Current enrollments in Kravonia's colleges indicate that over the next four years the percentage of the Kravonian workforce with college degree will increase dramatically.

The admissions officers sometimes reach out to teachers and counselors at the applicants’ high schools — especially those that have emerged as “feeders” to Grinnell and other American colleges.

For banks, the relationships are a golden marketing opportunity. For colleges, they are a revenue source at a time of declining public funding.