UW-WHITEWATER AT ROCK COUNTY
Your affordable pathway to a college degree
On UW-Whitewater’s Rock County's campus, you’ll find a friendly, welcoming campus, located in Janesville, that embraces a wide range of students — from students of diverse backgrounds to nontraditional students juggling families and a full-time job to those who are the first in their family to go to college. In fact, 61% of our new students — and 73% of our transfer students — are first-generation!
Whether you want to study nursing or engineering or take your general education classes before transitioning to our Whitewater campus or transferring to another college in the Universities of Wisconsin, we’ll work with you to make a plan that you can achieve.
Our small class sizes and abundant resources, combined with our affordable tuition and flexible scheduling, are designed for students like you.
Start here and go anywhere! #UROCKHERE
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Join the Warhawk Family and you’ll be on your way to a college degree and unlimited transfer and career opportunities.
Our diverse students embark on a rewarding journey of academic advancement and personal growth in a supportive atmosphere. Meet two of them — Alma Diaz-Cosme and Maribel Rodriguez — who thrived together on the Rock County campus and brought their friendship and their academic pursuits to the Whitewater campus.
GREAT TEACHING
George Jones
George Jones, professor of economics at UW-Whitewater’s Rock County campus since 1992, says he is a better teacher because of his interaction with his students. A classroom observer can readily see why he is a recipient of the W.P. Roseman Excellence in Teaching Award, the university’s highest accolade.
Ken Brosky
Ken Brosky, an associate professor in the College of Integrated Studies on the UW-Whitewater at Rock County campus, connects students with the worthiness of their own ideas through critical reading and creative writing. In Brosky’s English 101 course, students focus on a text and a topic — online shaming, as one example — and learn to search for understanding in the reading and to write an academic reflection.
Nate Maddux
Nate Maddux, an assistant professor at the College of Integrated Studies at UW-Whitewater at Rock County, recalls how, at his high school in central Minnesota, he heard the future calling. The future, he noticed, spoke Spanish.
Susan Stredulinsky
Susan Stredulinsky, former senior lecturer of biology on our Rock County campus who recently retired, talks about sharing her enthusiasm about all things biological — and about learning in general — with her students. "I get a sense of satisfaction when I can help my students open their minds to new ways of thinking that help them be more accepting of diversity in others, healthier as individuals or feel more connected to other living things."
Tom Klubertanz
Tom Klubertanz, professor in the College of Integrated Studies, talks about how his childhood sense of wonder for the natural world never left. It became a pathway he followed to a life of teaching and scholarly research.
About the College
A strong curriculum that prepares you for more than 200 majors
One-on-one attention in small classes with an average of 24 students
Best value tuition — save thousands of dollars in tuition and fees
Approachable instructors who are known for going the extra mile
Advisors help plan your course schedule, explain transfer options and examine career choices
Guaranteed Transfer Program, which ensures admission to the UW four-year campus of your choice
GREAT OUTCOMES
Small classes + great teaching + flexible scheduling + affordable tuition + a focus on student success = URock students who experience great outcomes. Read about some of the ways our alums are excelling!
A nursing path at URock
Nick Jacobus earned his associate degree at URock and then moved to the Whitewater campus to complete his bachelor’s. Now he’s back, enrolled in URock’s new collaborative nursing program.
“The cohorts are small and the classes are small. It’s the same level of closeness as I had with the teachers with Rock.”
Teacher of the year
Janesville School District Teacher of the Year Nikki Tourdot is the first teacher of color to receive that honor. When she was a young mother studying special education at URock, the college helped her with scholarships.
“The scholarship program helped me in ways other than just financing. I had the will, and the program helped me find a way.”
Hired before graduation
Maribel Rodriguez, a first-gen student from Beloit, started at URock and then earned a BBA in marketing and sales at UW-Whitewater. Before graduating, she was hired as a realtor.
"My proudest achievements are creating a strong friendship from my time at Rock County and graduating a semester early."
