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Troy University

This article is about the university in Alabama. For the university in New York, see Troy University (New York).

Troy University
Former names
Troy State Normal School (1887–1929)
Troy State Teachers College (1929–1957)
Troy State College (1957–1967)
Troy State University (1967–2005)[1]
Motto"Educate the Mind to Think, the Heart to Feel, and the Body to Act"
TypePublic university
Established1887 (1887)
AccreditationSACS
Endowment$192 million (2022)[2]
ChancellorJack Hawkins Jr.
Students14,156[3] (Fall 2022) (all campuses and online students)
Location
Troy
,
Alabama
,
United States
CampusCollege town, 820 acres (3.3 km2)[4]
Other campuses
NewspaperThe Tropolitan[5]
Colors  Cardinal
  Silver
  Black[6]
NicknameTrojans
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I FBS - Sun Belt
MascotT-Roy
Websitewww.troy.edu

Troy University is a public university in Troy, Alabama. It was founded in 1887 as Troy State Normal School within the Alabama State University System, and is now the flagship university of the Troy University System. It was one of about 180 "normal schools" founded by state governments in the 19th century to train teachers for the rapidly growing public common schools. Some closed but most steadily expanded their role and became state colleges in the early 20th century and state universities in the late 20th century.[7]

Troy University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS) to award associate, baccalaureate, master's, education specialist, and doctoral degrees.[8][9]

In August 2005, Troy State University, Montgomery; Troy State University, Phenix City; Troy State University, Dothan; and Troy State University (main campus) all merged under one accreditation to become Troy University. Prior to the merger, each campus was independently accredited. The merger combined staff, faculty, and administrators into a single university.

Today, the university serves the educational needs of students in four Alabama campuses and 60 teaching sites in 17 U.S. states and 11 countries. Troy University has over 100,000 alumni in 50 states of the U.S. and in other countries.

  1. ^ Songe, Alice. American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes. Scarecrow Press (Metuchen, NJ: 1978), p. 213
  2. ^ As of 2022. Summary of Endowment Values and Return (Report). Troy University. February 19, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "College Navigator - Troy University". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  4. ^ "Troy University | Troy | Troy Events at wsfa.com". Events.wsfa.com. September 10, 2011. Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  5. ^ "The Tropolitan – Troy University's Student-Run Newspaper".
  6. ^ "Trojan 2.0 Best Practices and Style Guide". Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  7. ^ Christine Ogren, The American State Normal School: 'An Instrument of Great Good' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005) pp. 1-5, 213-235 online..
  8. ^ Troy University Graduate School Troy University. 2007–2013. Retrieved February 5, 2013
  9. ^ Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Troy University. 2007–2013. Retrieved February 5, 2013

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