Ohio University

Patton College of Education

The Patton College prepares educators, practitioners and human service professionals to be leaders. The Patton College has more than 100 faculty members serving more than 1,500 undergraduate and 900 graduate students. Housed in McCracken Hall, we have a proud history spanning over 125 years.

If you’re looking for information on demographics, enrollment data, or completion timelines, please click on our interactive college dashboard. You can also find information about our accreditation and evidence of teacher quality in our teacher candidates throughout our website. 

The Patton College is the home to excellent academic programs housed in five academic departments: Counseling and Higher Education, Human and Consumer Sciences, Educational Studies, Recreation and Sports Pedagogy, and Teacher Education.

Calendar of Events

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Saturday, August 24
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Patton College Undergraduate Convocation and Welcome Ceremony
Wednesday, August 28
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
OHIO First Scholars Fall Semester Kickoff - Ice Cream Social
Wednesday, September 4
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Perry County (Shawnee) Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Clinic

Student Spotlight

Spencer Kummer is a junior Integrated Language Arts major who was recently promoted to the position of student assistant football coach for the Ohio Football Program.
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Alumni Spotlight

The Patton College of Education is honored to recognize Dr. Danita M. Brown Young, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, as our August Alum of the Month.
Alumni Spotlight

88%

employed after graduation or attend grad school

42,054

Patton College alumni

$8M

economic impact in Ohio

The Patton College:
Where Learning Has No Limits

 100 East Union Street
Athens OH 45701