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Students like, Quincie Gomez, from Harlingen, became the first graduate to earn a Bachelor of Science in Addiction Studies from the UTRGV School of Rehabilitation Services and Counseling on Dec. 13 during Fall 2019. Read more about Quincie Gomez. | Faculty like, Dr. Eluterio (Jr) Blanco, our Addiction Studies program coordinator, was recently announced as the Texas Association of Addiction Professional’s (the largest association of addiction professionals in the state) 2020 Terry B. Hale Professional of the Year at their annual state conference. Read more about Eluterio Blanco here. |
Our Rehabilitation Counseling Program is ranked #14.
All the health rankings are based solely on the results of peer assessment surveys sent to deans, other administrators and/or faculty at accredited degree programs or schools in each discipline. All schools surveyed in a discipline were sent the same number of surveys. Each school's score reflects its average rating on a scale from 1 (marginal) to 5 (outstanding), based on a survey of academics at peer institutions. Read more...