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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.
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Campus Location27-33 W 23rd St
New York, NY 10010
USA
Main Tel: (212) 463-0400
Web Site The campus is in a large city. |
Touro College HighlightsWhere Touro College stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in education and teaching, medicine, and business and management.
- Large number of students.
- Numerous part-time students.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
- Racially diverse student body.
- Many mature (40+ year old) students.
- High faculty salary.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Study abroad option
- Distance learning available
- Part-time classes available
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Master | 3,642 | 19 | | Bachelor | 2,189 | 23 | | Associate | 856 | 7 | | First-professional degree | 351 | 2 | | Doctorale | 156 | 4 | | 1-2 year certificate | 149 | 5 |
StudentsThe student enrollment at Touro College was 17,129 in 2007 (12,696 full-time equivalent). About 29% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 71% of the class. Undergrads are 51% of enrolled students, graduate students are 44%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 5%. Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen. Among freshmen students, 90% are full-time and 10% are part-time.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 13,500 | | Room and board | $ 6,000 | | Books and supplies | $ 870 | | Other | $ 2,736 |
Financial Aid: Touro College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 21 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 11 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 519 |
Housing and MealsTouro College provides on-campus housing for 120 of its 12,696 (full-time) students (as of 2007).
Touro College Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 63% | | Women | 55% | | All | 57% |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,618 awarded) - Accounting
- Banking and Financial Support Services
- Business Administration and Management
- Finance
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (259 awarded) - Computer and Information Sciences
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (2,135 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
ENGINEERING (0 awarded) - Biomedical/Medical Engineering
FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (334 awarded) - Community Organization and Advocacy
LAW (231 awarded) - Law (LLB, JD)
- Legal Professions and Studies
LIBERAL ARTS (925 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 (13 awarded) MEDIA (57 awarded) - Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (12 awarded) - Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (293 awarded) - Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
- Physician Assistant
MEDICINE (1,025 awarded) - Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
- Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy (DO)
- Public Health
NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (38 awarded) - Occupational Therapist Assistant
- Occupational Therapy/Therapist
SCIENCE (36 awarded) - Biological and Physical Sciences
- Biology/Biological Sciences
SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (6 awarded) - Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (361 awarded) - Physical Therapist Assistant
- Physical Therapy/Therapist
- Psychology
- School Psychology
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