Do ".edu." links with appended ccTLD have similar value to .edu links with no ccTLD?

[BrianCrouch]

Just wondering if there is any evidence or data to suggest that, all things being equal, a link from a college or university with a ccTLD has more value than another ccTLD link. I have some anecdotal evidence that several URLs with the *.edu.ph ccTLD  have domain authorities over 55.

My expectation is that because only a TLD is ever truly a TLD:   ucla_.edu_ is a true .edu link, but for a URL such as  "feu.edu.ph"  the Top-level domain is the ccTLD, i.e. .ph for the Philippines, and the .edu portion of the root domain will be irrelevant to the link's value.

But I'm hoping I'm wrong...

[Daylan]

Hey Brian, If the EDU advice in the SEOMOZ Professional Guide to Link building is correct, (it discusses the EDU myth and if it holds more value than that of a normal link/URL) then i'd imagine that a ccTLD would be a more beneficial link for localised results/sites than one from a non ccTLD, just like any other domain would be. You'd still get the EDU kudos but with the additional benefit of it being more targeted to a region.

eg: a link from an edu.ph would be more beneficial for a Philippino site, than a straight .edu would.