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.

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Student Spotlight

Nathan Rourke, team captain and quarterback for the Ohio University football team, broke the school’s all-time record for career touchdowns. The senior has completed 96 touchdown passes/runs/receptions—more than any football player in Ohio University.
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Alumni Spotlight

The November Honorary Alum of the Month is Rick Lewis, Chief Executive Officer of the Ohio School Boards Association. While Lewis graduated from OHIO’s College of Business, he has advocated for improving public education for 36 years.
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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