Touro received its first charter from the
Board of Regents of the State of New York in 1971. It was initially headquartered at
30 West 44th Street. Touro expanded to not only include its flagship branch
Touro University in New York, but also the
Touro Law Center, founded in 1980; the School for Lifelong Education, founded in 1989;
Touro University California, founded in 1997; and the School of Health Sciences, founded in 1972; Touro has undergraduate offerings in Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan. Touro has further expanded to include
Touro University Nevada,
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Berlin, Moscow, and Jerusalem, and Los Angeles. It previously had sites in
Paris and
Miami. Touro University Worldwide, founded in 2008, is the online branch of the university system.
Alan Kadish became president of the Touro system in 2010, and in 2011, the
New York Medical College, in
Valhalla, New York, was acquired by the Touro family. At the end of 2021, the college signed a lease for at the
3 Times Square building in
New York City. The goal was to consolidate many of the college's schools, currently divided among at least 35 separate locations servicing 19,000 enrolled students, into a central
Manhattan campus. In February 2022, Touro College's charter was amended by the New York State Board of Regents to grant Touro university status. Touro University held the grand opening of its College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM), Great Falls, Montana, location on August 7, 2023. The
New York College of Podiatric Medicine is officially part of Touro University as of February 2025. ==Schools==