Effect of rural college closing

[apl68]

My own Super Dinky is very photogenic, and has finally hit the big time with a spot on Marketplace. It'll make a great resort someday. With earlier interaction with the town, it would still be a college.

It would be ironic if some of these places provided more economic value to the community as resorts than they did as colleges.

Yes it would.  Although I doubt many will find a new lease on life as resorts.  Maybe some in picturesque parts of New England and upstate New York.

[ciao_yall]

My own Super Dinky is very photogenic, and has finally hit the big time with a spot on Marketplace. It'll make a great resort someday. With earlier interaction with the town, it would still be a college.

It would be ironic if some of these places provided more economic value to the community as resorts than they did as colleges.

Doubtful. A big company like Marriott would insist on a bunch of tax breaks, then only hire minimum-wage workers.

[Wahoo Redux]

My own Super Dinky is very photogenic, and has finally hit the big time with a spot on Marketplace. It'll make a great resort someday. With earlier interaction with the town, it would still be a college.

It would be ironic if some of these places provided more economic value to the community as resorts than they did as colleges.

Oh Marshy---

Colleges create microeconomies.

No little town dies when a motel leaves.  Resorts are generally bad for the environment and bring tourist bucks at best.

[AmLitHist]

I'd never thought of the resort angle, but my alma mater here in town might well end up doing something like that in the future.  We don't have a great potential for tourism, but we're in one of those towns they market as "quaint" and "historic," and we're about 20 minutes from one major lake/fishing/rec area, an hour from St. Louis, etc.  So it might actually be something in back of the college's mind, particularly as they've built and upgraded several dorms in recent years.

[marshwiggle]

My own Super Dinky is very photogenic, and has finally hit the big time with a spot on Marketplace. It'll make a great resort someday. With earlier interaction with the town, it would still be a college.

It would be ironic if some of these places provided more economic value to the community as resorts than they did as colleges.

Oh Marshy---

Colleges create microeconomies.

No little town dies when a motel leaves.  Resorts are generally bad for the environment and bring tourist bucks at best.

The investors buying these properties are counting on being able to attract tourists to these areas. Time will tell whether they can, and if so, what the tourists do when they're there.