The Anderson Graduate School of Management

The City of Riverside is an extraordinary place in which to live, study and work. The City has a rich history and is a mecca for the arts. As a student or faculty member you can live within 10 minutes of campus and avoid Southern California’s notorious traffic. Yet, you are only an hour from the mountains, desert, or beach. Other major urban centers, Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, Las Vegas, and Phoenix, are within a comfortable drive. But, you won’t need to travel far to find art, culture, history and entertainment; it is nearby.

Among its many accolades, the City of Riverside has recently been named

• in 2009 as one of "America's Top 100 Places to Live" by RelocateAmerica.com (Read the Press-Enterprise article)
• among the top 10 markets nationwide by Integra Reality Resources;
• 3rd in the “Hottest Cities for Selling” by Sales and Marketing Management in 2006;
• 6th as “best place in the nation for entrepreneurs” by Inc. Magazine in 2005.
• 6th in job growth by Forbes in 2006;
• 10th in survey of America’s Most Digital Cities in 2006 by the Center for Digital Government;
• among the top ten in all four national real estate markets in the Grubb and Ellis 2006 Global Forecast;
• 10th in “Top 200 Best Performing Cities for 2005” (# 1 in California) by the Milken Institute in 2006;
• ranked 5th in “Boomtowns 2006: Hottest Large Cities” by Inc. Magazine.

Listed below are several web sites that will provide you with more information about The City of Riverside.

• www.riversideca.gov/residents.asp
• "Stomping Grounds" - Students' Guide to Riverside
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