College versus University.

[safemining1 0]

So this is my problem. I have a city on a small tile, pop around 98,000 and rising, my income is just below expensives, and I have a large university that is blocking around $500-1000 worth of taxes from new devolopements (which just happens to be the size of my budget gap).

I'm concidering "relocating" (aka demoing) the university and replacing it with the city college and some high density res or commerial zoning. The attendence at the university is under 1000 students, and it hasn't risen much with my city's explosive population growth. It seems that the university is a waste of land when there's more cost effective options.

The question I have is: does the university do a better job at raising my city's EQ , or is the city college a better investment in terms of EQ to land use?

I'm pretty sure you all understood that.

[joshriddle 29]

Well, the university I think has a wider coverage span, and like some 12 or 13 times more capacity, so definately university

[Mallozzi 0]

Just stick with the College, the university would just be good if you want to build it for the commercial desirability boost, but for a small tile, you should just stick with a college - it will be good enough for R$$$ and you can still get a perfect 200 IQ with libraries and museums.

[DPMorse 2]

I agree with Mallozzi, get rid of it and go with a college.

Small cities don't need them, and can't really fit them. And as said, you can get 200 EQ with other buildings that take much less space. 

[dghh70 5]

Is that realistic think of real cities they use small colleges not giant gaping universities in them

[safemining1 0]

Yeah, I already went with a college. Besides, the university had attendance at around 1000 or so. A college could teach that many people - while using less space.

The deal is stuck, so to say.