The quiet, history-laden community of Redlands, California, provides the California Preparatory College family with an almost idyllic environment--its optimal weather, its wealth of cultural and recreational options, the easy availablility of extended educational resources (libraries, museums, historical societies) and unusually good employment options in healthcare delivery and computer technology.

Within an hour of ocean, mountain or desert playgrounds, Redlands offers cultural and community life that are conducive to educational advancement. The Redlands Symphony, directed by Jon Robertson, with its free, Redlands Bowl concert series; the nearbye San Bernardino County Museum, with its exhibits and collections in cultural and natural history; and the historic, century-old site that is the A. K. Smiley Library.

With approximately sixty churches within city limits, representing many denominations, the worship opportunities for Redlands residents is nearly as diverse as its population of 70 thousand people.

For those who enjoy getting out in the evening, there are more than sixty restuarants that run the gustatory gamut; there is Market Night, on State Street, blocked off one night each week for vendors and musicians; the Krikorian Redlands Cinema with its fourteen screens; the Redlands Footlighters Theatre, a volunteer community theatre that produces five shows each season; and, for book lovers, a busy Barnes & Noble at the Citrus Plaza Shopping Center.