Higher Learning - If you live in a city or town that is home to one or more institutions of higher learning, then you probably know what as asset one can be to a community. Institutions of higher learning, such as colleges, community colleges, or universities, are usually large employers for a community. Therefore, they are also huge economic and social assets to population centers. There is every level of employment available at a higher learning institution, requiring every level of education, from the most basic to the most advanced.