For individuals seeking further information on professional city management, CCMF has compiled the following resources for City Management & Urban Policy Education, Public Opinion Research, Informational Websites, and Membership Organizations.

LCC ONeil Cover - February 6 2014 (FINAL - O'N...

 

We also enjoyed this PowerPoint presentation, titled “Local Government and the Profession: Where We Have Been and Where We Need to Go,” given by Robert O’Neil at the City Manager’s Department Meeting in February of 2014. Click/tap here to download the slides as a PDF.

 

Education

The nation’s top five graduate programs in City Management & Urban Policy:*

* As ranked by US News. For the full US News report on graduate education click/tap here.

California’s top five graduate programs in Public Policy:*

* As ranked by US News. For the full US News report on graduate education click/tap here.

Public Opinion Research

The PEW Research Center has published the following studies concerning local government:

Informational Websites

Membership Organizations