Education at North Central Texas College

What traits are you looking for in a education school? To help you decide if North Central Texas College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's education program.

NCTC is located in Gainesville, Texas and approximately 8,352 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

NCTC Education Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at NCTC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, NCTC does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

NCTC Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at NCTC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at North Central Texas College.

NCTC Education Associate’s Program

86% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of education associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in education at NCTC are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. NCTC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in education graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from North Central Texas College with a associate's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from North Central Texas College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	25

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for North Central Texas College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Elementary School Teachers	136,780	$56,520
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Teacher Assistants	88,700	$23,290
Middle School Teachers	66,470	$56,580
Preschool Teachers	34,790	$34,960

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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