TROY Motto, 1887 - Troy University

By Dr. Jonathan Taylor
The Army Education Center (pictured)
on the U.S. Army base at Fort Rucker
later became the Dothan Campus for
Troy University.
In the year 1965, Troy University, known at the
time as Troy State College, began offering courses in
Montgomery, Ala., at Maxwell Air Force Base, home
of The Air University—the intellectual and leadership
center of the United States Air Force. What began
as a few courses offered at a military base grew and
developed into Troy State University Montgomery
(TSUM), and then into the present day Montgomery
Campus. The nature of this event was not singular
for TROY, in fact it followed after a similar effort at
Fort Rucker, a United States Army base located near
Dothan, Ala., which later became the Dothan Campus.
Through the years, Troy University has continued
to develop and maintain a variety of programs in
affiliation with, and support of, the U.S. military.
TROY was an original “sweet 16” partner in the Navy
College Distance Learning Partnership (NCDLP), and also
partners in distance learning with the Army through
GoArmyEd, and two of the Air Force’s specialized
education initiatives – the General Education Mobility
initiative (GEM), and the Air University Associate to
Bachelor Co-operative (AU-ABC).
One could infer any number of things about the
University in light of these early efforts, not least among
them is the innovative approach and broad vision that
have been a part of TROY from the very beginning. One
of the more meaningful reasons for revisiting these
historical events, is to remind ourselves of the strong
heritage we have as an academic institution; of being a
military-friendly place of learning.
Like all relationships, maturity
brings change. The relationship between
Troy University and Maxwell Air Force
Base is no exception. As world events in
recent years have increased the burden
of nearly everyone, particularly those
involved with our national security, it has
become increasingly difficult to navigate
the ever-increasing security policies,
and ensure our students ease of access
on the base. Because of this, and despite
efforts on both sides to facilitate these needs as long
as possible, it has become necessary to move our courses
off the base, and fully onto the Montgomery Campus.
In 1974, TROY’s first international
sites were established in Europe in
contract with the U.S. Air Force.
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