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July 12th - FEIS Irish Dance Competition 2008

July 24th - The Fabulous Scintas

September 9th - Rochester Educational Opportunity Center College Fair

September 9th-12th - 2008 AASLH Annual Meeting

October 11th - 18th Annual Kyokushin American International Karate Championships

October 25th - Cheer Central USA Cheerleading Competition


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Rochester , N.Y. is a wonderfully well-educated, incredibly inventive, exceptionally entrepreneurial place to meet!

The American Electronics Association has named Rochester one of New York state's four “cybercities,”and high-tech businesses employ 60% of the community's workforce while the number of patents issued per worker is the highest in America.

•  As the birthplace of Bausch & Lomb, Eastman Kodak, and The Document Company—Xerox, Rochester's optics and imaging legacy is unparalleled.

•  In 2005, the world's first truck for military use powered by fuel cell technology was manufactured in the Rochester area.

And Rochester is also known for its specialized expertise and leadership in these fields:

  • Biotechnology
  • Business and Information Services
  • Precision Manufacturing
  • Printing and Publishing
  • Telecommunications

Research initiatives at local universities and partnerships with major corporations also put Rochester 's institutions of higher learning at the center of the action!

More than 80,000 students enrolled in Rochester-area colleges and universities also make this community a lively, vibrant place to be, while graduates of these excellent schools routinely achieve acclaim locally, nationally and internationally for their research, creativity, inventions, and high-tech contributions.

Four-year Colleges & Universities

  • Rochester Institute of Technology
  • University of Rochester
  • State University of NY - College at Brockport
  • St. John Fisher College
  • Nazareth College
  • Roberts Wesleyan College
  • State University of NY – Empire State College
  • St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry
  • Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School

Two-year Colleges

  • Monroe Community College
  • Rochester Business Institute
  • Byrant & Stratton College

In addition to these 12 institutions of higher learning located in Monroe County , there are eight more colleges in the Greater Rochester area—a total of 20!

In January 2005, Expansion Management magazine put Rochester on its annual list of America 's 50 hottest cities!

Don't wait to discover Rochester , N.Y. with its superlative business AND educational
scenes.

 
 
 
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