frumnotyeshivish -“Touro is very well known… as a place that got caught selling degrees.”
Sorry -you have a different version of Frum than I do -so just call yourself – Not Frum or Yeshivish! I’m no Chossid of Touro, but to besmirch a whole institution because a few years ago – a few unscrupulous individuals did something – might be OK in the Goyishe or in the Non-Yeshivish world, but it is a Big Issur from the Torah to do this!
“Touro is in any way respected anywhere is ludicrous.) An undergrad degree from anywhere is not worth that much these days; your desired profession (if you have one) should be your goal, anything else should be a means not an end in itself”
The reason that Frum people go to Touro is not because they are looking for a degree from an Ivy league school. If they were – they wouldn’t go to YU either. Most Jews are smart enough to get into Ivy league schools. Touro with their schedule and hours in some schools are very much accommodating to the Frum lifestyle.
They also provide useful degrees in a lot of areas that you can start working in with a BA or a BS. This is why their School of Health Sciences is very popular.