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 1.- Why, according to John Accordino, VCU is the right place to start a graduate program in urban planning? According to John Accordino, VCU is the right place to start a graduate program in urban and regional planning, because the place provides the opportunity to learn and practice planning skills in the field, with professionals. Also it offers a different kind of "learning by doing" in which the student is always in contact with planning professionals and competes in internships.
 * The Urban Planning Program at Virginia Community University **

2.- What are the advantages for studying a master's program in this university? The advantages of studying a masters program in this university is that the students learn the planning profession very well so they find well related jobs in public or private planning organizations by the time they graduate.

3.- What advantages does the city of Richmond represent to those students who decide to study at VCU? The city of Richmond is the ideal place to learn the crafts of planning, because is a historical city with rich traditions, historic neighborhoods and a rich architecture. It offers many advantages in the metropolitan economy and challenges like poverty, political fragmentation and threats in environmental sustainability. In the surroundings are many historical towns that need new development patterns.

4.- What are the different programs offered at VCU? The VCU offers Graduate certificates of Urban Revitalization, Historic Preservation and Geographic Information Systems. It also offers a dual Planning and Law Degree in the University of Richmond.