Context is two high school students are casually discussing preparing for
college entrance exams next year.

> 来年受験か? 家庭教師とか頼まなきゃいけないかな～
>
> 私家庭教師したことあるよ．近所の男の子が受験だっていうから私見てあげてたんだよ. 家庭教師できるなら受験も楽勝だよね

I'm familiar with という(っていう) being used for something being said ~~and also as
an abstract way to describe something (ウィル・スミスがあるという映画)~~. I don't think the
usage here is the former grammar since everything before the っていう does not
sound how someone would talk to her. I also don't think it's the latter
grammar since that takes a noun after という, but here it is から.

I think she's saying "The boy(s) in my neighborhood was taking entrance exams,
so I looked over him". If that is the case, can you help me understand っていう in
the sentence? And how would it be different to a sentence without it:

> 近所の男の子受験だから私見てあげてたんだよ
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grammar particle-と
What is the meaning of っていう here?