Richmont Graduate University
Richmont Graduate University is a private Christian university with campuses in Chattanooga, Tennessee and Atlanta, Georgia. It offers Master's degrees and it does so through its School of Counseling and School of Ministry. Richmont's most popular programs include its Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CACREP accredited) and its Master of Arts in Ministry. Richmont Graduate University also offers community counseling services through its network of ten counseling centers located in Atlanta, Georgia and Chattanooga, Tennessee. History Richmont was formalized in 2000 when the Chattanooga Bible Institute (CBI, est. 1933) merged with the Psychological Studies Institute (PSI, est. 1973) in 2003. Only three years after the merger, Richmont received accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). Each year, approximately 70 new counselors and ministers graduate from Richmont. In 2016 Richmont's Clinical Mental Health Program received accreditation from the Council on Accrediting Counseling Related Education Programs (CACREP). Presidents Donald G Miles (1979 - 1978)* Edward G Groesbeck (1978 - 1980)* Stephen Youngblood (1980 - 1981)* Paul Mauger (1981 - 1984)* James L Powell (1984 - 1992)* Donald S Aultman (1992 - 1998)* Gary W Moon (1998 - 2000)* Henry A Henegar (2000 - 2002)* C Jeffrey Terrell (2003 - 2012) Robert G "Bob" Rodgers (2013 - 2016) Timothy W Quinnan (2017–present) * denotes president of Psychological Studies Institute Academics Graduate Degrees Richmont students can pursue master's degrees in: Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CACREP accredited), Ministry, Spiritual Formation and Direction, and Psychological Studies. Counseling students also have the option of pursuing a graduate certificate in marriage and family therapy, addictions, child and adolescent therapy, sex therapy, spirituality and counseling, and trauma counseling. Richmont offers day, evening, and weekend intensive courses as well as several online options for study. Prior to graduation, counseling students are required to complete an official practicum and internship. Like a medical residency, insured student interns begin practicing as therapists while under licensed supervision. Students complete their internships through Richmont's network of nine Community Counseling Centers. Students also provide outplacement professional counseling services to local nonprofits located in 18+ counties throughout metro Atlanta. Accreditation Richmont Graduate University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the master's degree. Richmont Graduate University is authorized by the Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission and the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. This authorization is renewed annually based on an evaluation of minimum standards concerning the quality of education, ethical business practices, health and safety, and fiscal responsibility. Richmont Graduate University's Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MACMHC) program is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs. Counseling services Richmont hosts ten Community Counseling Centers throughout the Southeast to provide mental health services for clients including the Henegar Counseling Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee and the Hope Counseling Centers in Atlanta, Georgia. Each Richmont Counseling Center utilizes licensed mental health professionals, masters' level clinicians, and insured counseling interns. Staff members are ethnically and linguistically