Academic Communities
The primary employers in an academic community are boarding schools, colleges, universities, research laboratories, or corporate training facilities. These academic institutions attract people from other regions, bringing new capital into the area.
Academic institutions in rural areas are very much like factories in that the economic success of the community depends upon the success of the institution. However, academic institutions primarily offer medium-skilled or professional jobs, while factories tend toward low-skilled work.
Examples: Ames, Iowa; Bath, Maine; Plainfield, Vermont.
Read more about this topic: Types Of Rural Communities
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