Patton College of Education

The Patton College prepares educators, practitioners, and human service professionals to be leaders. Education is front and center in our name, but leadership is at the core of everything we do. In our 136-year history, we’ve built a nationally recognized model of educating and supporting students. Whether you want to be an educator, counselor, or inspiration in sports pedagogy, recreation, or consumer sciences, our faculty and programs will prepare you to be forever ready—ready to lead, challenge, improve, and answer the call.

To learn more about our faculty, programs, and their work, visit the "Tell Our Stories" playlist on YouTube.

Academic Programs

Find a major that prepares you to lead — as an educator and lifelong learner — from teacher education and teaching licensures to sport pedagogy, hotel and restaurant management, outdoor recreation, and more!

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Hands-On Experiences

From outdoor leadership and study abroad programs to student teaching and ecotourism trips, students in the College of Education have access to many experiential learning opportunities outside the classroom!

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Consortium for Overseas Student Teaching (COST)

France: Culinary Couture – Exploring Parisian Flair

Two students speak into a microphone during an Ohio University Esports broadcast

OHIO Esports Broadcasting

Rural Action AmeriCorps members pose for a photo.

Rural Action Seasonal AmeriCorps Placements

Outdoor Leadership

Students smile while they hike in the mountains of Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Ecotourism Destinations

Outdoor & Place-Based Experiences

Sophomore September

Meal With A Mentor

Students and employers at a Career Fair in OHIO

Career Fairs and Events

Signature Year Experiences

Building Bobcat Success: Competencies for Career Development

LINKS Program

Experiential learning... Outdoors!

The Patton College of Education’s Parks, Recreation, Hospitality and Tourism Program offers study away opportunities that teach students outdoor leadership skills in North Carolina's Pisgah National Forest and in Costa Rica.