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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] |
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Motto | "Educate the Mind to Think, the Heart to Feel, and the Body to Act" |
Type | Public university |
Established | 1887 |
Accreditation | SACS |
Endowment | $192 million (2022)[2] |
Chancellor | Jack Hawkins Jr. |
Students | 14,156[3] (Fall 2022) (all campuses and online students) |
Location | , , United States |
Campus | College town, 820 acres (3.3 km2)[4] |
Other campuses | |
Newspaper | The Tropolitan[5] |
Colors | Cardinal Silver Black[6] |
Nickname | Trojans |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I FBS - Sun Belt |
Mascot | T-Roy |
Website | www |
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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.
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