Rochester’s Community and Schools
The Rochester area is a decidedly interesting place to train as an educator and to study educational practice and reform. Area schools provide Warner faculty members and students with tremendous research and learning opportunities. Newcomers to Rochester often note that the community clearly cares a great deal about its children and their education; education is front and center in the news and in community discourse. High achievement and innovation are expected of area educators, and Warner students have many opportunities to observe and participate in exemplary professional practice.

The city of Rochester is served by a large urban school district that serves 35,000 students. With 58 diverse schools and special programs, it is fertile ground for researchers interested in urban school reform and for prospective teachers, administrators, and counselors committed to urban education.

The city is bordered by a number of suburban school districts—some of which consistently rank among the best in the nation, and others facing challenges more common to urban districts. There is a wide array of approaches at work in the schools, and Warner is engaged in numerous innovative projects—from a district-wide disability and inclusive education project, to science-based curriculum design for preschools. The suburban districts are ringed by rural districts in the surrounding Finger Lakes counties.

The Rochester region is also home to 15 other higher education institutions, providing exciting internship and career opportunities for students interested in higher education administration, student affairs, and college counseling.

Rochester has a vibrant cultural and arts community with strong educational components. It is also home to many high-quality health and human service organizations where our counseling students find excellent learning opportunities. And as a place to live, Rochester is much like the University—small and personal on the one hand, yet rich in intellectual, cultural, and recreational opportunities.

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