Raleigh, North Carolina is the place to be for college students and young adults! That's not only our opinion-in the recent years Raleigh has been rated in the following categories:

• Top 5 City for Young Singles (Kiplingers Finance, 2007) 
• One of "7 Cool Cities" (Kiplinger's 2005)
• #4 City that Rocks (Esquire Magazine 2004)
• #1 Best City for Education (Places Rated Almanac)
• #1 Best Place to Live (MSN House & Home 2003)

Raleigh is a beautiful city, and our alumnae find plenty of reasons to stay, since Raleigh is also rated in the top categories for: 

• #1 Best Place for Business (Forbes 2007)
• #1 Best City of Women Entrepreneurs (Allbusiness.com 2006)
• #1 Best City for Jobs (Forbes.com 2007)
• #4 Hottest Job Market for Young Adults (Bizjournals 2007)

As a mecca for business and with the state government offices within walking distance from campus, you find Raleigh offers a variety of exciting opportunities and experiences for Peace students. Raleigh and its surrounding areas are home to more than 100,000 college students resulting in a great social environment. Additionally, Raleigh is adjacent to the world-renowned Research Triangle Park, one of the top science and technology sectors in the United States. Many of our students have received internships during their college experience at Research Triangle Park and permanent job offers upon graduation.