Program Effectiveness Data

PA Program Enrollment & Graduation Data

*Cohort*	*# First Time Test Takers*	*Upstate PA Program* *First Time Pass Rate -* *# candidates*	Upstate PA Program First Time Pass Rate - %	Upstate PA Program Overall Pass Rate – *# candidates*	*Upstate PA Program All Graduates Pass Rate* *# candidates*
Class of 2015	35	33	94%	35	100%
Class of 2016	34	34	100%	34	100%
Class of 2017	33	32	97%	33	100%
Class of 2018	35	35	100%	35	100%
Class of 2019	35	34	97%	35	100%
*5 Year Average*	172	168	97.6%	172	100%

*Cohort*	*Admitted*	*Program Completion # students*	*Program Attrition* *# students*	*Percent Attrition*
Class of 2015	35	35 (1 decelerated student completed with this cohort)	1	2.9%
Class of 2016	35	34	1	2.9%
Class of 2017	35	33	2	6.0%
Class of 2018	36 (35 new + 1 decelerated)	35	1	2.8%
Class of 2019	35	35	0	0.0%
*5 Year Average*	175	172	5	2.9%

(Of all graduates who sought employment, # employed within 6 months of graduation)

Cohort	# graduates employed / # graduates	Percent of graduates employed
Class of 2015	35/35	100%
Class of 2016	34/34	100%
Class of 2017	33/33	100%
Class of 2018	33/35	94.3%
Class of 2019	35/35	100%
*5 Year Average*	170/172	98.8%

(# employed in Primary Care within 12 months of graduation)

Cohort	Primary Care: # grads working in primary care/total # graduates	Primary Care: % graduates working in primary care
Class of 2015	6/35	17.1%
Class of 2016	9/34	26.4%
Class of 2017	8/33	24.2%
Class of 2018	11/35	31.4%
Class of 2019	7/35	20.0%
*5 Year Average*	41/172	23.8%

(Community setting for first PA position within 12 months of graduation)

Cohort	Rural: # grads originating from rural communities/total # graduates	Rural: % grads originating from rural communities	Rural: # grads who return to rural / # grads who originate from rural	Rural: % grads who return to rural hometown	Rural: # grads working in rural communities	Rural: % grads working in rural communities
Class of 2015	10/35	28.6%	3/10	30.0%	7/35	20.0%
Class of 2016	5/34	14.7%	4/5	80.0%	11/34	32.4%
Class of 2017	9/33	27.3%	3/9	33.3%	5/33	15.2%
Class of 2018	8/35	22.9%	5/8	62.5%	9/35	25.7%
Class of 2019	6/35	17.1%	4/6	66.7%	7/35	20.0%
*5 Year Average*	38/172	22.1%	19/38	50.0%	39/172	20.3%

Program Accreditation Organization:
ARC-PA
12000 Findley Road, Suite 150
Johns Creek, GA, 30097
Phone: 770-476-1224
Fax: 770-476-1738