This is your gateway to careers in a variety of healthcare, rehabilitation and human services fields.
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Academic Departments
In each of our academic departments, you will learn to preserve and promote the well-being of individuals, groups and communities. You will also develop the analytical and critical-thinking skills you will need to start a successful career or advance to graduate or professional school.
Our building is the newest academic facility on campus. Opened in 2019, it includes state-of-the-art classrooms, high-tech skills, teaching and simulation labs, dedicated computer labs, wireless capability, and advanced safety and security features.
National Recognition
Many of the academic programs in our college have received national recognition for quality and affordability. We have award-winning programs in health science professions, kinesiology, nursing, psychology and social work.
Online Graduate Programs
Several of our academic departments offer master’s degrees and graduate certificates in a totally online format. Nursing, psychology and social work all offer online programs, while psychology and social work also offer master’s degrees in a hybrid in-class/online format.
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<p> “<span class="m_8545035793374455169formvalue">Kristen Stanley made an impact on my life because she was able to teach me so much about the healthcare world and use life scenarios in each lesson.”</span></p>
<p class="blockquote-author"><strong>Kaitlyn Martinez</strong>, Class of 2026</p>
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<p> “The simulation labs in the Health and Human Services Building have really helped. The mannequins are awesome—they can do everything. You go in there, you’re thrown into a situation, and things change. It’s really good critical-thinking training, to see where you lack, and where your strong points are.”</p>
<p class="blockquote-author"><strong>Beatrice Perez</strong>, Class of 2019, Nursing</p>
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<p> “The nursing department has a really nice facility. You can practice procedures on many of the manikins. In the simulation lab, they throw you into a scenario and teach you what you would need to do for the patient in that scenario.”</p>
<p class="blockquote-author"><strong><a href="/iamangelo/marcus.php">Marcus Jasso</a></strong>, Class of 2024, Nursing</p>
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<p> “My nursing degree launched me on this journey, and that education has made everything else possible.”</p>
<p class="blockquote-author"><strong>Tracie Watkins</strong>, CEO, Shannon Rehabilitation Hospital, San Angelo | Classes of 2002 and 2020</p>
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<p> “My favorite class was Basic Skills because it was hands-on. I was able to learn how to take blood pressure, tape legs and arms, and other healthcare skills.”</p>
<p class="blockquote-author"><strong>Kaitlyn Martinez</strong>, Class of 2026</p>
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<p> “There is more one-on-one with your professors. I was able to succeed in most of my classes because I was able to talk to my professors.”</p>
<p class="blockquote-author"><strong><a href="/iamangelo/marcus.php">Marcus Jasso</a></strong>, Class of 2024, Nursing</p>
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About Us
The mission of the college is to educate a student body from various backgrounds in the health and human service professions through rigorous curricular activities that prepare students to take leadership roles in a competitive, technological, multicultural and global environment, engage students and faculty in the discovery of knowledge through education, research, service, and co-curricular experiences, and extend the boundaries of Angelo State University to enrich the quality of lives, especially for individuals in under-served and vulnerable populations, through inter-professional and community collaborations.
The College will be a regional leader in the preparation of health and human service professionals. Such leadership will be distinguished by its interdisciplinary emphasis and role in defining and promoting evidence-based practice, enriching our communities through model outreach activities, and advancing science that informs policy and practice.
Liberal Knowledge and skills of inquiry, critical thinking and synthesis
Students will acquire knowledge as health and human service professionals. Students will develop their abilities to practice higher-level critical thinking.
Core Skills
Students will become proficient in reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Students will also develop quantitative literacy and technological fluency.
Specialized Knowledge
Students will gain knowledge and skills appropriate both for their fields of study and to enter into the professional sector and/ or graduate school.
Social Responsibility
Students will understand their responsibility as citizens in a complex, changing society.
Cultural Identity
Students will gain insight into the ways cultural identities and experiences shape individual perspectives of the world.
Master Knowledge and Skills
Students will:
Demonstrate advanced knowledge, skills, and values appropriate to the discipline.
Demonstrate the ability to be critical consumers of the literature as appropriate to the discipline.
Demonstrate the ability to work in collaboration with other professionals.
Demonstrate the ability to be creative, critical thinkers with the ability to apply new technologies as appropriate to the discipline.
Master Communication and Dissemination
Students will:
Be required to demonstrate advanced oral and written communication skills, as appropriate, to the discipline.
Demonstrate global perspectives appropriate to the discipline.
Master Leadership and Social Responsibility
Students will:
Comprehend and practice the ethical principles appropriate to the discipline.
Understand and value individual differences and have the skills for working effectively in a multicultural, changing world.
