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Registered Addiction Specialist (RAS) Certification |
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The
qualifying examination to earn the nationally-accredited RAS
Credential is called the
"Addiction Counselor Exam" or "ACE" Exam |
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The
Exam Tutorial is available FREE and on-line, anytime by
selecting the
Exam Tutorial link. |
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There
are over
500 test centers located throughout the United States
and Canada.
Find one near you by selecting the
Find US and International Test Centers
link. |
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Certification Statistics
in 2012, over 80% passed
the RAS Exam the first time, . . . for the third year in a row.
The ACE Exam is not easy, ... but over 80% of the candidates who
pass the exam pass it the first time
they take it, because they studied the material provided by Breining as
part of the exam fee.
2012 Exam Statistics
Total number of tests administered (includes exam re-takes): 1,117
Total number of candidates: 926
Total number of candidates who passed the exam: 604
Percentage of candidates who passed: 65.3 %
Candidates who passed the exam the first time: 521
Of those who passed the exam, percentage of candidates passing the
first time: 86.3 %
Recent Historical Exam Statistics:
Overall Pass Rate
Based upon the total number of candidates:
2012: 65.3%
2011: 74.1%
2010: 80.7%
2009: 79.1%
2008: 72.3%
2007: 68.5%
2006: 60.8%
Over 400 educational institutions
provide qualifying education
Over 400 educational institutions throughout the United States and Canada
have provided qualifying education to RAS candidates.
Over
97% of RAS candidates received their qualifying education from
institutions other than Breining Institute.
For more educational institution information, select this link:
Educators
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Continuing Education (CE) courses may be completed entirely
on-line.
If you would like to use Breining courses, select the
On-line CE courses link. |
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Mailing
address is: Breining Institute, 8894 Greenback Lane, Orangevale,
California USA 95662-4019 |
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Policies and Procedures |
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Certification Handbook |
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Updates may be
made to the RAS Certification Handbook and Policies and Procedures at any time by Breining Institute |
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The "Addiction Counselor Exam" and "ACE" Exam, as well as
the "RAS" credentials, are registered service marks of
Breining Institute:
"Addiction Counselor Exam" and "ACE" Exam: Service Mark Reg.
No. 68184, Class Number 41
"Registered Addiction Specialist" and "RAS" credentials:
Service Mark Reg. No. 65739, Class Number 41
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