Program Effectiveness Data
PA Program Enrollment & Graduation Data
Graduation Rate
Cohort | Admitted | Graduated | Percent |
Class of 2016 |
35 |
34 |
97.1% |
Class of 2017 |
35 |
33 |
94.2% |
Class of 2018 |
36 (35 new + 1 decelerated) |
33 |
97.2% |
Class of 2019 |
35 |
35 |
100% |
Class of 2020 |
34 |
32 |
94.1% |
5 Year Average |
175 |
169 |
96.6% |
NCCPA Board Pass Rate
Cohort |
# First Time Test Takers
|
Upstate |
Upstate |
Upstate PA |
Upstate PA Program All Graduates Pass Rate |
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% |
Class of 2020 |
32 |
28
|
88% |
30 * |
93.8% * |
5 Year Average |
169 |
163
|
96.4%
|
167 * | 98.8% * |
* Final results pending as additional testing is scheduled at this time; data will be updated when results become available.
Attrition Rate
Cohort
|
Admitted
|
Program Completion # students
|
Program Attrition |
Percent Attrition
|
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% |
Class of 2020 |
34 |
32
|
2 |
5.9% |
5 Year Average |
175 |
169
|
6 |
3.4% |
Employment Rate
(Of all graduates who sought employment, # employed within 6 months of graduation)
Cohort
|
# graduates employed / # graduates
|
Percent of graduates employed
|
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% |
Class of 2020 |
25/32 * |
78.1% |
5 Year Average |
160/169 * |
94.7% |
*Final employment data pending since graduation was delayed to Oct. 30, 2020 due to COVID; data included 25 graduates to date who are employed within 5 months of graduation.
Graduate Employment in Primary Care
(# 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 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% |
Class of 2020 |
5/25 * |
20.0% * |
5 Year Average |
40/162 * |
24.7% * |
*Final employment data pending since graduation was delayed to Oct. 30, 2020 due to COVID; data included 25 graduates to date who are employed within 5 months of graduation.
Graduates' Community of Origin & Community Setting for First PA Position
(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 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% |
Class of 2020 |
8/32 |
25.0% |
3/8 * |
37.5% * |
8/25 * |
32.0% * |
5 Year Average |
36/169 |
21.3% |
19/36 * |
52.8% * |
40/162 * |
24.7% * |
*Final employment data for Class of 2020 pending, since graduation was delayed to Oct. 30, 2020 due to COVID. CLass of 2020 data includes 25 graduates to data who are employed within 5 months of graduation.
5 Year Average Employment in Rural Community Data includes only those who are employed. Final data will be updated when available.
Program Accreditation Organization:
ARC-PA
12000 Findley Road, Suite 150
Johns Creek, GA, 30097
Phone: 770-476-1224
Fax: 770-476-1738
Web Site: www.arc-pa.org