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Panola College

Carthage, Texas Public 2-year Town

Overview

Located in Carthage, Texas, Panola College is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 2,691 students in fall 2024.

Panola College offers certificates and associate degrees across 35 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Welding Technology, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 1,016 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 18 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 58% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Mission

Panola College is dedicated to providing excellence in education. The range of educational offerings includes university transfer programs, workforce programs, instruction designed to increase academic proficiencies, and continuing education to enrich lives and improve skills. Our aim is to engage students to achieve success.

Mission statement as reported by Panola College

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,691
Students enrolled
58%
First-year retention
1,016
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
35
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 35

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Health Professions 11
Precision Production 1
Business, Management and Marketing 4
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 4
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Education 2
Engineering Technologies 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 2
Visual and Performing Arts 1
  • Music Associate 3 graduates
History 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Social Sciences 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
58%
First-year retention, part-time students
25%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
416
Certificates under 1 year
458
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
142

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,691
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,691
Full-time, fall 2024
36%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,478
Full-time, 2024-25
31%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
69%
Men
31%
White
54%
Hispanic or Latino
22%
Black or African American
17%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
18
Programs with a fully online option
13
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
32%
Students taking some online courses
46%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Jessica Pace
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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