Rochester Area Colleges
The Rochester Area Colleges is a consortium of higher education institutions in the Rochester, New York metropolitan area in the United States. Founded in 1970, Rochester Area Colleges has numerous area public and private colleges as members and provides collaborative working opportunities for colleges and their students. The association aims to support career development, placement, and experiential education in the region. The University of Rochester is generally regarded as the premier institution within the consortium.
The consortium consists of:
- Alfred State College
- Alfred University
- Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School
- Corning Community College
- Empire State University
- Finger Lakes Community College
- Genesee Community College
- Hobart and William Smith Colleges
- Houghton University
- Keuka College
- Monroe Community College
- Nazareth University
- Northeast College of Health Sciences
- Roberts Wesleyan University (incl. Northeastern Seminary)
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry
- St. Bonaventure University
- St. John Fisher University
- SUNY Brockport
- State University of New York at Geneseo
- University of Rochester
- Wells College
Rochester Area Colleges also sponsors a website, biz2edu.com, to assist regional economic development. This provides economic development organizations, site selectors, corporations, and individuals a gateway to Rochester's academic institutions' many resources.