Feif Un & PY:
Once again, I know nothing about either school. I agree that to leave the control of the school “under the control of religious authorities” would sacrifice “knowledge”. I believe that is what Touro wants, and remain a “lower tier” school, with a “lousy reputation”, but is good enough to get by in most cases. Think of it as a Bid’eved, so they only do it half-heartedly, and try to avoid any “problems”.
Feif Un: I agree, just commenting on how PY seems to define the school, not what it actually is. Its also (just as per PY) a matter of hashkafa, if the college is lechatchila or bid’aved.