Dean's Office
Department of Curriculum & Instruction
Department of Leadership, Foundations, & Counseling
Welcome to The University of Texas of the Permian Basin’s School of Education.
IF you are interested becoming a professional educator or counselor, here at UTPB you’ll have the opportunity to learn from an outstanding faculty - all of whom bring the wisdom of practice from their own experience to the university classroom. They also join that wisdom with current research, coupled with their own scholarship, to provide you with the best possible instruction available. Our faculty is here first and foremost to help you to become the best in your field.
IF you’d like to have personalized instruction in small classes; if you’d like to become known for who you are and what you can do to make a difference; if you’d like to take classes in a variety of modes, including face-to-face, on-campus, and online, UTPB’s School of Education is absolutely the right school for you. If you’ve been looking for just the right school to begin taking courses, or even a full program of study in one of the finest Professional Educator preparation schools in the State of Texas, then you’ve found it – right here at UTPB.
IF you are interested in affordable success, you have come to the right place – UTPB!
UTPB’s School of Education is one of a very small and incredibly elite group of schools in Texas that are fully recognized by the most prestigious accrediting body in the United States for educator preparation programs - the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). NCATE accreditation means that our courses and programs in education meet the ‘Gold Standard’ in this nation for the best programs available. It means we offer you the very best education that can be provided, anywhere in the country – right here at UTPB.
Clearly, I’m honored to be able to work along side of great faculty in the School of Education. You will be too! And more so, I’m proud of the outstanding accomplishments of our many graduates as they’ve worked to make a positive difference in the lives of children and people in the PermianBasin, the State of Texas, and beyond.
I would invite you to brighten your future, and better yet – seize the opportunity to learn here at UTPB’s School of Education - and then change the future for the better, for our schools and communities. Please contact us to find out more about what we can do to help you find, and bring, success.
Best wishes to you.
Dean, School of Education