by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Panola College was awarded 272 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health & medical assisting services.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Panola College is ranked #683 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Panola College held the #1,060 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Panola College is also ranked #37 out of 115 schools in Texas.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Panola College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Panola College, this ratio is 14 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Panola College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Panola College is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,513 undergraduates at Panola College with 951 being full-time and 1,562 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Panola College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Panola College, approximately 11% of students took out student loans averaging $3,805 a year. That adds up to $15,220 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Panola College is 5.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Panola College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1109 W Panola Street, Carthage, TX 75633-2397 |
| Phone: | 903-693-2000 |
| Website: | www.panola.edu/ |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 1,756 students took at least one online class at Panola College. This is a decrease from the 1,806 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,756 | 705 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,806 | 718 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,819 | 706 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,895 | 714 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,800 | 521 |
Footnotes
*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.
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