Cultural and sports events, recreational activities, walkable/bikeable neighborhoods,
skilled workforce; college towns offer it all.
These listings introduce you to college towns that are ready to welcome
you...
Putting
Their Towns on the Map Baltimore and Philadelphia institutional and city planners are
working together to create great college towns.
Business Officer Magazine - September 2005
...USA - Answer: Boston. Berkeley. Madison. Charlottesville.
Question: Name a city with a bevy of students that has a great college-town
feel. Of course the answer is a matter of opinion, but these cities are
often name-dropped because their multiple colleges and universities draw
in quality students and, following graduation, many alumni stay put. The
ePodunk online database of more than 46,000 communities recently ranked
Boston-Cambridge as the nation’s top college town for a “big”
city. While the report is not wholly scientific, it does shed light on the
perceptions of our nation’s higher education hubs. A new type of partnership
is emerging that brings together campus and city stakeholders to perform
a community image makeover. By joining forces, these stakeholders hope to
achieve a broader goal: selling their city as a “great college town.”...
College town life
College towns make great hometowns. Students, singles, families, working people,
and retirees all can find connections and a niche for themselves in the wide
variety of college towns across the United States. Town and gown together
create a better quality of life.
CollegeTownLife
P. O. Box 223
Oxford, OH 45056
Robert Karrow, editor
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