From preschool to advanced professional degrees, Rochester offers an abundance of educational opportunities. With dedicated teachers, professors, and staff combined with a strong community support system, students of all ages receive exceptional education that meets and exceeds expectations in learning.
Our education partnerships are an important piece to the community, highlighting a focus on career readiness. Our career pathways programs offer students and educators a chance to connect with local employers and gain resources to ensure our Rochester area continues to employ the best talent of today and tomorrow.
Education & Workforce Partnerships
Education Partnership Programs
Education Industry Experience
This program offers educators a unique opportunity to gain first-hand experience and knowledge of local industry career pathways, such as accounting, manufacturing, trades, healthcare, and more. Through active engagement with educators, employers have the opportunity to share valuable insights into their industry and career opportunities. Participants engage in discussions, visit job sites, and shadow different roles during each session.Â
Lemonade Day
Lemonade Day is a community-wide program that teaches local youth entrepreneurial and life skills as they learn how to start their very own business. They learn how to develop a business and experience all the aspects of maintaining a business, such as creating a product, establishing a budget, designing a marketing plan, and so much more.
STEAM Summit
The Chamber’s STEAM Summit is an annual event that encourages nearly 3,000 middle and high school students in the greater Rochester area to pursue careers in the STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and design, mathematics) fields. This event helps students draw connections between their studies and real-world jobs. It allows Chamber members to show these young individuals skills that are/will be needed for the jobs of tomorrow.
Higher Education
We are home to multiple higher-education institutions providing excellent opportunities to start or grow your career. From cutting-edge research to collaborative environments, these institutions, programs, and facilities transform how the world thinks and how our students learn.
K-12 Education
In the Rochester area, we have leading K-12 education with options in public, private, and project-base-learning, where our educators empower students by offering meaningful, relevant learning experiences that directly relate to skills needed for their future.
