Our Mission

The College of Education is committed to serving the needs of the region by preparing qualified professionals to assume positions of responsibility and leadership in a global society.

Reflective of this mission, the college is dedicated to supporting and retaining quality faculty and staff who nurture and optimize student opportunities while simultaneously pursuing high academic, professional, and personal standards that promote student achievement and life-long learning.

About the College

The College of Education is part of the foundation on which Texas A&M University-Kinsgville was built. The institution was cartered as South Texas State Teachers College in 1917 and since the College of Education has continuously been engaged in the preparation of teachers. Over the decades the college has added degrees in other professional fields related to education but not necessarily in the public schools, such as community health and exercise science.

The college has more than 1,000 undergraduate students, and approximately 450 graduate students in ten master's and two doctoral programs. The faculty believe in "education by experience," and students in all majors can get hands-on work under the supervision of their professors.

Student Organizations

We encourage professional involvement and development of leadership skills. The college has numerous academic major clubs for students including those in Health and Kinesiology, Bilingual Education, and Math Education. Additionally, for those students who qualify, there are the Kappa Delta Pi and Phi Delta Kappa honor societies. Students in all organizations regularly travel to state and national conferences, and have won scholarships and awards from their professional associations.