The Department of Speech and Language Therapy of the Technological Educational Institute of Patras accepted its first students in 1996 and is the first of the three Institutes of higher education in Greece that provide education in the fields of Speech, Language and Voice disorders. During the academic year 2011-2012 approximately 650 students are being enrolled in the program while about 700 have graduated so far.

The recently updated 4-year curriculum of studies is designed to offer a background academic preparation in the areas of Linguistics, Medicine and Psychology, followed by courses in the core fields of speech disorders, language disorders, hearing impairment, and application of new technologies in the evaluation and treatment of these conditions. The students of the Department, after completing a core set of required courses, are expected to engage in 900 hours of supervised clinical practicum in hospitals, schools of special education, institutions and at the Speech and Language Clinic of the Technological Educational Institute of Patras. Clinical practicum is supervised by the certified Speech Language Pathologists/Therapists who constitute the permanent and adjunct faculty of the Department.