Journal of Higher Education Research

With the continuous development of higher education in China, private applied universities have increasingly played a vital role in cultivating high-quality talents with innovative and practical capabilities. This paper explores the role of community empowerment in building distinctive educational communities within private applied universities, aiming to provide theoretical support and practical guidance for innovating university education models. Through literature analysis, case studies, and field research, the paper examines the pathways and mechanisms for constructing educational communities under the perspective of community empowerment. The study reveals that community empowerment effectively promotes the development of university educational communities, enhances teacher-student interaction, improves educational quality, facilitates the sharing of social resources, and ultimately achieves diversified and personalized educational objectives.