Education at Odessa College
Odessa College is located in Odessa, Texas and approximately 7,019 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.
Odessa College Education Degrees Available
- Associate’s Degree in Education
Online Classes Are Available at Odessa College
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, Odessa College does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:
- Associate’s Degree
Odessa College Education Rankings
Education Student Demographics at Odessa College
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Odessa College.
Odessa College Education Associate’s Program
Odessa College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in education graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Odessa College with a associate's in education.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 79 |
White | 35 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Concentrations Within Education
The following education concentations are available at Odessa College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Odessa College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Teacher Education Grade Specific | 118 |
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 Odessa 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.