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 -