Complex sentence: The Rochester area, particularly in Monroe County, has a large number of colleges and universities; in 2010, the metropolitan area was named the eighth-best "college town" in the United States by the American Institute for Economic Research.
Split into simpler sentences: The Rochester area, particularly in Monroe County, has a large number of colleges and universities. In 2010, the metropolitan area was named the eighth-best "college town" in the United States by the American Institute for Economic Research.