▁located ▁primarily ▁in ▁Old ▁West bury , ▁Long ▁Island ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁state ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁It ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁degree - gr ant ing ▁campus ▁in ▁Jones bor o , ▁Ark ansas . ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁NY IT - COM ▁is ▁an ▁academic ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology . ▁Form er ly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁College ▁of ▁O ste op ath ic ▁Medicine , ▁it ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁medical ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁college ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁o ste op ath ic ▁medical ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁offering ▁the ▁Doctor ▁of ▁O ste op ath ic ▁Medicine ▁degree ▁( D . O .). ▁ ▁The ▁college ▁was ▁established ▁through ▁the ▁efforts ▁of ▁Dr . ▁W . ▁Kenneth ▁R il and , ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Governor ▁Nelson ▁A . ▁Rock ef eller ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁Rock ef eller ▁family . ▁ ▁The ▁college ▁was ▁granted ▁acc red itation ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁O ste op ath ic ▁Association ▁( A O A ), ▁and ▁was ▁char tered ▁under ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁law ▁through ▁the ▁efforts ▁of ▁G ov . ▁Nelson ▁A . ▁Rock ef eller . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁Nelson ▁Rock ef eller ▁contributed ▁$ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁the ▁college ' s ▁general ▁end ow ment ▁fund ▁and ▁in