History
Touro College was chartered by New York State in 1970. Named after Jewish community leaders Judah and Isaac Touro, the college opened with a class of 35 liberal arts and sciences students in 1971. Since its inception, the college has demonstrated significant growth. A women’s division was added to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and schools of general studies, law and health sciences, as well as three osteopathic medical schools in California, Nevada, and New York were subsequently organized. The college organized sister institutions in Paris, France, Berlin, Germany, Israel, and Russia (when it was part of the Soviet Union).
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