id=\"post-57577\" class=\"single-post-card-wrapper post-57577 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-budgeting tag-education tag-paying-for-school tag-savings rbc_content_type-article rbc_audience-parents rbc_audience-students rbc_audience-youth rbc_lob_group-students rbc_difficulty_level-beginner rbc_mmm_category-banking-basics rbc_mmm_category-budgeting rbc_mmm_category-goals-aspirations rbc_mmm_category-going-to-college-or-university rbc_mmm_category-money-academy rbc_mmm_category-school-and-career\">\n  <div class=\"wp-block-rbc-single-post-card\">\n    <div class=\"latest-post-card\">\n      \t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/savings\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Savings<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/goals-aspirations\/school-and-career\/going-to-college-or-university\/budgeting-for-your-post-secondary-experience-at-home-or-away\/\" class=\"h4 post-title mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 truncate-third-line\">Budgeting For Your Post-Secondary Experience, At Home Or Away<\/a>\n                    <p class=\"post-description\">As I became more familiar with campus life, and my new city and home away from home, I learned to make my money go further.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-ef5ddf06-7845-471f-8553-75880c08babb\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block section-cool-white pos-rel  pad-t-0 pad-b-0 has-f-5-f-8-f-9-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner pad-t-0 pad-b-0\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-4c3ae0b1-f143-4402-8fbb-35eb676c36d2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mob-mar-r-hlf mob-mar-l-hlf is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"h2\">\u201cBe happy with what you have, while saving for what you want.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-b07bad8e-1724-4de9-841e-473b43d19319\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel pad-b-0 pad-t-0\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner pad-t-0 pad-b-0\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-33c58fa4-b012-4104-9dd7-fdbe781e89ff\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mar-t-0 mar-b-0\" id=\"h-more-from-going-to-college-or-university\">More From Going to College or University<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mar-b-0 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\t\t<div class=\" wp-block-rbc-latest-posts wp-block-rbc-latest-posts-type-2\">\n\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-97092\" class=\"rbc-latest-posts-content-card-type-2 post-97092 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-managing-money tag-paying-for-school tag-resp tag-rrsp rbc_content_type-article rbc_audience-parents rbc_audience-students rbc_lob_group-ways-to-bank rbc_difficulty_level-beginner rbc_mmm_category-finances-and-relationships rbc_mmm_category-goals-aspirations rbc_mmm_category-going-to-college-or-university rbc_mmm_category-life-events rbc_mmm_category-parenthood rbc_mmm_category-school-and-career\">\n\t<div class=\"col-wpr display-flex mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-5 mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"img\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Parents happily celebrating childs graduation while knowing they have been able to balance RESP and RRSP contributions.\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"post-card-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\twidth=\"640\"\n\t\t\theight=\"427\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/shutterstock_172567265_RESPvsRRSP.jpg?quality=80&#038;w=640\"\n\t\t\talt=\"Parents happily celebrating childs graduation while knowing they have been able to balance RESP and RRSP contributions.\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-post-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-t-0 col-xs-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/managing-money\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Managing Money<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/life-events\/finances-and-relationships\/parenthood\/resps-vs-rrsps-how-to-balance-education-and-retirement-savings\/\" class=\"h4 card-title loop-post-title mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">RESPs vs RRSPs: How to Balance Education and Retirement Savings<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mar-t-hlf\">Learn how parents can balance RESP and RRSP contributions to help pay for their child\u2019s post-secondary education without sacrificing their own&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-97092 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-57390\" class=\"rbc-latest-posts-content-card-type-2 post-57390 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-education tag-paying-for-school tag-savings rbc_content_type-article rbc_audience-students rbc_lob_group-students rbc_difficulty_level-beginner rbc_mmm_category-banking-basics rbc_mmm_category-budgeting rbc_mmm_category-goals-aspirations rbc_mmm_category-going-to-college-or-university rbc_mmm_category-money-academy rbc_mmm_category-school-and-career\">\n\t<div class=\"col-wpr display-flex mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-5 mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"img\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"post card image\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"post-card-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\twidth=\"640\"\n\t\t\theight=\"549\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/Thumbnail-feature-509-1.jpg?quality=80&#038;w=640\"\n\t\t\talt=\"post card image\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-post-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-t-0 col-xs-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/education\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Education<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/money-academy\/banking-basics\/budgeting\/back-to-school-finances-budgeting-for-the-school-year\/\" class=\"h4 card-title loop-post-title mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">How to Budget as a Student: Back to School Money Tips for the Year Ahead<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mar-t-hlf\">Get student budgeting tips to help you feel confident about money for the school year ahead.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-57390 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-57586\" class=\"rbc-latest-posts-content-card-type-2 post-57586 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-education tag-savings rbc_content_type-article rbc_audience-students rbc_audience-youth rbc_lob_group-students rbc_difficulty_level-beginner rbc_mmm_category-banking-basics rbc_mmm_category-budgeting rbc_mmm_category-goals-aspirations rbc_mmm_category-going-to-college-or-university rbc_mmm_category-money-academy rbc_mmm_category-school-and-career\">\n\t<div class=\"col-wpr display-flex mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-5 mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"img\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"post card image\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"post-card-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\twidth=\"640\"\n\t\t\theight=\"427\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/thumb-223_402x.jpg?quality=80&#038;w=640\"\n\t\t\talt=\"post card image\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-post-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-t-0 col-xs-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/savings\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Savings<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/goals-aspirations\/school-and-career\/going-to-college-or-university\/smart-money-tips-for-living-off-campus\/\" class=\"h4 card-title loop-post-title mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">Smart Money Tips for Living Off Campus<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mar-t-hlf\">Living off campus involves a whole new set of money situations. Get tips to help you save, manage and stay on top of your money.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-57586 -->\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-e762767c-266d-4a7b-9995-261d7a769ee6\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-1aea345a-8232-4315-97f5-09b41a6f70b1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block section-cool-white pos-rel  pad-t-0 pad-b-0 overflow-hidden has-f-5-f-8-f-9-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner pad-t-0 pad-b-0\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-2e940524-4c5e-493f-9208-5efd55490d1e\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mar-b-0 mar-t-0\" id=\"h-product-solutions\">Product Solutions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-carousel-container is-layout-carousel-carousel is-mobile-per-page-1.2 is-desktop-per-page-3 default is-style-full-height-shadow-overflow\"><div class=\"carousel-wpr top-controls desktop-top-right desktop-top-right-dots-hidden mobile-controls-hidden\" data-mobile-per-page=\"1.2\" aria-label=\"Carousel Container\" data-visible-slide=\"3\" data-infinite-loop=\"true\"><div class=\"carousel-ctrl\"><div class=\"carousel-indicators\"><\/div><button class=\"carousel-prev slick-arrow\" aria-label=\"previous slide\"><\/button><button class=\"carousel-next slick-arrow\" aria-label=\"next slide\"><\/button><\/div><div class=\"col-wpr eh-wpr carousel-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-carousel-inner carousel-item carousel-item-card-link\" aria-label=\"Carousel slide\">\n<div 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