The feasibility of malang city as college town

This literature research aims to determine the condition of Malang city as a city of higher education in Indonesia. Higher ed ucation is the main driving force for the development of property, land, and buildings as well as the growth of commercial areas, and is in a good spot for collaborating with communities in dealing with urban problems. The development of higher education in Malang city has improved because many students are interested in continuing their studies in this city. The increase in the number of students reaches 10% per year; this is due to the qualit y of public and private tertiary institutions, the availability of various types of study programs, high and fast access (from Jakarta, Surabaya, and other cities in eastern Indonesia), comfort, safety, and relatively low cost of living compared to other large cities. Malang has 62 colleges with 300,000 students from various places; this brings changes in the physical environment, socio-culture, and economy in Malang. The results of the analysis indicate that Malang City has met the college town criteria, and this will be used as part of research studentification in Malang. This res earch is intended to confirm the capability of Malang as a city of higher education, referring to the college town characteristics in the related literature, as well as the use of SW OT analysis to identify the potential and obstacles encountered by Malang city as a college town.