Online University and College Search Directory


Home | About | | | Africa | Americas | Asia | Australasia | Europe | | | US Colleges | Online Colleges | | |   Mail List |

Rochester College

Rochester College was established in 1959. It is a private, four-year college situated in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The institution was initially known as Michigan North Central Christian College, but was renamed Rochester College in 1997. The campus of the college is spread across an area of more than 80 acres. The college offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees in diverse areas of study. The college is divided in the following academic divisions:

  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • College of Business and Professional Studies

Rochester College offers various career services to its students. The institution has an active student life and organizes various campus activities and programs.

Campus Location

800 W Avon Rd
Rochester Hills, MI 48307
USA
Main Tel: (248) 218-2000
Web Site

The campus is in a large suburb.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Churches of Christ religious affiliation.
  • Many students concentrating in family and social work, therapy and counseling, business and management, and media.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
  • Many mature (40+ year old) students.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • Large number of students.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Study abroad option
  • Distance learning available
  • Weekend study option
  • Part-time classes available
  • Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor26331
Associate141
Master 1

Students

Student enrollment was 977 in 2007-2008 (879 full-time equivalent).

About 50% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 50% of the class.

Undergrads are 99% of enrolled students and graduate students are 1%.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 16,610
Room$ 3,780
Board$ 3,240
Books and supplies$ 2,850
Other$ 738

Financial Aid: Rochester College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  16
Without tenure; working toward tenure  16

Housing and Meals

Rochester College provides on-campus housing for 288 of its 879 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Admissions (2008-2009)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men79%
Women87%
All83%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal420-520
Math390-480

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (61 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations
  • Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
  • Business/Corporate Communications
  • Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

  • Computer/Info Tech Services Administration & Management

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (74 awarded)

  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • History Teacher Education
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Social Studies Teacher Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (0 awarded)

  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

LIBERAL ARTS (36 awarded)

  • English Language and Literature
  • History
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

MEDIA (29 awarded)

  • Communication and Media Studies
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Organizational Communication

MEDICINE (0 awarded)

  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

MUSIC (1 awarded)

  • Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (15 awarded)

  • Bible/Biblical Studies
  • Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Youth Ministry

SCIENCE (0 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (58 awarded)

  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Psychology

Selected Careers of Interest

(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Rochester College with government-defined occupation categories.)

Click occupations below for career details, including job description, studies, degree requirements, how to evaluate schools, and more.

Related Michigan School Links

List of Michigan colleges

Featured Online School Profiles

AIU Online
Career-focused online degrees for business, criminal justice, education, healthcare, technology, and visual communications.

University of Phoenix Online
Over 20 years of online degrees in business, management, criminal justice, technology, healthcare, and education.

Walden University Online
Undergraduate and graduate degrees for business, technology, education, nursing, criminal justice, counseling, and social work.