{"id":4872,"date":"2019-10-08T16:50:36","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T21:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/?page_id=4872"},"modified":"2025-07-29T14:09:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T19:09:36","slug":"coba-edge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/coba-edge\/","title":{"rendered":"COBA Edge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Features&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;15px|0px|10px|0px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;31px|auto||auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||0px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2019\/10\/1.png&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; min_height=&#8221;149px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px|0px|91px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2019\/10\/2.png&#8221; align=&#8221;right&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; min_height=&#8221;154px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-6px||-3px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||1px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2019\/10\/3.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2019\/10\/4.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; width=&#8221;79.4%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;13px|auto||auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;1px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Oswald|300|on||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#474747&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]Strengthening business and technology professional development[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;26px|auto||auto||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Proxminova|700|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>COBA Edge is designed to help students take intentional steps each semester to prepare for entry into the professional world of work. 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