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That is quite a bold statement with many, many exceptions. There are most certainly colleges that put the academic side before the business side, and to say otherwise would be utterly incorrect. LACs tend to put more emphasis on the idea of teaching for the betterment of oneself, but many larger learning institutions do so as well (e.g. UChicago).</p>
<p>Ironic means going against beliefs of an idea, which, as I have shown, is not true in the case.</p>