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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.

Calendar of Events

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Wednesday, October 30
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
The Patton College EdTalks
Thursday, November 7
11:45 AM - 1:30 PM
Violet L. Patton Lecture Series: Jason Rawls
Saturday, November 16
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Bringing Literacy to Life!

Student Spotlight

Carla Roberson plans to work as a mental health counselor or school counselor throughout her career. She also has a passion for teaching and hopes to become a professor, alongside her mental health pursuits, in order to inspire students.
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Alumni Spotlight

The Patton College of Education is honored to recognize Dr. Jason Rawls, independent hip-hop and soul producer, DJ, author, and educator, as our October Alum of the Month. Rawls earned his Ed.D. in Educational Administration from OHIO in 2017.
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