A University town or University city, like a College town, is a community which is dominated by its university population which includes students, professors and other university employees. The university towns have one or more large university institutions with a great impact in the city economic and social life, as well as a significant importance for the city history. Jump to: navigation, search A college town is a community (often literally a town, but possibly a small city or region, most commonly in the United States) which is dominated by its university population. ... Jump to: navigation, search A professor giving a lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees. ...
Jump to: navigation, search A college town is a community (often literally a town, but possibly a small city or region, most commonly in the United States) which is dominated by its university population. ...
Founded in 1822, Athens State University is a noncompetitive, public, undergraduate institution that covers 45 acres (18 hectares) in the small town of Athens, Ala.
During the American Civil War, the town was occupied at intervals by Union troops until recaptured by Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest...
It was founded in 1800 by the territorial legislature as the seat of the American Western University, which was renamed Ohio University in 1804.