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Advantages for Professional & Creative Services
- Total employment of more than 600,000 in the Richmond metro area includes nearly 35,000 in professional and technical services industries.
- Ten institutions of higher education offer degree programs in all major fields, including, business, law, engineering, and medicine and award more than 9,600 degrees each year.
- Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) includes a School of Engineering and the nation’s top ranked public School of the Arts.
- VCU’s nationally renowned Brand Center offers a graduate advertising and branding program that teaches the creative and business aspects of advertising in an ad agency environment.
- Area community colleges offer occupational and technical training, including customized programs for individual employers.
- Greater Richmond offers the cultural and recreational opportunities of a large city with minimal traffic congestion and an average 24-minute commute.
- The area’s excellent quality of life makes it easy to relocate, attract, and retain top quality professional and technical employees.
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