| Troy University | |
| Motto: | "Educate the Mind to Think, the Heart to Feel, and the Body to Act" |
| 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] |
| Type: | Public university |
| Accreditation: | SACS |
| Endowment: | $192 million (2022)[2] |
| Chancellor: | Jack Hawkins Jr. |
| Students: | 14,156[3] (Fall 2022)(all campuses and online students) |
| Free Label2: | Newspaper |
| Free2: | The Tropolitan[4] |
| City: | Troy |
| State: | Alabama |
| Country: | United States |
| Campus: | College town |
| Campus Size: | 820acres[5] |
| Sporting Affiliations: | NCAA Division I FBS - Sun Belt |
| Colors: | Cardinal Silver Black[6] |
| Nickname: | Trojans |
| Mascot: | T-Roy |
| Free Label: | Other campuses |
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.
Troy University is a public university with its main campus located in Troy, Alabama. It was founded as a normal school in 1887 with a mission to educate and train new teachers. Laura Montgomery Henderson was one of the school's original teachers.
Over time, the school evolved into a four-year college and in 1957 the Alabama Board of Education adopted the name "Troy State College" and granted it the right to issue master's degrees. In the 1960s the college opened satellite sites in Montgomery, Phenix City, and Dothan to serve the military personnel posted at Maxwell AFB, Fort Benning (now Fort Moore), and Fort Rucker (now Fort Novosel). More sites associated with military centers located throughout the United States and abroad followed in the subsequent decades, as well as support centers for students and alumni unrelated to the military. [10] As a leader in online education, Troy University began offering online courses in the Fall Semester of 1997.