Division of Information Technology

Director

Tamisha Culberson
W. H. Gullette Technology Building
Carthage, Texas 75633
(903) 693-1171

The Information Technology Services (ITS) office supports both academic and administrative areas with a wide range of hardware and software resources and technical personnel. The College is continually upgrading its technology infrastructure and campus servers.

Panola College has a high-speed fiber optic network connecting all major campus buildings, including the residence halls. The College’s main administrative information system is Jenzabar’s PX/POISE software. Students can access a number of web-based services through the PX/POISE CampusConnect system, including online registration, grades, transcripts, and class schedules. Students have access to over 900 Internet-connected computers in various labs around campus. Wi-Fi is available in all college buildings, campus apartments, and many outside areas of the campus.

Panola College participates in The Center for Digital Education (CDE) Survey. The CDE, in conjunction with the American Association of Community Colleges, conducts the Digital Community Colleges Survey, which examines and documents how community colleges have progressed in using information technology to deliver services to their students, faculty, and staff. Presidents at nearly 1,000 community colleges across the United States are invited to participate in the survey. Panola College has placed in the TOP TEN small college category in 11 of the 12 times the survey has been conducted. In the 2017-2018 survey, the College placed seventh in the nation.