Touro College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Touro College is a Jewish-sponsored, independent institution of higher and professional education. It is located in New York City, New York, United States. Touro College was founded by Dr. Bernard Lander, with the intention to enrich the Jewish heritage and serve the larger American community. It was chartered by New York State in 1970 and opened in 1971. Touro College is named after Judah Touro and Isaac Touro, Jewish community leaders of colonial America.

Touro College enrolls more than 20,000 students. The college offers a wide variety of degrees and programs through several schools and divisions.

There are several student organizations in the college. Some of them are ACM - Computer Science Society, Mizrah Shemesh - Sephardic Student Society at Lander College for Men, Touro College Accounting and Business Society, Touro Communications Club, and Touro's Student Health Science Pre-Professional Society.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in education and teaching, law, therapy and counseling, and medicine.
• High female/male ratio.
• Large number of students.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
• Numerous part-time students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Selective admissions.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Touro College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 100% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 17,327 in 2009-2010 (14,393 full-time equivalent).

About 33% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 67% of the class.

Undergrads are 44% of enrolled students and graduate students are 56%.

Students under 25 years old represent 39% of the student body. About 15% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 89% are full-time and 11% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Touro College provides on-campus housing for 120 of its 14,393 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Graduate School Focus

Touro College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education and medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctorate, Professional Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (507 awarded)

• Accounting
• Banking and Financial Support Services
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (58 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (2,274 awarded)

• Bilingual and Multilingual Education
• Education
• Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship
• Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (312 awarded)

• Community Organization and Advocacy
• Social Work

LAW (230 awarded)

• Law (LLB, JD)
• Legal Professions and Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (865 awarded)

• American History (United States)
• Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• English Literature (British and Commonwealth)
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (11 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (43 awarded)

• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (277 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Physician Assistant

MEDICINE (424 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
• Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy (DO)
• Public Health

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (88 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (76 awarded)

• Occupational Therapist Assistant
• Occupational Therapy/Therapist

SCIENCE (43 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (0 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (436 awarded)

• Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
• Physical Therapist Assistant
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology
• School Psychology