The primary mission of the RIT Counseling Center is to promote and support the success of a diverse population of students through the provision of high quality personal and career development counseling, assessment, research, teaching and consultation services by professionally qualified faculty and staff.

Each RIT student brings a particular set of personal, social, developmental, and/or career needs and circumstances to the educational process. Occasionally students may experience barriers that interfere with their ability to successfully achieve their academic and personal goals. Counseling services are designed to assist students, primarily through individual and small group intervention, in overcoming obstacles and in achieving these goals.

Consultation and training are offered to the RIT campus community to facilitate the development of a constructive and supportive climate for optimal college life functioning of students. Through outreach, interaction and collaboration efforts, the Counseling Center seeks to augment similar goals advanced by other Institute units and departments.