College Profile:
Rochester College

School Highlights

Rochester College is located on 81 acres of suburban woodlands dotted with lakes and woodlands and bordered by the Clinton River. It is part of Rochester Hills, an area that has developed into one of the most popular residential communities of southeastern Michigan. The area’s unique mixture of country charm and modern development has caused the city’s population to pass 70,000.

Upscale shopping centers, theaters, and popular restaurants offer many options for recreation. There are numerous job and internship opportunities since over 50% of Fortune 500 corporations have operations in the area. The greater Detroit area also features museums and professional sports teams. Canada is accessible by bridge or tunnel, less than an hour away.

We invite you to visit us and see for yourself that Rochester College is truly an exceptional place for exceptional students. Allow us to join with you during the most formative years of you life, years where you will have the opportunity to become anything you want to be. It is our hope that the time we have together will help you discover a lifetime of personal and professional enjoyment and achievement.

Academics

At Rochester College, students are part of a Christian academic community where their minds and spirits are called to meet exciting challenges through daily interactions with professors who have been educated at some of the finest institutions in the world.  The challenging academic program we offer strives to educate the whole person.  What makes academics at Rochester College truly special is that we strive every day to integrate our faith and our learning.  Students journey together with our highly qualified faculty to understand and carefully study all that the arts and sciences have to offer while placing that information within the context of our Christian faith and practice.

Our faculty is comprised of professors who will inspire you to excel in whatever discipline you pursue. Our faculty also understands that learning doesn’t stop outside of the classroom. We believe in reaching out to you when you need it the most so we might help you profoundly discover all you can become. RC will prepare you not only for a career, but also for a distinct competency in all aspects of life.

Rochester College offers a wide range of degree programs in areas of Business, Psychology, Elementary and Secondary Education, Religious Studies and Communication. We also have a unique Honors Interdisciplinary Major that allows students in partnership with their academic advisor in combining two or more areas of study into one degree. This Honors program is well suited to programs in Pre-Law or Pre-Med.

Student Life

Daily Assembly provides a time for students and employees of the college to participate in programs that reinforce the spiritual, academic, and community values of the college. The programs, led by faculty/staff, off-campus guests and students, are designed to develop the whole person. Full-time students are required to attend.

Students may join the staff of The Shield, the campus newspaper that reports on the pulse of Rochester College student life, or Areios, the yearbook publication. Another student publication, Blackberry Winter, is a collection of student works composed of written and visual art.

Students may pledge a social club that engages in social activities, competes in intramural athletics, and performs community service projects. Social clubs also perform original dance/music numbers at the annual production, Celebration.

Each year the student body selects a president, vice president of student activities, vice president of community life, vice president of public relations, and vice president of finance and fundraising. These officers work to develop the quality of student body life by planning activities and responding to student concerns.

Rochester College competes in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association. Men’s sports include JV and varsity basketball, baseball, cross-country, golf, and soccer. Women’s varsity sports include basketball, volleyball, softball, cross-country, golf, and soccer. Rochester College boasts a tradition of athletic excellence, winning national titles in men’s basketball (1989, 1997, 2004, 2005), men’s cross-country (1989, 1990), men’s soccer (1996, 2006), and women’s volleyball (1998, 1999). Intramural teams compete in volleyball, basketball, flag football, whiffle ball, dodge ball, coed soccer, disc golf and pickle ball.

International Studies

Rochester College students are offered numerous opportunities for such experiential learning. They may participate in a fifteen-week study-abroad program in Europe with the base site located in Vienna, Austria. Between 12 and 18 hours of general education core credits in language, literature, art, history, religion and culture may be taken. Other short-term (two to four week) programs are offered over the winter break and in the summer. Some sites include the Holy Lands, Turkey, and China.

Cross-Cultural Educational Experience

Education majors obtain a unique experience by being immersed in a cross-cultural teaching environment.  Each May students travel with a professor to a Native American reservation in Oklahoma where they work in a local school.  Students come back equipped with a better understanding of cross-cultural education and competence, while having experienced the joy of working with children on such a relational level.

Mission Work

With several faculty members who have served as long-term missionaries and students who make plans to follow in their footsteps each year, opportunities for international mission work abound at Rochester College.  Each time there is a break from classes; mission teams head out into the world to reach those in need.  Groups from the college have worked in Kenya, Uganda, Honduras, the Ukraine, Thailand, Australia and Brazil.