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>>Theresa Bierer: NAU's mountain campus sits in the heart of the nation's largest ponderosa
forest. It's the natural beauty of the area that contributed to the fact that NAU was
chosen as among the top 20 college town. Nancy Harrison has the story
>>Student #1: I love Flagstaff because it's such a beautiful place. There is so many things
to do >>Student #2: The nightlife is great; I love
the untapped music scene. >>Student #3: Fun stuff to go do outdoors
>>Student #1: People go for hikes >>Student #3: Disc golf
>>Student #1: Go to Sedona on the weekend. Go up to the peaks when winter comes around,
of course you have to go snowboarding or skiing >>Student #4: It has all four seasons
>>Student #2: I love Flagstaff; you know it's a great place to venture out and blossom
>>Nancy Harrison: With the uniqueness of Flagstaff it's no wonder it was selected as one of the
top 20 college towns in America >>Citizen: I am not surprised that Flagstaff
was named one of the top twenty college towns in America. Northern Arizona University is
an amazing university and this community is an amazing community that we are all proud
to be a part of and hope to share with others >>Nancy Harrison: In its annual College Destinations
Index the American Institute for Economic Research, looked at student concentration
and diversity, arts and leisure and entrepreneurial opportunities. Flagstaff ranked number fourteen
among college towns with less than 250,000 residents
Flagstaff's beautiful scenery and historic downtown make our city quite a draw for tourists
and students alike. >>Citizen: We're in one of the largest Ponderosa
Pine Forests in the world. We are situated between an amazing hub of attractions from
Sedona, the Grand Canyon, the Navajo Nation, we are along route 66, and we also have seven
major national or state parks surrounding us. So we are really situated as a place to
learn and enjoy life >>Student #5: There is so much to do, you
don't just go to college and that's all you do. If you want to go to college, you do your
work and after you do your work there is plenty of things around town to do.
>>Nancy Harrison: Whether its lounging outside on warm sunny days or attending courses, it
seems there is something for every student here at flagstaff
>>Student #1: It's totally awesome and I totally believe it, it's way cool
>>Bierer: The institute studied 222 metropolitan areas, with populations of at least 15,000