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     • A college town or university town is a place (often a town or city) that has a college or university that is an important part of that place.
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   What does it mean to be a college town?

   • A location doesn’t get to call itself a “college town” merely by having a university within its city limits. Rather, a real college town is a place where the academic institution is a distinctive feature of the city culture.

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   What is a university town?

   • A university town can be a state, city or just a neighborhood where the academic institution is the most distinctive feature and it’s dominated by the student population. These towns are known by the universities that are there and the local residents are generally the students and people who are employed in these institutions.

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   What makes a college town different from a big city?

   • College towns are distinctive from big cities because of the energy and veneration of the institution throughout the community. While metropolitan areas often offer some of the same benefits as college towns, universities and colleges can be located in otherwise overlooked areas of the country that wouldn’t get those same opportunities otherwise.

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   What is a real college town?

   • Rather, a real college town is a place where the academic institution is a distinctive feature of the city culture. College towns are distinctive from big cities because of the energy and veneration of the institution throughout the community.

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   What does a university town look like?

   • ‘Walking into a cafeteria, it would be filled with students frolicking and chatting with sticky notes, journals and laptops sprawled about with steaming cups of coffee.’ A university town can be a state, city or just a neighborhood where the academic institution is the most distinctive feature and it’s dominated by the student population.

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   What is an example of a university town?

   • For example, in later Classical times the city of Athens – no longer having any political or military power, but renowned as the greatest center of learning in the Roman Empire – had many of the characteristics of a university town, and is sometimes called such by modern scholars.

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   A college town or university town is a community (often a separate town or city, but in some cases a town/city neighborhood or a district) that is dominated by its university population.

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   • Delft, Netherlands. Also known as the ‘water city’, Delft is one of the oldest cities in the Netherlands that has water canals passing throughout the city.
   • Oxford, England. Oxford, also known as the ‘City of dreaming spires’, a term coined by poet Mathew Arnold, has long served as an inspiration to artists, writers, students and dreamers.
   • Uppsala, Sweden. Uppsala is accredited as a 15th-century university town as it houses one of the oldest universities in Sweden i.e. Uppsala University.
   • Manipal, India. Once a barren hill with trees located at the rocky hinterland of the Malabar coast, the area was developed as a town by the coming up of various university campuses.

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   Apr 4, 2024 · When considering the best university towns in Canada for students in 2024, it’s important to look at a combination of academic excellence, quality of life, and affordability. Each University Town offers unique opportunities. Below, we explore what makes these towns and cities stand out for students. The Best University Towns In Canada 2024 ...

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6. www.bbc.com › travel › articleLiving in: Great university towns - BBC

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   Nov 20, 2013 · Valparaiso, Chile. This Pacific port city 120km west of Santiago is home to four of Chile’s major universities, which are attended by undergrads from all over the country as well as...

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   A location doesn’t get to call itself a “college town” merely by having a university within its city limits. Rather, a real college town is a place where the academic institution is a distinctive feature of the city culture.

8. www.jstor.org › stable › pdfTown and Gown: The Power Structure of a University Town - JSTOR

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   ABSTRACT The power structure of a university town studied by reputational and issue history techniques shows that business and governmental institutions and associations dominate education as the most influential agencies in resolving community issues.

9. www.bestcollegereviews.org › 50-best-college-townsThe 50 Best College Towns In The U.S.

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   Oct 12, 2022 · Oxford, MS. Oxford is consistently ranked as one of the top college towns in the nation, and one of the nation's most charming small towns. Home to University of Mississippi, Oxford sports deep south charm and is known for a polished night life, and famous southern authors and artists.