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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

Daniel Amparbeng, a first-year Counselor Education doctoral student, was one of two scholars selected to be an Ohio Counseling Association 2019-2020 Emerging Leader. Amparbeng is also vice-president of the Chi Sigma Iota Counseling Honor Society.
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Alumni Spotlight

The December Alum of the Month is Katie Zimmerman, the first head coach of the newly formed Western New England University's Women's Ice Hockey team. Zimmerman, a graduate of RSP's Master's in Coaching Education program, is also a USA Hockey youth coach.
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Alumni Spotlight

Vlatko Andonovski, who was named head coach of the U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT), is The Patton College of Education’s November Alum of the Month. Andonovski completed RSP's Master’s in Soccer Coaching Education program in 2018.
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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