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Founded in 1887 as a normal school to teach teachers, Troy University today is a public,internationally recognized institution serving traditional and nontraditional students in classand online and providing a wide variety of academic programs from the associate to thedoctoral level.2019 Points of Pride: U.S. News and World Report included Troy University in its “Best Online Bachelor’sPrograms” and “Best Online Bachelor’s Programs for Veterans” lists. TROY was alsoincluded in the following rankings: “Best Online Graduate Business Programs;” “BestOnline Graduate Nursing Programs;” “Best Online Graduate Education Programs;”and, “Best Online Graduate Criminal Justice Programs.”2018 Points of Pride: BestValueSchools.com has ranked TROY 11th in its “30 Best Online Bachelor’s inComputer Science 2019” rankings. TROY’s criminal justice program was also ranked inBestValueSchools.com’s “35 Best Online Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice 2019” rankings. CollegeChoice.net has included TROY in its “25 Most Affordable Online inInformation Technology Degrees 2019” rankings at number 7 nationally. OnlineSchoolsCenter.com ranked TROY among its “20 Most Affordable OnlineSchools for Bachelor’s in Computer Science.” BestValueSchools.com ranked TROY’s online history bachelor’s degree to its “Top 20Most Affordable 2019” rankings. TROY was ranked 6th. CollegeChoice.net ranked Troy University 15th in its “Best Online Master’s in AdultEducation” rankings and 1st in its “Most Affordable Online Master’s in AdultEducation” rankings.
College Consensus has named Troy University to its “100 Most Affordable Collegesand Universities 2018” rankings. AffordableCollegesOnline.org has ranked Troy University 4th nationally in its “TopOnline Political Science Degree Programs 2018-2019” rankings. TheBestSchools.org ranked Troy University number one nationally in its “Best OnlineBachelor’s in Social Work Programs” and “Best Online Bachelor’s in SportsManagement Programs” rankings. TROY was also ranked 5th nationally in the “30 BestOnline Master’s in Elementary Education Degree Programs” rankings and 5th in the“10 Best Online Bachelor’s in Anthropology Degree Programs” rankings. TheBestSchools.org has ranked TROY 3rd in its “Best Online Colleges in Alabama”rankings. OnlineDegrees.com has ranked TROY 3rd in its “Top Online Colleges in Alabama”rankings. U.S. News and World Report named TROY to its “2019 Best Colleges – RegionalUniversities South” list and ranked the University 19th in its “Most Innovative Schools– Regional Universities South” rankings. OnlineColleges.com has ranked Troy University 3rd in its “Best Online Colleges inAlabama for 2018-2019” rankings. Sports-Management-Degrees.com has ranked 1st in its “Top 25 Best SportsManagement Bachelor’s Degree Programs” rankings. CollegeAffordabilityGuide.org has included TROY in its “Top Online Schools 2018”rankings for four different degree programs. TROY was ranked 4th nationally as a toponline school for sports management, 7th for criminal justice, 14th for psychology and15th for public administration. The Princeton Review has listed Troy University in its “Best in the Southeast” rankingsfor the 14th consecutive year. MasterofFinance.org has ranked TROY’s bachelor’s in accounting program in its “Top20 Most Affordable Online Bachelor’s in Accounting 2018” rankings. BestCounselingDegrees.net has ranked TROY in its top “10 Most Affordable OnlineMaster’s in Adult Education” rankings. TROY came in at number 8. BestValueSchools.com has ranked TROY’s online master’s in second languageinstruction 18th in its top 30 “Master’s in English Language Learning Online DegreePrograms.”
TheBestSchools.org has ranked TROY’s master’s in elementary education program 5thin its “30 Best Online Master’s in Elementary Education Degree Programs” rankings. CollegeChoice.net has ranked TROY 4th in its national “Most Affordable OnlineMaster’s in Elementary Education” ranking. TheBestSchools.org has ranked TROY’s bachelor’s program in sport management firstin its ranking of the “14 Best Online Bachelor’s in Sport Management Programs.” Themaster’s program in sport management was ranked 11th in the BestSchools’ “25 BestOnline Master’s in Sport Management Degree Programs.” OnStage Blog, an international theatre blog, has rated Troy University as one of thefive most underrated theatre colleges in the southeast for 2018. The theatre programwas recognized for providing students with the opportunity to “hone their skills in allareas of theatre – performance, production, design, management, technology,directing––and gains hands-on, practical experience with students of all ages throughTheatre Ed classes, courses in the College of Education and their annual SummerSpotlight series.” TheBestSchools.org has ranked TROY’s graduate management program 6th in thecountry in its “Best Online Master’s in Management Programs.” GreatValueColleges.net has ranked TROY 7th in listing of the “Top 30 Great ValueColleges for a Master of Science in Nursing Online 2018.” Niche.com has ranked TROY as one of the 15 safest colleges in Alabama. Therankings are based on factors, including: crime rate on campus property, crime ratesin surrounding community, reports of residence hall violence, alcohol and drugrelated arrests on campus and a student survey on safety. Veshonte Brown, a junior Theatre and Graphic Design double-major from Gautier,Miss., was selected as the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival’s winnerof the John Cauble College of Fellows Award for Arts Leadership. The award is a 5,000 cash prize and placement in a one-year, paid internship with the professionaltheatre of her choice in the United States. Dr. Chris Shaffer, dean of library services, was recently honored with the AlabamaLibrary Association’s Distinguished Service Award. CollegeChoice.net has ranked TROY 43rd in its listing of Most Affordable OnlineGraduate Schools for a Master’s Degree.
Claire Humphreys, a TROY psychology major, has been awarded a U.S. Department ofState Critical Language Scholarship to study Korean in an 8-week program inGwangju, South Korea this summer. TROY Public Radio’s Kyle Gassiott was awarded the Alabama BroadcastersAssociation’s award for Best Reporter, Radio in a Medium Market, while CarolynHutcheson received an Award of Merit for Public Affairs Radio in a Medium Marketfor her program “In Focus with Carolyn Hutcheson.” CollegeChoice.net recently recognized TROY’s bachelor’s degree in Human Services intwo categories. The program was ranked 4th nationally in Most Affordable and 21stnationally in Best Online Human Services Program. TROY TrojanVision News won two national awards from the IntercollegiateBroadcasting System for Best Television/Video Newscast and Best Television/VideoPromotion. TopAccountingDegrees.org has ranked Troy University’s online bachelor’s degree inaccounting 7th in its listing of Most Affordable Online Accounting Degrees. All four of TROY’s Alabama campuses were awarded the Tree Campus USAdesignation by the Arbor Day Foundation. CollegeChoice.net ranked Troy University 20th in its rankings of Most AffordableOnline Colleges and Universities. Dr. Hank Dasinger, Senior Vice Chancellor for Student Services and Administrationand Chief of Staff to the Chancellor, has been appointed to the Personnel andCompensation for the USA Olympic Diving Team’s National Governing Board. Walter Givhan, Senior Vice Chancellor for Advancement and Economic Development,has been named Chairman of the Alabama Historical Commission. Best’s Review magazine recognized TROY’s Risk Management and Insurance programas being among the top 20 programs nationally. TheBestSchools.org has ranked the School of Social Work and Human Services onlinebachelor’s program in human services 23rd in its Best Online Programs in HumanServices. The Open Education Database ranked Troy University’s undergraduate computerscience program 13th in its Top Online Bachelor’s Information Technology Programs. U.S. News and World Report has named Troy University to several rankings for itsonline programs. TROY was recognized in the listings for Best Online GraduateBusiness Programs, Best Online MBA Programs, Best Online Graduate Education
Programs, Best Online Bachelor’s Programs, Best Online Graduate Nursing Programsand Best Online Graduate Criminal Justice Programs. Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum has been included as a site on the UnitedStates Civil Rights Trail. The museum is one of nearly 150 historic sites related to theCivil Rights Movement, spanning 14 states that make up the new national trail.About Troy UniversityChancellor: Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., the second longest-serving, active chancellor or presidentof a public, four-year universityMotto: “Educate the mind to think, the heart to feel, the body to act.”Mascot: TrojansLocations: Troy University operates four campuses in Alabama – Troy, Dothan, Montgomeryand Phenix City – along with sites in seven U.S. states, locations in both Japan and Koreaand partnerships with universities in Vietnam and Malaysia. Support sites operated outsideAlabama receive no state funding.Service Centers in the U.S. are: Florida – Altamonte Springs, Fort Walton Beach, Panama City, Pensacola, Tampa andTyndall Air Force Base Georgia – Albany, Atlanta, Augusta/Ft. Gordon, Brunswick and Columbus/Ft. Benning North Carolina – Fayetteville South Carolina – Sumter Tennessee – Clarksville Texas – San Antonio Virginia – Hampton RoadsInternational sites are: Japan – Kadena Air Base and Misawa Air Base Korea – Camp Humphreys, Osan Air Base and Yongsan Army Garrison Vietnam Malaysia
Accreditation:Troy University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and SchoolsCommission on Colleges to award associate, baccalaureate, master’s, education specialistand doctoral degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur,Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of TroyUniversity.In addition to its regional accreditation, Troy University also holds many prestigiousspecialized accreditations and memberships.Enrollment: 17,494International Student Enrollment: More than 1,000, representing 76 countriesLanguages Spoken: Nearly 90 different languages are spoken by TROY students, faculty andstaff.Tuition (Academic Year 2018/2019): Undergraduate – 325 per credit hour (in-state), 650per credit hour (out-of-state); Graduate – 425 per credit hour (in-state), 850 per credithourFaculty/Staff: Troy University employs 1,447 full-time and 1,877 part-time faculty and staff.Colleges: Troy University is made up of five colleges College of Arts and Sciences Sorrell College of Business College of Communication and Fine Arts College of Education College of Health and Human ServicesEconomic Impact: 1.3 billionAlumni: Troy University has more than 158,000 alumni worldwide. The Troy UniversityAlumni Association has 64 local alumni chapters in the United States and internationalchapters in China, Russia and Vietnam.
OnlineDegrees.com has ranked TROY 3rd in its “Top Online Colleges in Alabama” rankings. U.S. News and World Report named TROY to its “2019 Best Colleges – Regional Universities South” list and ranked the University 19 th in its “Most In
