.next-steps-section .custom-title {
    color: var(--main-text-color);
}
.student-services-hero-banner {
    background-position: center 70%!important;
}
.student-services-hero-banner::before {
    background: linear-gradient(
        270deg,
        rgba(22, 27, 32, 0.12) 20.47%,
        rgba(22, 27, 32, 0.12) 35%,
        rgba(22, 27, 32, 0.75) 70%
    )!important;
}
.student-services-section .bu-about-media  { 
    padding-left: 32px;
}

span.ctm-hero-span{
    font-size: 18px!important;
    line-height: 28px!important;
}

.next-steps-section .custom-title {
   color: #b01c2e!important;
}
@media (max-width: 767px) {
    .student-services-section .bu-about-content p {
        font-size: 16px;
        line-height: 28px;
    }
    .next-steps-section {
        padding: 40px 0!important;
    }
}
@media screen and (max-width: 991px) {
    .student-services-section .bu-about-media  { 
        padding-left: 0;
    }
}

/* Pillar Section Spacing */
.student-services-section .bu-counter-container {
    margin-top: 96px;
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {
    .student-services-section .bu-counter-container {
        margin-top: 24px;
    }
}

/* Pillar Heading */
.bu-counter-container .bu-counter {
    color: #161b20!important;
    font-size: 36px!important;
    line-height: 44px!important;
    font-weight: 600!important;
}

/* Pillar Description */
.bu-counter-container .bu-counter-text {
    color: #161b20!important;
    font-size: 16px!important;
    line-height: 24px!important;
    font-weight: 400!important;
}

.cms-hero-banner {
    width: 100%;
    height: 408px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.cms-hero-bg-img {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center;
    z-index: -1;
}

/* Custom variation if needed */
.student-services-hero-banner .cms-hero-bg-img {
    object-position: center center; /* adjust if needed */
}

.cms-hero-banner::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background: linear-gradient(
        270deg,
        rgba(22, 27, 32, 0.12) 20.47%,
        rgba(22, 27, 32, 0.12) 35%,
        rgba(22, 27, 32, 0.75) 70%
    ),
    linear-gradient(
        90deg,
        #383d42 32.92%,
        rgba(56, 61, 66, 0) 59.33%
    );
    z-index: 0;
}

.cms-hero-banner-inner {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
}

.student-services-hero-banner .cms-hero-bg-img {
    object-position: center 70%;
}