Program Effectiveness Data

PA Program Enrollment & Graduation Data

Cohort	# First Time Test Takers	Upstate First Time Pass Rate - # candidates	Upstate First Time Pass Rate - %	Upstate PA Program Overall Pass Rate – # candidates	Upstate PA Program All Graduates Pass Rate # candidates
Class of 2018	35	35	100%	35	100%
Class of 2019	35	34	97%	35	100%
Class of 2020	32	28	88%	32	100%
Class of 2021	33	30	91%	33 *	97% *
Class of 2022	32	31	97%	31*	96.9%*
*5 Year Average*	168	159	94.6%	166 *	98.8% *

Final results pending as additional testing is scheduled at this time; data will be updated when results become available.

Cohort	Admitted	Program Completion # students	Program Attrition # students	Percent Attrition
Class of 2018	36 (35 new + 1 decelerated)	35	1	2.9%
Class of 2019	35	35	0	0.0%
Class of 2020	34	32	2	5.9%
Class of 2021	35	34	1	2.9%
Class of 2022	35	33	2	5.7%
*5 Year Average*	175	169	6	3.4%

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

Cohort	# graduates employed / # graduates	Percent of graduates employed
Class of 2018	33/35	94.3%
Class of 2019	35/35	100%
Class of 2020	30/32	93.8%
Class of 2021	33/34	97.1%
Class of 2022	32/33	97.0%*
*5 Year Average*	168/169	99.4%

Primary Care includes Family Med, General Internal Medicine, OB/GYN and Pediatrics

(# 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 2018	11/35	31.4%
Class of 2019	7/35	20.0%
Class of 2020	5/35	15.6%
Class of 2021	6/34	17.6%
Class of 2022	5/33	15.2%
*5 Year Average*	34/169	20.1%

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 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%	10/32	31.2%
Class of 2021	7/34	20.6%	5/7	66.7%	5/34	14.7%
Class of 2022	8/33	24.2%	5/8	62.5%	6/33	18.2%
*5 Year Average*	38/169	22.5%	22/37	59.5%	35/169	20.7%

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