Touro University California
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Touro University California is a private graduate school focused primarily on health professions and located on Mare Island in Vallejo, California. It is part of the Touro College and University System and is jointly administered with its sister campus Touro University Nevada.
Motto | "To Serve, To Lead, To Teach"[1] |
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Type | Private Graduate School |
Parent institution | Touro College and University System |
Religious affiliation | Judaism |
President | Alan Kadish[2] |
Academic staff | 105 full-time,[3] 87 part-time |
Students | 1,248 [4] |
Location | , , United States 38.087°N 122.2643°W / 38.087; -122.2643 |
Campus | Midsize City,[5] 44 acres (0.18 km2) |
Website | www |
The university was founded in 1997 and was originally established in San Francisco as an independent, Jewish-sponsored institution, but relocated to Vallejo. Today, the university confers degrees in graduate studies of various disciplines including education, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, physician assistant studies, nursing, and public health. The school's campus consists of 44 acres (18 ha) and 23 buildings of the former Mare Island naval base located east of the San Pablo Bay.[1] Although sponsored by a Jewish organization, the school has a diverse student body of about 1,248 students as well as over 200 faculty members.[4]