Touro University Worldwide Announces Financial Assistance for Military Students in Light of Army and Marine Corps Suspending Tuition Assistance Programs

Hundreds of thousands of soldiers rely on this program and are severely impacted by sequestration cuts

LOS ANGELES, March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Earlier today, the Army and the Marine Corps announced they were suspending their Tuition Assistance programs because of budget cuts. The shutdown of these programs will begin at 5:00 p.m. EST today. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers are currently using these assistance programs and will be severely impacted by this cutback. In response to this announcement and the budget crisis, Touro University Worldwide (TUW) announced today that they would offer several financial assistance options, not only to members of the Army and the Marine Corps but to all military members and their spouses and immediate family members.

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Touro University Worldwide (TUW) begins its Spring 2 Session Monday, March 11^th, and it is offering all students who are members of the US military one free course so long as they submit their paper work by Tuesday, March 19^th. Additionally, TUW is offering reduced costs for military members for certain programs such as the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management (BSBA), the Masters in Industrial and Organizational Psychology (IOP), the Masters in Media and Communications Psychology (MCP), and the Masters in Business Administration (MBA). The BSBA tuition is reduced to $200.00 per credit and the tuition for MA programs is reduced to $250.00 per credit for all military students. TUW has designed all of its programs with enough flexibility to make them accessible and beneficial for military students, and the TUW administration is prepared to assist these students in any way they can after the tuition cuts.

"All of the Touro colleges pride themselves on creating learning environments that educate adult students to focus on service to society, intellectual pursuit, and serving social justice," says Dr. Yoram Neumann, Chief Executive Officer of TUW.  "Our military students are making sacrifices for our country, and these individuals embody all of the qualities our university looks for in students. Touro colleges have served the military for many years and it is our duty as a university to help these students financially during this tuition transition."

This is not the first initiative TUW has created to assist students with the financial costs of higher education. Recently, TUW announced that students will no longer use textbooks, as TUW's administration found them to be usually outdated by the time they are published and costly to students. Instead, students will use current and constantly updated peer-reviewed scholarly papers as reading materials for their classes.

University representatives will be available all day to answer student's questions and offer assistance so that they can complete their paperwork ahead of the March 15^th deadline for the free class. The reduced tuition will be available for subsequent terms. For assistance, students should call 888-586-5193.

About Touro University Worldwide:

Touro University Worldwide is a non-profit organization established by philanthropic visionaries who are committed to developing a passionate, connected learning community that can help students achieve their individual academic goals. Students at Touro University Worldwide are committed to social justice, intellectual pursuit, and professional development. This philosophy is derived from the Judaic foundation on which the University was originally founded and a value system that welcomes all cultures and backgrounds.

About the Touro College and University System

Touro is a system of non-profit institutions of higher and professional education. Touro College was chartered in 1970 primarily to enrich the Jewish heritage, and to serve the larger American and global community. Approximately 19,000 students are currently enrolled in its various schools and divisions. Touro College has branch campuses, locations and instructional sites in the New York area, as well as branch campuses and programs in Berlin, Jerusalem, Moscow, Paris and Florida. Touro University California and its Nevada branch campus, as well as Touro University Worldwide and New York Medical College are separately accredited institutions within the Touro College and University System. For further information on Touro College, please go to: http://www.touro.edu/media/.

Contact for Prospective Students:
Elizabeth Latshaw
888-586-5193

SOURCE Touro University Worldwide