A local college gives people something to sing about. It also provides economic stability both for individual students and for the region surrounding the college, and that explains the need for public interest in investing in public colleges. A local college gives people something to sing about. It also provides economic stability both for individual students and for the region surrounding the college, and that explains the need for public interest in investing in public colleges. No college town has ever become a ghost town, or so the saying goes.
College towns are the brick, mortar, flesh and soul evidence of the benefits of higher education.
For individuals and the public alike, education offers both an economic and social boost that shapes a community over time. In Boulder, the University of Colorado is in part responsible for the community's high-tech boom and lively atmosphere. Some call it the quintessential college town. Far to the south, Alamosa is seen as the agricultural heart of the San Luis Valley. But in testament to the power of a college to shape a city, Adams State College's economic and cultural influence on Alamosa is commensurate with the powerful impact the University of Colorado has on Boulder.