Touro College of Pharmacy

What Touro College of Pharmacy does

Touro College of Pharmacy (TCOP) is a private, non-profit educational institution founded in September 2008 in Harlem, New York City, as the first pharmacy school to open in NYC in 68 years. The school operates under the Touro College and University System, a non-profit chartered in 1970, and is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). TCOP's core offering is a four-year Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program structured around a distinctive 2+2 educational model: two years of didactic classroom instruction followed by two years of full-time experiential education at clinical rotation sites. Students complete nine rotations totaling 54 weeks across 83 affiliated practice sites spanning hospitals, pharmacies, community organizations, public agencies, and health insurance organizations in the NYC metropolitan area, including Mount Sinai Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Supporting infrastructure includes a state-of-the-art compounding lab for sterile and non-sterile medication preparation training and a Research Track Program covering drug development, antimicrobial resistance, oncology, pharmacogenomics, and public health.

TCOP's revenue model is primarily tuition-driven from the PharmD program, supplemented by external grants (e.g., a $467,467 Pfizer Medical Education Group grant for pneumonia vaccination work in Harlem) and continuing education offerings. Additional programmatic products include the RxPLORE Summer Academy for prospective students, a Drug Information Service, Residency & Fellowship Programs for post-graduate training, and a federally-funded Center of Excellence targeting underserved community health outcomes. The institution maintains a 10:1 student-faculty ratio, achieves a #1 NAPLEX pass rate ranking among NYC pharmacy schools (93% first-time pass rate for the Class of 2026), and reports a 99% post-graduation employment rate with 23% of graduates matching into residency programs. The primary customer segment is prospective pharmacy students, with secondary stakeholders being healthcare employers serving as clinical rotation hosts and residency placement sites. The institution is governed by a Dean (Dr. Henry Cohen) and operates under the broader Touro system led by President and CEO Dr. Alan Kadish.

Name

Touro College of Pharmacy

Legal name

Touro College of Pharmacy

Website

https://tcop.touro.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Touro College of Pharmacy is a private non-profit pharmacy school in New York City, offering a four-year Doctor of Pharmacy program with extensive clinical rotations, serving prospective pharmacy students since 2008.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pharmacy Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

akta.pro primary industry

Schools of Pharmacy (EDAHAGAE)

Keywords

• Pharmacy education
• Doctor of pharmacy
• Clinical rotations
• Pharmacy residency
• Pharmaceutical sciences research

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Revenue generated from tuition and fees for PharmD program and continuing education courses
2. Grants and Research Funding: External grant funding for public health initiatives and research programs (e.g., $467,467 Pfizer grant for pneumonia vaccination)

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Touro College of Pharmacy is a private non-profit pharmacy school offering a four-year Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree built on a 2+2 model of two years of didactic instruction followed by two years of full-time experiential education at 83 clinical sites across New York City. The school supplements the PharmD with research programs, post-doctoral residency and fellowship training, a Drug Information Service, and the RxPLORE Summer Academy for prospective students. All instruction is delivered from campuses at 3 Times Square in Manhattan and a Harlem location.

Product overview

Touro College of Pharmacy (TCOP) is an educational institution offering a single unified degree program - the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) - with supporting programs in research, residency training, and community outreach. The primary offering is the four-year PharmD program featuring a distinctive 2+2 model (two years didactic followed by two years experiential rotations). Supporting products include the RxPLORE Summer Academy for prospective students, Research Programs spanning drug development and public health, a Drug Information Service, Residency & Fellowship Programs for post-graduate training, and the federally-funded Center of Excellence initiative. The institution's location at 3 Times Square in Manhattan provides clinical rotation opportunities at leading NYC hospitals and pharmaceutical companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PharmD Program Four-year Doctor of Pharmacy degree program built on a 2+2 educational model: two years of classroom instruction followed by two years of full-time experiential education at clinical rotation sites across New York City. Designed for prospective pharmacy students pursuing licensure as pharmacists.
• RxPLORE Summer Academy Three-day hands-on summer program for college students exploring pharmacy careers, featuring CPR training, patient care role-playing, and compounding lab experiences at TCOP's Times Square campus. Open to prospective students from the Tri-State area.
• Research Programs Faculty and student research initiatives covering drug development, antimicrobial resistance, oncology, pharmacogenomics, and public health, conducted in TCOP's laboratories. Includes a Research Track that teaches clinical trials, business development, and research methodologies.
• Drug Information Service Analysis of medical literature service provided by TCOP to support healthcare professionals and the community with evidence-based drug information.
• Residency & Fellowship Programs Post-doctoral training programs sponsored by TCOP including PGY-1 and PGY-2 residencies in various pharmacy practice specialties at affiliated healthcare institutions.
• Center of Excellence Federally-funded initiative aimed at increasing the number of pharmacy students, graduates, and faculty working in communities to improve health outcomes, providing patient-centered care training.

Quantifiable outcome

• 93% NAPLEX first-time pass rate (Class of 2026)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Urban Health Resource Center (UHRC)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 March 2013Collaboration with UHRC, a non-profit organization in New Delhi, to run health camps in poor urban communities. Six TCOP pharmacy students and three faculty members spent four weeks screening residents for hypertension, diabetes and pulmonary impairment.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences: University of Buffalo pharmacy school in upstate NY offers PharmD program. Regional peer serving the broader New York State pharmacy education market with similar scope of offerings.

Direct peers

• Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine is a sibling school within the Touro College and University System, sharing the Harlem campus with TCOP. Direct peer in health professions education with shared governance, faculty, and student recruitment.
• Long Island University Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy: LIU Pharmacy in Brooklyn, NYC offers a PharmD program with similar target student population and NYC metro focus. Direct peer in the competitive NYC pharmacy education market.
• Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (College of Pharmacy track): Columbia's College of Pharmaceutical Sciences (formerly Columbia University College of Pharmacy) operates in NYC, offering PharmD and pharmaceutical sciences graduate programs. Direct peer as a competing NYC-based pharmacy school with longer history and stronger national brand.
• Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS): MCPHS is a private health sciences university in Boston offering multiple PharmD programs and health professional degrees. Comparable private, mission-driven pharmacy school with similar 2+2-style models and accreditation focus.
• Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences: Albany College of Pharmacy is an independent private pharmacy school in New York State offering PharmD programs. Comparable standalone private pharmacy school competing in the Northeast pharmacy education market.
• Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences: Drake University College of Pharmacy in Des Moines offers a private PharmD program with similar mission-driven, small-class focus. Comparable private pharmacy school with similar size and PharmD-focused curriculum.
• Pace University College of Health Professions: Pace University in NYC offers health professional programs including physician assistant and other clinical degrees. Comparable NYC-based private health professions school competing for similar applicant pools and clinical rotation sites.
• Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy: Rutgers pharmacy school in NJ serves the greater NYC metro area, offering PharmD and pharmaceutical sciences programs. Comparable Tri-State area pharmacy school with similar public/community health focus.
• St. John's University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences: St. John's University in Queens, NYC operates a long-established pharmacy program with similar PharmD and continuing education offerings. Direct peer competing for NYC pharmacy applicants and clinical rotation sites.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/touropharmacy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/touro-college-of-pharmacy

Compliance3 records

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Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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