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I'm conflicted about this. It's nice to know the old home town is intelligent. At the same time I'm none too happy with the fact that it wasn't among the smartest until I moved away.
Doesn't seem smart to assume that college degrees = more smarts... especially with the crazy debt that usually comes with a degree today and the little amount of marketable skill that many degrees provide.
Cornell University is the biggest employer in the city with over 8,000 employees, many of which are teaching faculty and administrative positions. The next biggest is Wegmans with 800. Taking into account the entire Ithaca area, including some of its "suburbs," we get a population of 30k - 40k. That means 20% - 30% of the population has an occupation with something to do with an Ivy League institution, so yeah... it makes sense.
Cornell University is the biggest employer in the city with over 8,000 employees, many of which are teaching faculty and administrative positions. The next biggest is Wegmans with 800. Taking into account the entire Ithaca area, including some of its "suburbs," we get a population of 30k - 40k. That means 20% - 30% of the population has an occupation with something to do with an Ivy League institution, so yeah... it makes sense.
Keep mind that this is for the metro areas, in which Tompkins County/the Ithaca metro area has around 101,000 or so people. This is also for people 25 and older with at least a Bachelor's degree.
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