Flagler (St. Augustine, FL)
Rollins (Winter Park, FL)
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My 2 favorite college towns are Chapel Hill (UNC) and Ann Arbor (Michigan)
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With respect to the appeal of Colgate’s village, it appeared in a Forbes article, “America’s Friendliest Towns” (see link, below). Beyond its immediate setting, I’d describe Colgate’s greater surroundings as authentically rural.
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Davidson is a SLAC with a really cute little downtown which is a nice suburb of Charlotte (also a fun and nice city with lots to do).
This - my kid LOVES it there. The town and beautiful campus are a big part of it. As soon as you get off onto Franklin Street, the whole vibe shifts and it’s so lovely.
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UNC Chapel Hill and Duke both have this!
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Chapman - Old Town Orange
Colorado School of Mines - Golden, CO
Super cute towns with lots of restaurants, bars, breweries - short walk from campus
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Orange is a nice town. Very close to campus.
Ohio Wesleyan has a cute town adjacent to campus.
College of Wooster had a cute town maybe a mile from campus.
Denison has a cute town that reminded me a bit of Cape Cod.
UNH has a cute town adjacent to campus.
Plymouth State in NH has a cute town as well.
Gettysburg is more of a tourist town but still very cute.
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Agree on Gettysburg. Tourist town but easily walkable from the college with a lot of little shops and restaurants. Love visiting the area.
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+1 vote on this. It was in my college freshman’s top 3. Georgetown, TX often gets voted as the best small town in TX. It’s pretty awesome.
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Centre College in Danville, KY. The college is, like, smack dab next to the downtown area. Feels like Main Street, USA. Several restaurants a short walk from campus + some stores to browse in. The college has a shuttle bus, if I remember correctly, that does regular trips to the local grocery store & Walmart. ~45 min drive from the Lexington, KY airport.
This school was my kid’s #2 on her list when we were at the end of senior year of high school. They have some really great non-need-based scholarships, too. Wish that my younger kid wanted to attend there!
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