81 Beal Parkway SE
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548

Troy University was founded in 1887 by the Alabama state legislature. In 1973, Troy University expanded to Florida and opened academic sites at Hurlburt Field, Eglin Air Force Base, and eventually established campuses in Pensacola, Fort Walton Beach, Jacksonville, Orlando, Panama City and Tampa Bay.

Associate, bachelor's, master's, and education specialist degrees awarded by Troy University-Florida Sites are accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Degree programs vary from site to site. Hurlburt Field offers students undergraduate programs in criminal justice, political science and social science. Eglin Air Force Base offers undergraduate programs in accounting, management, and political science, plus several graduate programs and Associate Degrees.

Pensacola offers students at Troy University-Florida Sites undergraduate programs in accounting and psychology, along with graduate programs in educational administration and human resources management. Both the Jacksonville and Orlando sites offer several graduate programs to Troy University-Florida Sites students. Tampa Bay offers graduate programs in public administration, business administration, and counseling and psychology.

U.S. News & World Report has named Troy University-Florida Sites as one of 64 schools from the Southeast region with leading graduate programs, and the Princeton Review has named the Florida School the best in the Southeast. Money magazine called Troy University-Florida Sites one of the top 25 investments among public higher level institutions in the U.S.

Quick Facts:

The Troy University system was formed in 1982.

More than 25,000 students are enrolled at Troy University campuses. Over 30 percent of enrolled students are full-time undergraduates, while 10 percent of enrolled students are full-time graduates.

Fifty-eight percent of students enrolled at Troy University campuses are women and 42 percent of students are men.

More than 65 percent of students enrolled at Troy University campuses receive financial aid, including loans, grants, scholarships and work study.

Troy University has more than 60 sites in 17 states and 11 countries, and has more than 100,000 alumni.

Troy University-Florida Sites offers a distance learning program for its students. Associate degree programs include business administration and general education, while undergraduate degree programs include criminal justice, applied computer science, social science, and sport and fitness management.

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