23 Facts About Troy University

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Troy University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate, baccalaureate, master's, education specialist, and doctoral degrees.

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Troy University is a public university with its main campus located in Troy, Alabama.

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Troy University is known for its innovation in offering in-class and online academic programs in servicing traditional, nontraditional, and military students.

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The school was located in downtown Troy until moving to the present location on University Avenue in 1930.

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Troy University System is a public university system in Alabama that coordinates and oversees the three branch universities of Troy University.

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Troy University has a total of four campuses located across the state of Alabama:.

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Troy University cumulatively offers 46 bachelor's degree programs, 22 master's degree programs, and 3 doctoral programs.

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Troy University is composed of five colleges, a graduate school, and a division of general studies:.

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Troy University was the first college in Alabama to open a Confucius Institute.

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Troy University has over 800 international students from 75 countries on the main campus, and offers special programs for students such as the English as Second Language Center .

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Troy University considers, but does not require, SAT or ACT scores for admission.

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Troy University has acquired different institutional rankings from various sources:.

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Troy University was one of only 87 universities in the United States to have operate a full-service golf course on its own campus before closing the course and revamping it into a golf practice facility, and is still one of the few schools to operate a 9-hole or greater practice course on its campus.

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Students who live on campus at Troy University have a choice of 12 different residential halls to choose from:.

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Troy University is currently in the middle of building an exclusive $25 million recreation center for students.

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In 2004, Troy University joined the Sun Belt Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision.

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Troy University transitioned to the NCAA's Division I-A in 2001, became a football only member of the Sun Belt Conference in 2004, and joined the conference for all other sports in 2005.

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In 2006, Troy University won the Sun Belt Conference for the first time after defeating Middle Tennessee State toward the end of the 2006 season.

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Troy University has led the program to three Southland Football Conference titles and five Sun Belt Conference titles, as well as guided the Trojans to seven FCS playoff appearances and five FBS bowl games.

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In 2004, Troy was an NIT participant in a match-up against Niagara University.

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Troy University competed in the 1995 and 1997 NCAA Division One tournament under head coach John Mayotte.

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Troy University's is a Canada native, but after her collegiate career at Dayton, coach Waters played professionally at FC Slovacko Zeny of the Czech Republican league.

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The Troy University Library on the Troy campus is a Federal Depository Library.

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