.banner-img {
  height: auto;
  object-fit: cover;
}

/* Mobile fix */
@media (max-width: 576px) {
  .banner-img {
    height: auto;
  }
}

/* Courses Section Base */
.courses-section {
  padding: 100px 0;
  background-color: #ffffff;
  position: relative;
}

/* Header Text Styles */
.courses-sub-badge {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  background: #fbf0f2;
  color: #6b001a;
  border: 1px solid rgba(107, 0, 26, 0.1);
  padding: 6px 18px;
  border-radius: 50px;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}

.courses-main-title {
  color: #111111;
  font-size: 42px;
  font-weight: 900;
  line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: -0.5px;
}

.courses-lead-desc {
  color: #666666;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin-top: 15px;
}

/* Premium Minimalist Card Design */
.course-card {
  background: #fdfdfd;
  border: 1px solid rgba(107, 0, 26, 0.08);
  border-radius: 12px;
  padding: 40px 30px;
  height: 100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  transition: all 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
  box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.01);
}

/* Interactive Hover States */
.course-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  border-color: #d4af37; /* Clean Gold highlight border on active focus */
  box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(107, 0, 26, 0.04);
  background: #ffffff;
}

/* Monochromatic-to-Gold Icon Treatment */
.course-icon-wrap {
  width: 55px;
  height: 55px;
  background: rgba(107, 0, 26, 0.04);
  border-radius: 8px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: 22px;
  color: #6b001a;
  margin-bottom: 25px;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.course-card:hover .course-icon-wrap {
  background: #d4af37;
  color: #ffffff;
}

.course-title {
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: #1a1a1a;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
  letter-spacing: -0.3px;
}

.course-text {
  color: #555555;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
}

/* Direct Call Action Button Styling */
.btn-course-call {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 100%;
  background-color: transparent;
  color: #6b001a !important;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 13px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
  padding: 13px 20px;
  border: 1.5px solid rgba(107, 0, 26, 0.2);
  border-radius: 4px;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.btn-course-call:hover {
  background-color: #6b001a;
  color: #ffffff !important;
  border-color: #6b001a;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(107, 0, 26, 0.15);
}

/* Mobile Layout Adjustments */
@media (max-width: 767.98px) {
  .courses-main-title { font-size: 32px; }
  .course-card { padding: 30px 20px; }
}

/* Why Choose Us Base Styling */
.wcu-section {
  padding: 30px 0;
  background-color: #ffffff;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.wcu-sub-badge {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  background: #fbf0f2;
  color: #6b001a;
  border: 1px solid rgba(107, 0, 26, 0.08);
  padding: 6px 18px;
  border-radius: 50px;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}

.gold-pulse-dot {
  width: 7px;
  height: 7px;
  background-color: #d4af37;
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.7);
  animation: goldPulse 2s infinite;
}

.wcu-main-title {
  color: #111111;
  font-size: 42px;
  font-weight: 900;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.wcu-lead-desc {
  color: #666666;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  max-width: 440px;
}

/* Animated Luxury Metric Circle (Left Side) */
.metric-circle-wrap {
  width: 240px;
  height: 240px;
  border: 2px dashed rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.3);
  border-radius: 50%;
  padding: 12px;
  position: relative;
}

.metric-circle-inner {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b000a 0%, #4a0011 100%);
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  box-shadow: 0 20px 45px rgba(74, 0, 17, 0.15);
  animation: subtleFloat 6s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.metric-number {
  font-size: 40px;
  font-weight: 900;
  color: #d4af37; /* Luxury Gold */
  letter-spacing: -1px;
}

.metric-label {
  font-size: 11px;
  color: #ffffff;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  font-weight: 600;
  max-width: 130px;
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 4px;
  opacity: 0.85;
}

/* Orbiting Node Animation */
.orbiting-node {
  width: 12px;
  height: 12px;
  background-color: #d4af37;
  border-radius: 50%;
  position: absolute;
  top: -6px;
  left: 50%;
  margin-left: -6px;
  transform-origin: 6px 126px;
  animation: slowOrbit 10s linear infinite;
}

/* Interactive Animated Feature Cards (Right Side) */
.wcu-feature-stack {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 24px;
}

.wcu-feature-card {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 25px;
  padding: 35px;
  background-color: #fdfdfd;
  border: 1px solid rgba(107, 0, 26, 0.05);
  border-radius: 12px;
  transition: all 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
  position: relative;
}

/* Subtle accent background trigger line */
.wcu-feature-card::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 0; bottom: 0;
  width: 0;
  background-color: #6b001a;
  border-top-left-radius: 12px;
  border-bottom-left-radius: 12px;
  transition: width 0.3s ease;
}

.wcu-feature-card:hover {
  transform: translateX(8px);
  border-color: rgba(107, 0, 26, 0.15);
  box-shadow: 0 15px 35px rgba(107, 0, 26, 0.03);
  background-color: #ffffff;
}

.wcu-feature-card:hover::before {
  width: 4px; /* Pops a solid maroon edge indicator out smoothly */
}

.wcu-number-tag {
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: #d4af37; /* Pure Luxury Gold Tag */
  background: rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.08);
  padding: 5px 12px;
  border-radius: 4px;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}

.wcu-feature-title {
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: #111111;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.wcu-feature-text {
  color: #555555;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin: 0;
}

/* --- KEYFRAME ANIMATIONS --- */
@keyframes goldPulse {
  0% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.4); }
  70% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 8px rgba(212, 175, 55, 0); }
  100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(212, 175, 55, 0); }
}

@keyframes subtleFloat {
  0%, 100% { transform: translateY(0); }
  50% { transform: translateY(-6px); }
}

@keyframes slowOrbit {
  from { transform: rotate(0deg); }
  to { transform: rotate(360deg); }
}

/* CSS Scroll Reveal Class Templates (For standard animation triggers) */
.animate-fade-up { animation: fadeUpIn 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) forwards; }
.animate-scale-up { animation: scaleUpIn 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) forwards; }
.animate-slide-right { animation: slideRightIn 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) forwards; }

.delay-1 { animation-delay: 0.2s; }
.delay-2 { animation-delay: 0.4s; }

@keyframes fadeUpIn {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(20px); }
  to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
}
@keyframes scaleUpIn {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: scale(0.9); }
  to { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }
}
@keyframes slideRightIn {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateX(-30px); }
  to { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(0); }
}

/* Responsive Scaling Rules */
@media (max-width: 991.98px) {
  .wcu-main-title { font-size: 34px; }
  .wcu-lead-desc { max-width: 100%; }
  .wcu-feature-card { padding: 25px 20px; }
}

/* Premium Vibrant Maroon Footer Wrapper */
.premium-vibrant-footer {
  /* Rich maroon baseline transitioning into a deep luxurious wine gradient */
  background: linear-gradient(185deg, #4a0010 0%, #2b000a 100%);
  color: #ffffff;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-top: 3px solid #d4af37; /* Clean luxury gold line top border accent */
}

.footer-vibrant-top {
  padding: 95px 0 65px 0;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

/* Glowing Typography Elements */
.vibrant-logo {
  font-size: 26px;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
  color: #ffffff;
  margin: 0;
}

.gold-gradient-glow {
  background: linear-gradient(45deg, #ffffff, #fce0ad, #d4af37);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  text-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.3);
}

.vibrant-subtitle {
  font-size: 11px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 2.5px;
  color: #f3c675; /* Soft champagne gold subheader accent */
  font-weight: 700;
  display: block;
  margin-top: 6px;
}

.vibrant-text {
  color: #e2d6d8; /* High-readability soft ash pink-white over maroon */
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  max-width: 350px;
}

/* Animated Colorful Social Cluster */
.vibrant-social-btn {
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
  border-radius: 6px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  color: #ffffff;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 15px;
  transition: all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}

.vibrant-social-btn:hover {
  color: #ffffff !important;
  transform: translateY(-4px);
}
.instagram-glow:hover { background: #d62976; box-shadow: 0 8px 25px rgba(214, 41, 118, 0.45); border-color: #d62976; }
.linkedin-glow:hover { background: #0077b5; box-shadow: 0 8px 25px rgba(0, 119, 181, 0.45); border-color: #0077b5; }
.facebook-glow:hover { background: #1877f2; box-shadow: 0 8px 25px rgba(24, 119, 242, 0.45); border-color: #1877f2; }
.youtube-glow:hover { background: #ff0000; box-shadow: 0 8px 25px rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.45); border-color: #ff0000; }

/* Academic Column with Active Icons */
.vibrant-heading {
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 1.5px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
  color: #ffffff;
  border-left: 3px solid #d4af37; /* Gold indicator flag */
  padding-left: 12px;
}

.vibrant-links-grid {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0; margin: 0;
}

.vibrant-links-grid li {
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.vibrant-links-grid li a {
  color: #e2d6d8;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 14.5px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  transition: all 0.25s ease;
}

.track-icon {
  font-size: 14px;
  color: #f3c675; /* Crisp warm gold icons */
  width: 25px;
  transition: transform 0.25s ease, color 0.25s ease;
}

.vibrant-links-grid li a:hover {
  color: #ffffff !important; 
  text-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
}

.vibrant-links-grid li a:hover .track-icon {
  color: #ffffff;
  transform: scale(1.2) rotate(5deg);
}

/* Interactive linkable Contact Modules (Google Maps & Tel Setup) */
.contact-anchor-card {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 18px;
  padding: 20px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  border-radius: 10px;
  text-decoration: none !important;
  position: relative;
  transition: all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}

.vibrant-icon-window {
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: 16px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

/* Clear asset windows that play perfectly over maroon backgrounds */
.location-window { background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08); border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15); color: #ffffff; }
.phone-window { background: rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.15); border: 1px solid rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.3); color: #d4af37; }

.card-meta-label {
  font-size: 11px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #c9b2b5; /* Distinguishable rose-gray sub labels */
  display: block;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
  margin-bottom: 3px;
}

.card-meta-value {
  color: #ffffff;
  font-size: 13.5px;
  line-height: 1.4;
  margin: 0;
}

.phone-highlight {
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: #ffffff;
}

.card-external-arrow {
  position: absolute;
  top: 15px; right: 15px;
  font-size: 11px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

/* Anchor card hover interactions */
.contact-anchor-card:hover {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  border-color: #d4af37;
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  box-shadow: 0 15px 35px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}

.contact-anchor-card:hover .location-window { background: #ffffff; color: #4a0010; }
.contact-anchor-card:hover .phone-window { background: #d4af37; color: #111111; border-color: #d4af37; }
.contact-anchor-card:hover .card-external-arrow { color: #d4af37; transform: translate(2px, -2px); }

/* Sub-Footer Base Layer */
.footer-vibrant-bottom {
  padding: 28px 0;
  background:#4a0010; ; /* Solid darker crimson step down */
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
}

.vibrant-copyright { color: #9c8487; font-size: 13px; margin: 0; }
.vibrant-legal-links a { color: #9c8487; text-decoration: none; font-size: 13px; transition: color 0.2s ease; }
.vibrant-legal-links a:hover { color: #ffffff; }
.bar-sep { color: white; margin: 0 10px; }

@media (max-width: 991.98px) {
  .vibrant-heading { margin-top: 20px; }
}

/* Curriculum Section Core Base */
.curriculum-section {
  padding: 30px 0;
  background-color: #ffffff;
  position: relative;
}

.curr-badge {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  background: #fbf0f2;
  color: #6b001a;
  border: 1px solid rgba(107, 0, 26, 0.08);
  padding: 6px 18px;
  border-radius: 50px;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}

.curr-title {
  color: #111111;
  font-size: 42px;
  font-weight: 900;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.gold-gradient-glow {
  background: linear-gradient(45deg, #a37f1a, #d4af37, #f3c675);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
}

.curr-desc {
  color: #666666;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  max-width: 580px;
  margin: 15px auto 0 auto;
}

/* Left Stack Navigation System */
.curr-nav-stack {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 15px;
}

.curr-nav-btn {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 20px;
  background: #fdfdfd;
  border: 1px solid rgba(107, 0, 26, 0.05);
  padding: 24px 28px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  text-align: left;
  cursor: pointer;
  width: 100%;
  transition: all 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
  position: relative;
}

.btn-num {
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: #6b001a;
  background: rgba(107, 0, 26, 0.04);
  padding: 4px 10px;
  border-radius: 4px;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.btn-meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  flex-grow: 1;
}

.btn-label {
  font-size: 17px;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: #111111;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.btn-subtext {
  font-size: 12px;
  color: #777777;
  margin-top: 2px;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.btn-arrow {
  font-size: 12px;
  color: rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
  transform: translateX(-5px);
  opacity: 0;
  transition: all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}

/* Active Control Target Configuration States */
.curr-nav-btn.active, .curr-nav-btn:hover {
  background-color: #ffffff;
  border-color: #d4af37;
  box-shadow: 0 15px 35px rgba(107, 0, 26, 0.04);
  transform: translateX(6px);
}

.curr-nav-btn.active .btn-num {
  background: #d4af37;
  color: #ffffff;
}

.curr-nav-btn.active .btn-label {
  color: #6b001a;
}

.curr-nav-btn.active .btn-subtext {
  color: #333333;
}

.curr-nav-btn.active .btn-arrow {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateX(0);
  color: #d4af37;
}

/* Right Content Display Window */
.curr-display-window {
  background: #ffffff;
  border: 1px solid rgba(107, 0, 26, 0.06);
  box-shadow: 0 25px 60px rgba(0,0,0,0.02);
  border-radius: 16px;
  padding: 45px;
  height: 100%;
  position: relative;
  min-height: 480px;
}

/* Panel Animations using Advanced CSS Hardware Acceleration */
.curr-panel {
  position: absolute;
  top: 45px; left: 45px; right: 45px;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(20px) scale(0.98);
  pointer-events: none;
  visibility: hidden;
  transition: opacity 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1),
              transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1),
              visibility 0.4s;
}

.curr-panel.active {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
  pointer-events: auto;
  visibility: visible;
  position: relative;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
}

/* Display Components Inside Content Cards */
.panel-header-row {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 20px;
  margin-bottom: 25px;
}

.panel-icon {
  width: 55px;
  height: 55px;
  background: rgba(107, 0, 26, 0.05);
  border-radius: 10px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  color: #6b001a;
  font-size: 22px;
}

.panel-main-title {
  font-size: 24px;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: #111111;
  margin: 0;
}

.panel-timeline {
  font-size: 12px;
  color: #d4af37;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
  display: block;
  margin-top: 2px;
}

.panel-summary {
  color: #555555;
  font-size: 15.5px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  margin-bottom: 35px;
}

/* Sequential Staggered Timeline Modules */
.module-timeline {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 18px;
  border-left: 2px solid rgba(107, 0, 26, 0.06);
  padding-left: 25px;
  position: relative;
}

.timeline-node {
  font-size: 14.5px;
  color: #444444;
  line-height: 1.5;
  position: relative;
}

/* Bullet nodes using advanced layout coordinates */
.timeline-node::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: -32px;
  top: 6px;
  width: 12px;
  height: 12px;
  background: #ffffff;
  border: 2px solid #6b001a;
  border-radius: 50%;
  z-index: 2;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.curr-panel.active .timeline-node::before {
  background: #d4af37;
  border-color: #d4af37;
}

.node-tag {
  font-size: 11px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: #6b001a;
  background: #fbf0f2;
  padding: 2px 8px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  margin-right: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}

/* Responsive Structural Breakpoints */
@media (max-width: 991.98px) {
  .curr-title { font-size: 34px; }
  .curr-display-window { padding: 30px 20px; min-height: auto; margin-top: 15px; }
  .curr-panel { position: relative; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; }
}