We all love our college towns, but some are better than others. Here, we rank the top 25 college towns in America.
College is about the students ā their classes, their tailgates and their other contributions to campus.Ā However, someĀ colleges across the nation do so much more than unite their student body; they unite their entire towns as well. Here, we rank the top 25 college towns and campuses in the country.
25. Greenville, NC
When people think of schools in North Carolina, the Triangleās trio of UNC-Chapel Hill, NC State and Duke are always the first schools to come to mind. However, drive just under two hours east and you arrive to Greenville, NC,Ā one of the funnestĀ schools on the East Coast. What makes GreenvilleĀ ā known as āG-Vegasā to many of the localsĀ āĀ the ideal college town, though, is its always unwavering support of the Pirates.
Plus, Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, home of East Carolinaās football team, has one of the coolest traditions in college sports. Skip to 0:25 in the video below when the music cuts out, and the 50,719 fans in attendanceĀ continue to belt out Bon Jovi while the game is live.
Living on a prayer...A tradition unlike any other. pic.twitter.com/RpIlyQUZoB
ā Pirate Radio ā ļø (@PR927FM) September 10, 2016
They said it:
Gordan Burrell, Band, Project L.I.T., Communications Major:
"Because as a school we are literally like a family, other schools talk about how weāre just a party school just because we know how to throw down, if you go to a party at (N.C.) State or UNC, you have to be in a frat or know someone, at ECU you can just walk into the door anywhere, any tailgate, any pregame, any party and be treated like family."