Troy University is a public university located in Troy, Alabama, United States and founded in 1887 as Troy Normal School. Its main campus enrollment is 7,194 students. The total enrollment of all Troy University campuses is 29,689. Troy University is a public university with its main campus located in Troy, Alabama. It was founded as a normal school in 1887 with a mission to educate and train new teachers. The school has since evolved into a state university, located in four sites across the Alabama: Troy, Montgomery, Phenix City and Dothan. The university also has more than 60 sites located in 17 U.S. states and in 11 other countries. TROY has a large distance learning program that offers courses in conjunction with the United States Armed Forces. The main campus enrollment as of the fall of 2010 is 7,194 students.[4] The campus itself consists of 36 major buildings on 650 acres (1.9 km²) plus the adjacent Troy University Arboretum. [edit] On April 16, 2004, the Board of Trustees voted to change the name of the institution from Troy State University to Troy University.