Program of Study
The Health Services Technology program was created for allied health practitioners who already hold an AAS degree in a health profession such as Radiologic Technology, Respiratory Therapy, Medical Laboratory Technology, and other health professions. Program courses are offered in a flexible, affordable, online format to allow working healthcare professionals and those at a distance to continue their education while working. Topics of study include healthcare systems, ethics, leadership, education and more. Completion of this program will help healthcare professionals move into supervisory and entry-level management positions in their current field and prepare them for graduate programs in health science fields.
- Students must apply to the program and be admitted to this major.
- Health Services Technology is also available as a minor for students of any other major at UTRGV
- The Health Services Technology Bachelor of Applied Technology program of study is available on UTRGV’s Smart Catalog.
*Online general education courses are offered by The UT Online Consortium. Check with the program advisor prior to registering for any of these courses to ensure they apply toward the program.
This degree does not prepare practitioners for professional certification in a new field. It is designed to build on a career developed at the A.A.S. level by adding skills in leadership and management, or teaching in secondary and post-secondary education. Flexibility in course selection allows students to design a meaningful degree plan that will accomplish their career enhancement goals.
New: Health Services Technology is now available as a minor.
Get the HST minor program of study here.
UTRGV ranks first among nation’s public institutions for least student debt
Thursday, January 30, 2020
RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is first in the nation among public institutions for least student debt, according to recent rankings by U.S. News & World Report.
According to the rankings, UTRGV students who graduated in 2017 incurred an average debt of $10,054.
The national average that year, according to U.S. News & World Report, was $30,000.
Overall, among public and private universities, UTRGV ranks fourth behind Harvard ($6,100), Princeton ($7,500) and Duke ($9,200).